Peace keeping

Peace keeping

Hybrid of politico-military interventions aimed at conflict control usually with the involvement of the United Nations presence in the field by military and civilian personnel.

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Sanctuary

Military; Peace keeping

A nation or area near or contiguous to a combat area that is exempt from attack by the warring powers, e.g. a Hutus camp in Zaire, or a Kmers rouges camp in Thailand.

1. a protective wall (dirt, sandbags, etc.) for gun emplacements and other equipment or personnel; 2. any earthwork that affords protection against explosive (tank dikes fuel tanks and ammo dumps); ...

Maintenance

Military; Peace keeping

1. All action taken to retain materiel in or to restore it to a specified condition. It includes: inspection, testing, servicing, classification as to serviceability, repair, rebuilding, and ...

Course of action (COA)

Military; Peace keeping

1. any sequence of activity that an individual member or a military unit may follow; 2. in wargaming, the possible COAs available to each warring party are explored along with their respective ...

Table of organisation and equipment (TOE)

Military; Peace keeping

1. in national armed forces, the TOE details the authorised levels of personnel and major equipment in formations and their subunits (nominal or "paper" strengths) and defines the order of battle; 2. ...

Advance team

Military; Peace keeping

1) Team sent prior to a PKO, to make a reconnaissance of the area in order to assess the availability of accommodation and logistic resources and establish a list of essential items and facilities ...

Handover procedure

Military; Peace keeping

1) transfer of POWs, bodies, mail and property (including domestic animals) through intermediaries, across no-man's land, United Nations buffer zones or areas of separation, with supervision by ...