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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Head of mission (HOM)

Military; Peace keeping

Refers to the Special Representative or to the Commander appointed by the Secretary-General with the consent of the Security Council.

Armoured fighting vehicle (AFV)

Military; Peace keeping

The category includes: main battle tanks, light tanks, armoured cars, infantry fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured command vehicles and combat engineer vehicles.

Fire support

Military; Peace keeping

The collective use of mortars, field artillery, close air support and naval gunfire in support of a battle plan or of ground forces.

Civilian communication officer (cco)

Military; Peace keeping

The civilian counterpart to the (military) chief signal officer; responsible for the civilian-pattern communications equipment; manages the mission's communications network (radio, satellite, ...

Chief communications officer (CCO)

Military; Peace keeping

The civilian counterpart to the (military) chief signal officer; responsible for the civilian-pattern communications equipment; manages the mission's communications network (radio, satellite, ...

Significant incident report (SINCREP)

The category includes initial, intermediate and final reports on serious incidents in a PKO's area of operation; they are submitted by a unit to a higher formation concerning an incident in its area ...