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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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Peace keeping
Catalogue of medical items for peace-keeping operations
Military; Peace keeping
Catalogue that lists drugs, consumables and equipment available in the central UN Medical Depot in Oslo.
Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations
Military; Peace keeping
Carried out a comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects.
Briefback
Military; Peace keeping
Before an operation begins, the involved units are informed about operation goals, the situation, special orders, etc.
Briefing
Military; Peace keeping
Before an operation begins, the involved units are informed about operation goals, the situation, special orders, etc.
Gabion
Military; Peace keeping
Boxes made of wire mesh and filled with stones and used to build a variety of structures.
Chicane
Military; Peace keeping
Barrels to form a chicane to slow down approaching vehicles at a checkpoint.
Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC)
Military; Peace keeping
Evacuation of medical cases between levels of care established in theatre (intra-theatre MEDEVAC) or to medical facilities out of theatre (inter-theatre MEDEVAC); also found: 'to be medevaced'
