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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Chief of mission (COM)

Military; Peace keeping

Military personnel appointed by the SG as either as force commander or chief military observer or civilian UN staff member appointed by the SG as his Special Representative.

Chief of staff (COS)

Military; Peace keeping

Military officer; the commander of UNTSO, alone of all PKOs, is still termed 'Chief of Staff' (COS); otherwise the term is reserved for national military.

Anti-tank mine(AT)

Military; Peace keeping

Mine used for anti tank measures. Often AT's are layed in addition to other mines.

Location state (LOCSTAT)

Military; Peace keeping

Periodic report submitted by battalion or sectors to force headquarters; notifies changes in deployment, usually monthly.

Precision guided munitions (PGM)

PGM refers to bombs, missiles and artillery projectiles with a single-shot kill probabilities from ten to one hundred times greater than unguided munitions; this increase in accuracy is made possible ...

Marching-out survey

Military; Peace keeping

Physical verification of all contingent owned stores, equipment and vehicles and UN owned accountable items upon rotation of a contingent of change in Commanding Officer; the actual amount of the ...

Peace-keeping partnerships arrangements

Military; Peace keeping

Partnerships (proposed) under the UNSAS between Member States with complementary strengths, e.g. between those willing to provide troops and those willing to provide equipment for deployment; such ...