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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.

Contributors in Peace keeping

Peace keeping

Administration Unit - Established Missions (AU-EM)

Military; Peace keeping

Personnel Management and Support Service, Field Administration and Logistics Division, Office of Planning and Support, Department of Peace-keeping Operations.

Mission subsistence allowance (MSA)

Military; Peace keeping

Per diem or mission subsistence allowance is designed to cover board and lodging expenses for UN staff on mission, police monitors, and military observers.

Brown-water operations

Military; Peace keeping

Patrol operations in rivermouthes, or rivers (for example to monitor a border). Not to be confused with blue- or green water operations.

T-wall

Military; Peace keeping

Perimeter defence (e.g. of observation posts); prefabricated, T-shaped, cement wall sections (T-blocks) are set up side to side to build a defence wall.

Flight safety element

Military; Peace keeping

Standby forces standard component; ensures that UN flight safety regulations and directives are followed by all UN assigned or contracted air services agencies.

Brigade Pool

Military; Peace keeping

Set of military units under UNSAS, whose number exceeds the force requirement for the Brigade when it is deployed so that the deployment of the Brigade is not compromised if a State participating in ...

Logistic directive

Military; Peace keeping

Separate from SOPs, it is produced by the CLO and details the required level of stock holdings of the contingents, the overall logistic support plan, the requirements from contributing countries and ...

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