Course Details
Name:
Protection of civilian and children
Length:
2 Weeks
Students per iteration:
The minimum number per iteration is 10 and the maximum is 25
Iterations per year:
We hold this course once a year. There is a possibility to hold another course during the year, upon request
Date:
from 6 to 20 DEC 2018
Deadline for applications:
06/10/2018
Open to:
All countries
Language:
English Language
Pre requisites:
-
Aim:
Establishing a common understanding of what “protection” means in the context of UN peacekeeping, as distinct from other, non-peacekeeping protection functions and actors.
Target audience:
Military - Battalion level and above
Police – FPU Commanders and above
Civilian – Heads of Substantive Sections and above
Cost:
TBD
Course Subjects:
- introduction to UN-PKO
- UN mission structure and staff
- The Establishment and
Operationalization of Security Council Mandates for PKOs
- How UNPKOs function
- Fundamental principles of UNPKOs
- International legal standard and
PK role in protecting HR, civilian, women and children
- Working with mission partners
- Overview of protection of
civilian
- International legal dimensions
of protection of civilian
- Protection of civilian in the
context of UNPKOs
- Ensuring the protection of
civilian
- DOC MANDATED TO POC (Videos)
- Prevention and response to CRSA
- Carana brief
- Mini scenarios
- Tactical POC problem
- Learning activity-MOUNSCO
- Case Studies
Children in armed conflict - Framework for child protection
- Interacting with children
- Roles and responsibilities of
peacekeeping mission components and external partners
- Child Protection military
roles
- ICRC
Mandate
- Legal
protection of children in armed conflict
- Summary of the Geneva conventions of 1949 & APs
- UNICEF Mandate
- UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child
- UNHCR
mandate
- Definition
of Refugee
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- Protection of Civilians
& Children in Conflict
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