Someone has to draw the line on Landmines

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Command and Control of UN Peacekeeping
OperationsMajor General Michael G. Smith AO
(Retd)Chief Executive OfficerAustcareAustralia
n Defence Force International Peace Operations
Seminar Canberra30 July 2007
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SCOPE

• Personal Observations
• Evolution of Peacekeeping
• UN Command and Control
• Planning and Preparation
• Conduct of Peace Operations

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UN CivilianPolice
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Human Security

• Protection
• Empowerment

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Civil-Military Actors
UN Mission (DPKO)
Donors Embassies
UN Agencies
Foreign Local Military
Therefore the military cannot work in
isolation!
NGOs
Local Population
Host Govt
Int Orgs
Religious Groups
Police
Media
Competing Interests! Cooperation or Chaos?
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Some personal observations
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Evolution of Peacekeeping
From thin blue line
To complex peace operations
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UN Command Control
Secretariat UNNY
Field Missions

• SRSG
• FC
• Comp Heads

• Departments
• UN Agencies

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UN Military Command in the Field

• FC exercises limited command
• National command takes precedence
• FC does not control air/logistics/administration

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Security Council
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10 Military Lessons

• More civil-military and constabulary capabilities
• Earlier appointment of Force Commander
• Earlier Force Commanders Directive
• Pre-Training of Force Headquarters
• Confirmation of Rules of Engagement (ROE) before
  deployment
• Improved police-military coordination
• Ensuring the right force mix
• Selecting the best force multipliers
• More responsive logistic support
• Use of political and anthropological advice

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Conduct of Peacekeeping Operations

• Well trained and resourced troops
• Culturally aware and accepting by the host
  population
• Capable command frequent field visits
• An effective military reporting system
• A whole of mission approach
• Close relations with host-country military
  leaders
• Avoiding mission creep

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COMPLEX EMERGENCIES (FAILING AND EMERGING STATES)
MARKET ECONOMY
DEMOCRACY
PEACE
Rights
Human
DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNANCE
SECURITY
Resources
Financial
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The Peacekeeping Bakers Dozen

• 1. Legitimate intervention2. Sustained
  international commitment3. Achievable political
  objectives exit strategy4. Host-country
  support5. Feasible achievable
  mandate6. Thorough timely preparation
  planning7. Restoration maintenance of a secure
  environment8. Effective governance9. Capable
  leadership effective partnership10. Sustainable
  economic social development11. Implementing
  human rights addressing the past12. Managing
  displaced people13. Effective emergency relief
• Source Michael G. Smith Peacekeeping in East
  Timor The Path to Independence

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Questions?