SGTM 14: Uniformed Personnel in Peacekeeping

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SGTM 14 Uniformed Personnel in Peacekeeping
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• Standby Arrangement System (UNSAS)
• Selection criteria for military contingents
• Selection criteria for UNMOs
• Selection criteria for police
• Conditions of service and repatriation
• Jurisdiction and discipline

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Rapid initial deployment Each country commits

• Personnel
• Equipment
• Funding

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Member States participate at 4 levels, with

• List of capabilities and resources
• Planning data sheet, incl. contingent-owned
  equipment
• General UNSAS memorandum ofunderstanding (MOU)
• Rapid deployment level MOU withloading list

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Military contingents

• Selected for neededcapabilities
• No more than authorizedstrength
• Subject to UN code of conduct

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Selection criteria for UNMOs

• Be serving in defence forces, at required rank
• Be between 25 and 55 years of age
• Have at least 5 years of commissioned service
• Meet criteria in Medical Support Manual

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The UNMO must have experience/knowledge in

• Negotiation and conflict resolution
• Field or troop unit operations
• Combat-troop training
• Dismounted and vehicle patrolling

• Using weaponry, equipment, vehicles
• Map reading, navigation, GPS
• Communications, radio operation
• First aid, stress management

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The police candidate must be

• Serving officer of appropriate rank, or retired
  within past 5 years
• Minimum 5 years professional experience
• Between 25 and 62 years of age
• Competent in mission language (English or
  French)
• Physically and mentally fit
• Mature in attitude

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The UN police officer should be

• Resilient under stress
• Adaptable to field conditions (food,
  accommodation, medical resources)
• Honest, impartial, self-disciplined
• Willing to take initiative, lead others

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The UN police officer should

• Be a competent adviser, mentor, trainer
• Have good leadership and management skills
• Feel comfortable in host-country environments
• Be capable of understanding positions of parties
  in conflict
• Be competent in impartially investigating and
  reporting incidents

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Conditions of service
UNMO UN POLICE
CONTINGENTS

• Tour of duty 12 months 12 months 6 months
• Rotation Individual Individual Contingent
• Extension May be requested 6 months National
• Leave (days per month) 1.5 1.5 2.5
• Compensatory time off Yes Yes No
• Subsistence allowance Yes Yes No
• UN Medal, min. service 90 days 90 days 90 days

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Repatriation

• Early for disciplinary issues orfailure to
  meet requirements
• Compassionate temporarily or permanently
• Medical determination byUnited Nations Medical
  Service

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• Military contingentsare under criminaljurisdicti
  on of own national authorities

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• UNMOs and policeofficers are expertson
  mission underSOMA/SOFA

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Induction briefing

• Types of misconduct, investigation process
• Liability for repatriation
• Local sensitivities
• UN code of conduct foruniformed personnel

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• Category I investigatedby OIOS
• Category II by head ofmission

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Following disciplinary incident

• Preliminary investigation by OIOS
• Otherwise by military or civilian police
• Disciplinary action based on report