SYNDICATE 1

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SYNDICATE 1

• Day 4

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Requirement 4

• Changes that will improve the relationship
  between TCN and UNDPKO in areas of
• Operational Planning
• Pre-deployment training

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Early TCN engagement in contingency planning for
possible missions

• Feasibility
• Yes and it should be pursued.
• Reasons
• TCN have experience and expertise that is of
  great value to the planning process.
• Earlier knowledge of the mission means preparing
  a good pre-deployment training package

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Early TCN Engagement (CONT)

• Better Logistics preparation /better bargain
  package
• Allows for a longer lead time to prepare for the
  mission
• Soldiers are able to prepare their family better
  before deployment
• End product is better

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At what phases of the DPKO planning process
should TCN staff be formally engaged

• Phase 3 Strategic Planning informally involved
• Phase 4 Initial operational planning earlier
  the better for start of the mission
• Why
• Risk Analysis/Factor
• COA Development
• Cost of the mission
• Political acceptability
• Bridging the info gap
• Phase 5 Concept development
• Phase 6Plan development

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Mechanisms for information sharing
(factors/facts) common analysis throughout the
planning process

• Mechanisms for Information Sharing
  systems/procedures for information sharing
• Creating Point of Contact at both ends
• Technological part LAN/WAN UN Web site
• Liaison Officers
• Electronic means
• Meeting Arrangements
• Common Analysis throughout the planning process
• Analysis of TCN taken/considered during the
  production of the final plan
• Same and right information is available to
  stakeholders

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Planning Linkages

• Strategic
• National Representative in the UN (PRUN)
• Existing and working well
• Operational
• UNDPKO Military representative
• Can be sourced from home
• Utilizing PRUNs Military Attaché's

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Training Support provided by TES DPKO to TCN

• Provision of Training Guidelines
• UN PSO Training Resources
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) based on availability
• TCN should know what is available at TES and how
  they can source it
• UN to be proactive in pushing those training
  resources to TCN

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Military Staff at National mission to UN

• Capabilities
• Fair experience of UN PSO
• A very senior Officer
• Qualified academically Officer who is very well
  versed with UN PSO matters/issues
• Roles
• Liaison, Coordination and link between DPKO and
  home country
• Initial planning staff
• Responsibilities
• Responsible for the right kind of information to
  the right people at the right time
• Represents all PSO participants

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Conclusion

• Information gap between UN and TCN exists
• Early engagement of TCN in the planning process
  bridges that info gap
• TCN to be more forthcoming/in asking/demanding
  from UN TES
• Military Advisor provides the linkage
• More PSO Seminars to fill TCN with knowledge gap