Khan Quest, Mongolia
From 6 June through 2 July Dr. Karen Finkenbinder served
as a civilian police advisor for Khan Quest, a USARPAC led
international exercise focused on a multi-national peacekeeping
exercise designed to enhance international interoperability, develop peace keeping capabilities, built mil-to-mil relationships
and enhance military readiness.
EIPKTC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From 6-29 June PKSOI's Japanese staff officer LTC Col Norihisa Urakami observed and provided classroom support for the
Conflict Management Course at the Ethiopian Peacekeeping
Training Centre (EIPKTC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. LTC
Urakami provided subject matter expertise in conflict management in peacekeeping operations and advised and made recommendations to the Training Centre management and staff.
NATO Workshop, Brussels, Belgium
30 April 2015, LTC (GS) Jurgen Prandtner participated at a
NATO Workshop " Children and Armed Conflict” (Brussels,
Belgium) In Jan 2015, NATO HQ established a Protection of
Civilians section in Ops Division. Ms. Lore Alemanno-Testa,
head of section, invited stakeholders on POC to map information, policy and doctrine papers. The first workshop was on
“Children and Armed Conflict”, related to the NATO summits
in Chicago (2012) and Wales (2014), where NATO announced
special emphasis on development of Protection of Children,
according to UNSCR 1612.
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