The Training for Peace (TfP) Programme at ACCORD, in its capacity as holder of the Presidency of the African Peace Support Trainers’ Association (APSTA) for 2009, hosted the 7th APSTA Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 18 – 19 February 2010 in Durban, South Africa.
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At the request of DPKO and UNMIS, Norway supported and funded UNMIS-led “training of trainers” of 120 police officers from the South Sudanese Police Service (SSPS), on election security issues, in Nairobi in February 2010.
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Researchers from the Training for Peace in Africa Programme at KAIPTC, NUPI and ACCORD (Kwesi Aning, Ernest Lartey, Cedric de Coning) are contributing to a project that examines the future role of the UN peacebuilding architecture from various perspectives. The project emphasizes the need for more ambitious targets over the next five years.
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At the 7th APSTA Annual General Meeting which was held in Durban from 18-19 February 2010 African Civilian Standby Roster for Humanitarian and Peace Building Missions (AFDEM) was accepted as a member of the African Peace Support Trainers Association.
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On the 27th of January 2010, AFDEM signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with Mali Peace Keeping School (EMP).
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The Training for Peace (TfP) Programme at ACCORD will be conducting a Conflict Management for Peacekeepers Train-the-Trainer course
from 15-19 March 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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NUPI and ACCORD researcher Cedric de Conning has written a report entitled "Implications of a Comprehensive or Integrated Approach for Training in United Nations and African Union Peace Operations".
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As with the arrangement between AFDEM and EASBRICOM, AFDEM continues to play an advisory role in the development of the civilian standby roster for EASBRIG. On 25-30 January 2010 AFDEM organised a CIS/IT Training and Roster Review Workshop in the Seychelles.
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The changing nature of armed conflict has resulted in increased need to safeguard civilians, including humanitarian personnel, which is reflected in the emerging protection of civilians agenda, writes Karoline R. Eckroth.
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The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has conducted a series of courses and workshops at the beginning of this year.
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Randi Solhjell has recently written a NUPI report on the topic of 'Protecting Civilians Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence' with Democratic Republic of Congo as a case study.
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