African Civilian Police Capacity for International Peacekeeping Operations
February 01, 2008
In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of African police deployed in peacekeeping operations, as well as the number of peacekeeping police deployed in Africa. African nations have increased their contributions of police to international peacekeeping missions – both those led by the UN and the African Union – at a time when police contributions from Western nations have declined. This African contribution to international peace and security brings with it both opportunities and concerns.
This report examines four central issues surrounding African police personnel in peacekeeping missions: 1) how non-African nations contribute to African capacity, 2) how African police help fill current needs for peacekeeping police, 3) the kinds of roles that African police playing in peacekeeping missions, and 4:) the challenges that African nations face in contributing police to peacekeeping missions.
This relates to…
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Enhancing United Nations Capacity to Support Post-Conflict Policing and Rule of Law
Revised and updated in 2010 by editors William Durch and Madeline England
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United Nations-African Union Coordination on Peace and Security in Africa
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Twenty-First-Century Peace Operations
Edited by William J. Durch
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African Capacity-Building for Peace Operations: UN Collaboration with the African Union and ECOWAS
Peacekeeping in Africa has grown dramatically over the last five years, with the continent hosting more peacekeepers than any other region. In early 2005, the United Nations led seven
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Regional Organizations and Peacekeeping
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