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2nd Annual PEACEKEEPING,

RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILITY OPERATIONS AFRICA 2007

More than

200 delegates

att ended our 2006

event!

Deploying Successful Support, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Missions

12-15 March 2007Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

Special Features:Force Commanders

Panel DiscussionThree Half Day Workshops

FORCE COMMANDERS CASE STUDIES:UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SUDAN (UNMIS)Lieutenant General Jasbir Singh Lidder, Force CommanderUNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA (UNMIL) Lieutenant General Chikadibia I Obiakor, Force CommanderUNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION MISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO (MONUC) Major General Patrick Cammaert, General Offi cer CommandingUNITED NATIONS TRUCE SUPERVISION ORGANISATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST (UNTSO)Major General Clive Lilley, Chief of Staff and Head of MissionUNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN BURUNDI (ONUB)Major General Derrick Mgwebi, Force Commander UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA (UNMEE)Major General Mohammad Taisir Masadeh, Force Commander

CASE STUDIES:• Africa’s participation in peace missions• African Standby Force (ASF)• Peacebuilding and capacity building• AU peace support operations• Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA)• Civil Military Coordination• Early warning systems • Role of woman in peace and security • Political transition into a democracy • The role of civilian police• Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes Region• EU strategy toward African development • International support to the ASF• Domain interoperability for defence• Economics of terrorism • DDR and SSR

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PRESENTATIONS BY:OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (DPKO), UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORKDEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, South AfricaKingsley Mamabolo, Ambassador to the Great Lakes RegionSPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL; ENVOY & NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR THE GREAT LAKES, ZAMBIA His Excellency Ambassador (Dr) Siteke G. Mwale - Former Minister Of Foreign Aff airsPAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENTHonorable Okiuma Mwacha, Member of Rural Economy, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee and Member of the Great Lakes parliamentary forum on Peace (AMANI FORUM) KENYAEUROPEAN UNIONSOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE (SANDF)Major General N.E. Motumi, Chief Director EqualitySOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)Assistant Commissioner, Mike Fryer, Head: Specialised Operations: Operational ResponseSOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE (SANDF)Brigadier General Gordon M. Yekelo, Director Doctrine DevelopmentROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMYBrigadier General Henny J. van der Graaf (ret), DDR/SSR Consultancy EINDHOVEN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCELieutenant General LM Fisher, Commander (Ret)OFFICE OF REGIONAL AND SECURITY AFFAIRS AFRICA BUREAU, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Bittrick, Deputy DirectorROYAL NETHERLANDS MARINE CORPSLieutenant Colonel Allard Wagemaker, Chief of Staff DUTCH PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT), BAGHLANSTABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEPieter Verbeek, Director of Working Table III SecurityFW DE KLERK FOUNDATIONDave Steward, Executive Director (on behalf of FW de Klerk)Former Head of Mr FW De Klerk’s Offi ce (Former SA President)AFRICA INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS VOICE (AFRICA IDP VOICE) Joseph Chilengi, Executive Director , ZambiaAFRICAN CENTRE FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES (ACCORD) AND NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (NUPI)Cedric de Coning, Research FellowINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC)Catherine Gendre, Head of Delegation South AfricaCOUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR)Sybert Liebenberg, AssociateRichard Gueli, ResearcherAFRICAN UNION

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Day One: Monday, 12 March 2007Conference

08h00 Registration and Refreshments

08h30 Introduction by the Chairman

08h45 Reviewing South Africa’s Participation in Peace Missions in Africa• Encouraging increased contribution to peacekeeping

operations in Africa• Discussing the need to give peacekeeping its proper place • Identifying the latest developments within regional and

continental structures and mechanisms DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, South AfricaKingsley Mamabolo, Ambassador to the Great Lakes Region

09h30 The African Standby Force (ASF) - Getting Closer to the Launch• Finalisation of the ASF• Forming a continental standby force for times of crisis• Quelling potential military and civil confl icts on the continent• Safeguarding the region against political instability • Assessing the status of peacekeeping and confl ict resolution in

the region• Intervention to end wars in SADC member states AFRICAN UNION (TBC)

10h15 Refreshments and Networking

10h45 Developing Early Warning Systems at Continental and Regional Level • Improving early warning capacity in Africa • Strategic analysis and support• Peace building includes early warning and response eff orts• The role of early warning in violence prevention, civilian and

military peacekeeping, military intervention and humanitarian assistance

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE (SANDF)Brigadier General Gordon M. Yekelo, Director Doctrine Development

11h30 Exploring The Role Of Civilian Police in Peacekeeping Operations in Africa • Capacity building in the DRC through civilian police

peacekeeping• Facilitating communication between them and the local

communities• Providing the technical assistance that has been requested by

the Government of Sudan and the Police Authorities• Building close relations between communities and the local

police• Establishing Community Police Forums, based on the South

African experienceSOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)Assistant Commissioner, Mike Fryer, Head: Specialised Operations: Operational Response

12h15 Discussing The Development and Security InterfaceIntegrating and ensuring greater coherence between the security, political, humanitarian, human rights and development dimensions of post-confl ict peacebuilding operations.AFRICAN CENTRE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTIVE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES (ACCORD) AND NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (NUPI)Cedric de Coning, Research Fellow

13h00 Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers

14h00 Think Again: Early WarningThe notion of doing ‘early warning’ within Africa’s peace and security architecture conjures images of an effi cient system being able to forecast violent confl ict. To date, no such system exists in Africa, primarily because too much emphasis has (and is) been placed on developing key ‘indicators’ of confl ict. This presentation will attempt to highlight that early warning is much more than

looking at indicators. Instead, by providing an overview of the CSIR’s experience in the fi eld of monitoring and evaluation within the South African context, the presenters will argue that an entire supply-chain of critical systems, including indicators, are needed to turn the ‘myth’ of early warning into reality. COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR)Sybert Liebenberg, Associate andRichard Gueli, Researcher

14h45 Successful Political Transition Into A Democracy • The successful political transition • From SA apartheid to a democracy • Without confl ict and need for peacekeeping operations• Lessons learntFW DE KLERK FOUNDATIONDave Steward, Executive Director Former Head of Mr FW De Klerk’s Offi ce (Former SA President)


16h00 Parliamentary Democracy and Peace in the Great Lakes Region• The Nairobi parliamentary action plan• The current process of implementing peace, security,

democracy and development in the Great Lakes Region• The necessity of involving woman in peacebuilding in the

Great Lakes Region• Security and small arms reduction in the Great Lakes Region• Parliament as an instrument of peace: - Peace and security - Democracy and good governance - Humanitarian and social issues - Economic development and regional integrationPAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENTHonorable Okioma Mwancha, Member of Rural Economy, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Member of THE GREAT LAKES PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON PEACE (AMANI Forum) KENYA

16h30 Contributing to Peace, Security and Stability – The Role of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF)The presentation will attempt to give a military perspective to the conference by indicating the BDF involvement and commitment to peacekeeping operations in Africa. The session will also provide an insight into the role of Africa with regard to estabilshing and maintaining an eff ective mechanism to address the challenges of the continent.• Peacekeeping operations and developments• Security challenges faced by the continent• The vulnerability of sub-Saharan states to illegal activities that

have a military impact• Enhancing and maintaining comprehensive defence

capabilities• Promoting peace, security and stability in the region and the

continent• Supporting the people of BotswanaBOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCELieutenant General L.M Fisher, Commander (Ret)

17h00 Women’s Role In The Furtherance Of The Peace And Security Agenda• The role of woman in peacekeeping operations• The involvement of woman with the peace and security

agenda• Furthering and developing the role of woman as part of the

peace and security agendaSOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE (SANDF)Major General N.E. Motumi, Chief Director Equal Opportunities and Transformation

17h30 Closing Remarks By Chair

17h45 Close of Conference Day One

“This has been very educative. It is time eff orts be put together to come up with solutions on power and relevant management

in Africa for peace and stability” Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Aff airs, Malawi



Day Two: Tuesday, 13 March 2007Conference

08h00 Refreshments

08h30 Opening Address By Chairman

08h45 Keynote Presentation OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT

OF PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS (DPKO), UNITED NATIONS

09h30 Peacebuilding, Capacity Building, Reconciliation and Societal Transformation• What it means to build lasting peace• Peace building consists of a wide range of activities

associated with capacity building, reconciliation and societal transformation

• The role of Non-Governmental Organisations • Peace building includes early warning and response eff orts,

violence prevention, adv ocacy work, civilian and military peacekeeping, military intervention, humanitarian assistance, ceasefi re agreements and the establishment of peace zones

• The role of peace building agentsSPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL; ENVOY & NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR THE GREAT LAKES, ZAMBIA His Excellency Ambassador (Dr) Siteke G. Mwale - Former Minister Of Foreign Aff airs


CASE STUDIES: UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS IN AFRICA

10h45 UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION MISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO (MONUC) • War, transition and international engagement • After two wars, and decades of chronic instability and

mismanagement, the Congo is undergoing an historic transition

• The international Community is providing the strongest support that the Congo has known since independence in 1960

• While the transition ends with elections and a new government, many transition tasks will remain

• A successful Congolese transition requires sustained international support

Major General Patrick Cammaert, General Offi cer Commanding, Eastern Division, Kisangani

11h30 UNITED NATIONS TRUCE SUPERVISION ORGANISATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST (UNTSO)• UNTSO’s activities within fi ve States and fi ve host countries • Acting as go-betweens for the hostile parties • Containing isolated incidents and preventing escalating into

major confl icts• The availability of UNTSO’s military observers for almost

immediate deployment • The role of the United Nations Disengagement Observer

Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL)

Major General Clive Lilley, Chief of Staff and Head of Mission

12h15 UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SUDAN (UNMIS)• Monitoring the implementation of the Ceasefi re Agreement • Liaising with bilateral donors on the formation of Joint

Integrated Units

• Observing movement of armed groups and redeployment of forces

• Assisting in the establishment of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration

• Implementing a national inclusive approach, including the role of women, towards reconciliation and peace-building

• Coordination with bilateral and multilateral assistance programs

Lieutenant General Jasbir Singh Lidder, Force Commander


14h00 UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN BURUNDI (ONUB)• Coordination with humanitarian and development

communities• promoting the re-establishment of confi dence between the

Burundian forces • Carrying out the national programme of disarmament,

demobilization and reintegration of combatants• Monitoring the illegal fl ow of arms across the national

borders• Contributing to the creation of the necessary security

conditions • Contributing to the successful completion of the electoral

process Major General Derrick Mgwebi, Force Commander

14h45 UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA (UNMIL) • Enhancing peace building capacity through DDR and SSR• Assisting in the development of cantonment sites and to

provide security • Observing the disengagement and cantonment of military

forces • Supporting the work of the Joint Monitoring Committee

(JMC)• Develop, the adoption of this resolution, in cooperation with

the JMCLieutenant General Chikadibia Obiakor, Force Commander


16h00 UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA (UNMEE)• Monitoring the cessation of hostilities• Assisting in ensuring the observance of the security

commitments • Monitoring and verify the redeployment of Ethiopian forces • Monitoring the positions of Ethiopian forces once redeployed• Monitoring the temporary security zone (TSZ) • Chair the Military Coordination Commission (MCC) Major General Mohammed Taisir Masadeh, Force Commander

16h45 FORCE COMMANDER’S PANEL DISCUSSIONDiscussing the Current Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) for African Countries A Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) is an agreement between a country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country.• Defi ning SOFA for African countries • Discussing the current status • Terms of operations• Host nation concerns • Political issues

“I am empowered to make a diff erence” Chief of staff , South African National Defence Force (SANDF)



Day Three: Wednesday, 14 March 2007Conference

• Overcoming the challenges• Lessons learntPanel Participants:

UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SUDAN (UNMIS)Lieutenant General Jasbir Singh Lidder, Force Commander

UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN BURUNDI (ONUB)Major General Derrick Mgwebi, Force Commander

UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA (UNMIL) Lieutenant General Chikadibia I Obiakor, Force Commander

UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA (UNMEE)Major General Mohammed Taisir Masadeh, Force Commander

UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION MISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO (MONUC) Major General Patrick Cammaert, General Offi cer Commanding, Eastern Division, Kisangani

17h00 Closing Remarks By Chairman

17h15 Close of Conference Day Two

08h00 Refreshments

08h30 Opening Address By Chair

08h45 Highlighting the EU Strategy: Towards a Euro-African Pact to Accelerate Africa’s Development• Discussing the EU development policy• Strengthening the EU’s ties to Africa through:• Implementing a comprehensive integrated and long term

framework• Stimulating suffi ciently rapid, broad based and sustainable

economic growth • Implementing macroeconomic and structural policies to

encourage private investmentEUROPEAN UNION (TBC)

09h30 A View On United States Support To The African Standby Force (ASF)• Determining the requirement for the ASF• The regional brigades within the framework of the ASF• Structure, roles and tasking of the ASF• Challenges OFFICE OF REGIONAL AND SECURITY AFFAIRS AFRICA BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF STATE Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Bittrick, Deputy Director


10h45 Promoting Stability And Security In South Eastern Europe• Stability Pact’s role in the past seven years • Stimulating regional cooperation on practical security

related issues • Discussing the role of the justice and home aff airs agendaSTABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEPieter Verbeek, Director of Working Table III Security

11h30 Navigating The Peace Building Process In The Great Lakes Region Of Africa-Process And Key Results Audited• The organisation and convening of an international

conference on the Great Lakes Region • United Nations Security Council Resolutions • The origins of confl icts in the Great Lakes Region • A multifaceted approach to address the structural and the

proximate sources of confl icts AFRICA INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS VOICE (AFRICA IDP VOICE) Joseph Chilengi, Executive Director

12h15 Enhancing Peace Building Capacity through Disarmament, Demobilisation & Reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Reform (SSR)• DDR/SSR what does it mean?• The dynamics and scope of DDR/SSR• Principles and Procedures of DDR/SSR

• Lessons learnedBrigadier General Henny J. van der Graaf (ret)ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMYDDR/SSR Consultancy EINDHOVEN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY


14h00 The Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Experience in Afghanistan • ISAF: stabilisation and state building• PRTs in Afghanistan: The Dutch approach in the Baghlan

province• Lessons identifi ed and learned• The PRT-concept as model for stabilisation and state

building missions?Lieutenant Colonel Allard WagemakerROYAL NETHERLAND MARINE CORPSChief of Staff (January-May 2006) DUTCH PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT), BAGHLAN

14h45 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Central and Southern Africa – 2007 Activities and Prospects• Mandate of the ICRC• Activities in favour of people deprived of their freedom• Activities in favour of victims of armed confl ict• ICRC and Peace Support Operations• Neutral and independent humanitarian actionINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC)Catherine Gendre, Head of Delegation South Africa


15h45 The Role of NGO’s in Post-confl ict Security Sector Reform and Confl ict Sensitive Development - SSR Concepts from an NGO Perspective• Possible contribution of NGOs to the implementation of

SSR, including:• Baseline research on security factors for SSR programmes• Providing technical policy drafting on SSR and training to

security stakeholders• Confl ict Sensitive Development from an NGO perspective• Possible contribution of NGOs to post-confl ict Confl ict

Sensitive Development, including:• Training stakeholders• Providing technical guidance and project evaluationEUROPEAN UNION ASSISTANCE ON CURBING SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS IN CAMBODIA (EU ASAC)David de Beer, Director, SAFERWORLD, UK Former Special Adviser to the European Commission and Project Manager

16h30 Closing Remarks By Chairman

17h00 Close of Conference

“It has been a wonderful and well organised conference. Looking forward to the next conference as a follow-up to this one”

Staff Offi cer, MOD Uganda)



Day Four: Thursday, 15 March 2007Post Conference Workshop

IQPC workshops off er you the unique opportunity to spend dedicated time with an industry expert. In these sessions, you will be joined by a group of your peers for interactive, practical learning sessions.

08h00 – 12h00

Workshop A : DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILISATION & REINTEGRATION (DDR) WITHIN A WIDER SECURITY SECTOR REFORM (SSR) AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC REFORM STRATEGY

Peace support operations in the new post Cold War security environment are increasingly more diffi cult and dangerous than those conducted during the Cold War. Failed states, continued violence, an every present media, and a myriad of “players” (which include host country military, politicians, security forces, as well as the civilian population; in addition to other coalition forces, UN and international agencies, other government departments and NGOs) have made operations extremely complex. Success in this often ambiguous and chaotic environment is no longer the domain of any one single discipline or organization. Success now depends on an integrated approach that includes defence, diplomacy and development. However, as important as all three are to the desired outcome – they often compete, or worse yet, simply ignore one another.The workshop will address:• The integrated security environment• Doctrine on integrated operations on Peace Support Operations;• Lessons Learned• The clash of expectations (military vs NGO, OGD, etc...)• Strategy to promulgate cooperation and an integrated approachWorkshop participants will gain a better understanding of the inherent tension, confl ict of expectations and cultural variance between military practitioners and their civilian counterparts concerned with humanitarian and development agendas. Participants will also work at developing a strategy for overcoming barriers that presently exist and creating a program that will enhance education, cooperation and coordination between individuals and organizations involved in peace support operations.Cedric de Coning, Research Fellow, AFRICAN CENTRE FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES (ACCORD)ABOUT YOUR WORKSHOP LEADER

Cedric de Coning is a Research Fellow at ACCORD. He started his career in the South African Foreign Ministry and was posted to Washington D.C. and Addis Ababa (1988-1997). Whilst in Addis Ababa he served on OAU election observer missions to Ethiopia, Algeria and Sudan. On his return to South Africa he joined ACCORD as Programme Manager of the Training for Peace Programme and later as Assistant Director (1997-2000). He served with the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in 2001 and with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York in 2002. Cedric holds a MA degree (Cum Laude) in Confl ict Management and Peace

Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is a DPhil candidate at the University of Stellenbosch. He is the Secretary-General of the United Nations Association of South Africa and a Senior Research Associate with the Center for International Political Studies at the University of Pretoria. Cedric’s research focus is on civil-military coordination and the nexus between the political, security, humanitarian and development dimensions of post-confl ict peacebuilding.

DDR alone cannot be expected to restore stability or prevent further confl ict. Therefore DDR must be designed and implemented within a wider security sector- and social/economic reform strategy. What lessons can be learned from earlier DDR/SSR processes?The workshop will address the following:• The objectives of DDR in the context of security sector reform and

national reconciliation• Defi ning the contents of a DDR process and its sustainability • The environment in which DDR could be launched either in the context of

a peace operation and/or a government-run DDR process• The organisational set-up of a DDR process: national ownership and

capacity, participatory planning and implementation, partnerships with local-and international NGO’s, transition from demobilisation to reintegration

• Involvement of international organisations and resource mobilisationThe workshop will conclude by summarising conclusions and recommendations for planners and practitioners dealing with DDR/SSR.Brigadier General Henny J. van der Graaf (ret.) ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMYDDR/SSR Consultancy EINDHOVEN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

ABOUT YOUR WORKSHOP LEADER- Henny J. van der Graaf served in a variety of staff - and command

functions in the Dutch army in the Netherlands and abroad. - 1997: Mission to Mindanao, on demand of the UN, to advise

on practical ways and means for the implementation of the September 1996 peace agreement between the Philippines government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in the Mindanao region.

- April/May1998: UN advisor on a reintegration programme of ex-rebels in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the context of the

implementation of the Peace Agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti rebel movement.- October 1998: on demand of the UN, investigation of the feasibility of a Development

for Weapons project in Albania ( Gramsh district) - April 1999: Leading an UNDP team evaluating the reintegration progress of the 1996

peace agreement in Mindanao between the Moro National Liberation Front and the Philippine government.

- 2000/2001: EU advisor to the government of Cambodia for the development of a national comprehensive small arms and light weapons programme.

- April 2002/March 2003: Team leader of the South Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) in Belgrade.

- Jan 2006 until Mrch 2006: Co-chair Defence Conversion Taskforce. Stability Pact.

13h00 – 17h00CHOOSE BETWEEN WORKSHOP B OR C

Workshop B : UNDERSTANDING THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE PEACE, SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT

DIMENSIONS OF THE COMPLEX PEACE OPERATIONS

“The conference was informative, well organised and the speakers were of high caliber” SNR Supt, South African Police Services (SAPS)

Workshop C: THE IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR POST CONFLICT STABILISATION AND PEACE BUILDING:

LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM THE BALKANS

Regional coordination performs a critical function in peace operations, post confl ict stabilisation and peace building and can be understood as the eff ort to ensure that the peace, security and development dimensions of the peace operation are directed towards a common objective. The workshop will discuss regional cooperation to facilitate liaison and coordination by making use of the lessons learnt from the Balkans. The workshop will explore how regional cooperation can make a positive contribution to the overall peace process.• The workshop will introduce the initiatives regarding regional security

cooperation• It will discuss the importance of a holistic approach to security and reform

of the security sector• It will explore in some detail the inter connections between internal and

external security problems• It will create an opportunity for participants to familiarise themselves with

the challenges and opportunities of regional cooperation• The workshop will explore the strategies for developing regional

cooperation for post confl ict stabilisation • It will create an opportunity to discuss how the positive role of regional

cooperation can potentially play in complex peace building operations• The social and economic consequences of defence reform and defence

conversion• The need for increased cooperation between countries linking security

sector reform to economic growth, social cohesion, regional stability and cross border cooperation will be discussed

• Lessons to be learnt from the BalkansPieter Verbeek, Director of Working Table III Security, STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE

ABOUT YOUR WORKSHOP LEADER

Mr Verbeek is a senior Dutch career diplomat with 28 years professional experience, mostly in multilateral diplomacy, both within the Foreign Ministry and during postings in Vienna, Sarajevo and New York. He was also posted as deputy chief of mission in Lagos/Abuja. His professional experience also includes being the Head of European Community Monitoring Mission in BiH in the fi rst half of 1997, where he was in charge of EU Monitoring of the situation in BiH across the board. During his latest diplomatic aboard at the Netherlands Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, he held the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary.

He left New York in September 2001, took sabbatical leave and did a number of special assignments. He has been director of Working Table III on Security Issues since October 2003. Before joining the Foreign Ministry, he studied philosophy, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of science and logic and working at the faculty as a junior lecturer for four years. He has published several articles on international aff airs.

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