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International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres
Annual Conference
Summary
October 2018
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4
OFFICIAL OPENING ADDRESS BY NEW ZEALAND MINISTER OF DEFENCE 6
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MR DAVID SHEARER 10
PANEL SESSION SUMMARIES 12
Panel 1: Capacity Building Providers and Recipients 12
Panel 2: The Role of Peacekeepers in Protecting Cultural Property 13
Panel 3: Overview of Contemporary Peacekeeping Environment 14
Panel 4: Coordination and Community Engagement 14
Panel 5: High Risk Environments – Radicalisation and Extremism 15
Panel 6: Police Strategic Guidance Framework – Considerations in Training 15
Panel 7: Female Peacekeepers 16
Panel 8: Ethics, Conduct and Discipline 17
Panel 9: Lessons Learned From Recent Joint Training Experiences 18
Panel 10: Security within Missions 19
THEMATIC DISCUSSION SUMMARIES 21
Room 1: Women, Peace and Security 21
Room 2: Monitoring and Evaluation for Peacekeeping Operations 21
Room 3: Making Peace Operations More Effective – Weapons and Ammunition Management 21
Room 4: Lessons Learned From a Regional Perspective 22
Room 5: International Police Partnership to Build Operational Capacity 22
SPECIAL FOCUS TOPIC 23
KNOWLEDGE CAFES 24
Cafe 1: Storytelling 24
Cafe 2: Senior Leadership Training – Training Methods and Techniques 25
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Cafe 3: The Kind of Learning That Changes Us Forever 25
Cafe 4: 3D Printing 25
Cafe 5: Peacekeeping Professional Development and the Role of the Advisor 26
Cafe 6: Socratic Questioning 26
Cafe 7: Interactive Avatar System Bridging Classroom to Feld Exercises 26
Cafe 8: Virtual Reality Simulations Training 27
Cafe 9: How to Design and Conduct Integrated Training 27
Cafe 10: Scenario Based Training for Senior Leadership in the Field – Safe Learning Environment 28
OFFICIAL CLOSING ADDRESS BY NEW ZEALAND MINISTER OF POLICE 29
24TH IAPTC CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 33
ATTENDANCE STATISTICS 34
CONFERENCE EVALUATION SURVEY 35
DELEGATE CONTACT LIST 47
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The 24th International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) annual conference was hosted by the New Zealand Defence Force in partnership with New Zealand Police, Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The annual conference was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 1-4 October 2018.
The conference was the largest in the IAPTC’s 24-year history, with 262 delegates in attendance. New Zealand partnered with the United Nations to facilitate a police workshop just prior to the IAPTC conference, setting the foundation for greater international police participation in the four-day IAPTC programme.
The conference theme was Innovative Capacity Building for Effective Peace Operations. The programme addressed key issues relating to peacekeeping training, including contemporary peacekeeping environments; women, peace and security; community engagement; and security in missions. It was supported by thirty seven speakers and moderators.
The 24th IAPTC Annual Conference delegates at the Auckland War Memorial Museum before the Welcome Reception.
The key message from the conference was clear—peacekeeping training must reflect the changing character of peace operations.
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Peacekeeping mandates have broadened to include diverse and complex tasks, such as protection of civilians, human rights monitoring, institution building, and assistance in restoring rule of law. Adversaries are becoming more sophisticated, particularly as they exploit new technologies. Police, military, and civilian personnel need to be prepared and able to operate in these challenging environments.
In this context, training for peace operations must:
→ be tailored to specific mission requirements; → re-inforce the importance of intelligence-led operations; → incorporate gender perspectives; → educate personnel on compliance with standards of conduct; → educate personnel on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse; → reinforce the important role of police forces in peacekeeping missions,
particularly as the threat landscape becomes increasingly criminal in nature; → prepare peacekeepers to be robust and agile; → emphasise the importance of community engagement; → prepare personnel for threats such as terrorism and extremism; → educate peacekeepers on cultural protection obligations; and → leverage different methods for education to encourage meaningful
participation and long-lasting learning.
The 24th Annual IAPTC Conference coincided with the United Nations (UN) celebration of its seventieth year of peacekeeping, and was a timely opportunity to reflect on the changing character of peacekeeping and implications for peacekeeping training. For 70 years, people from all corners of the world have demonstrated immense courage, dedication and professionalism in the service of peace. But as peacekeeping environments evolve, the international community must ensure that personnel are appropriately trained, equipped and enabled to operate in these environments.
The conference evaluation survey (included in this report) confirms the 24th IAPTC annual conference was well received and considered a ‘world class’ event.
The 24th IAPTC Annual Conference delegates receive a traditional welcome.
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OFFICIAL OPENING ADDRESS BY NEW ZEALAND MINISTER OF DEFENCE
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e rau rangatira mā
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa
Nau mai haere mai ki Aotearoa
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour to be here today, to welcome you to Aotearoa New Zealand, for the 24th annual conference of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres.
It is a great privilege to welcome you all to the Pacific for this conference, to contribute to international understanding on peacekeeping, as well as to celebrate the contribution our region has made globally in this area.
In the Pacific we talk about our ‘Blue Pacific identity’ as the cornerstone of collective action.
The Blue Pacific is all about people – civil society, academia, policy makers, government representatives – working together in partnership for the betterment of our people.
The Blue Pacific identity provides a strong foundation for the conversations we will have this week.
Partnership, collective action, and inclusivity are all critical features of peacekeeping.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping.
Seven decades ago, leaders from across the world came together around a shared vision for collective action.
They recognised at that time that we needed a new way to collectively respond to challenges to peace.
And for 70 years, people from all corners of the world have demonstrated immense dedication, courage and professionalism in the service of peace through contributions to a diverse range of peacekeeping environments.
The Honourable Ron Mark, New Zealand Minister of
Defence.
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Contributing to peacekeeping missions has been an important experience for New Zealand personnel serving overseas, and for many from neighbouring countries in the Pacific.
During my own service career I was honoured to be included in the initial group of New Zealand peacekeepers sent to establish the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai in 1982.
My experience in the Sinai taught me at first-hand about how diverse nations can come together to work in the service of peace.
Over the years we have seen dramatic changes in the peacekeeping environments to which our people are deployed.
Peacekeeping is increasingly conducted in highly volatile, high-risk environments where there is no peace to keep.
Peacekeeping missions and personnel must demonstrate great agility in this constantly evolving environment.
As peacekeeping stakeholders, you all face evolving and complex issues on a daily basis.
You are looking for solutions to challenges of a scope and magnitude not previously seen in peacekeeping environments.
This conference is an opportunity to consider and tackle some of these challenges.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Innovative Capacity Building for Effective Peace Operations”.
We have a great line up of speakers – experts in their field – who are here to share their experiences, to inspire debate, and to confront some of the biggest challenges to peacekeeping training.
I welcome the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for South Sudan, New Zealander David Shearer, who will launch the conference this morning with his keynote address.
He, and other distinguished guest speakers, including the United Nations Police Advisor, Luis Carrilho, and the United Nations Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations Lieutenant General Carlos Loitey, will speak to some of the key challenges facing peacekeeping training.
Earlier this year New Zealand partnered with the African Union to host a high-level meeting on Peace Operations Training and Capacity Building.
We held the event in Addis Ababa in recognition of the pre-eminence of the African Union in peacekeeping.
The African Union manages peacekeeping missions across the continent.
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Africa is also home to half of all United Nations peacekeeping missions, and five of the top ten United Nations troop contributing countries are from Africa.
A key focus of the event was the changing character of conflict.
The message from the participants at the event was loud and clear: that peacekeeping training must reflect the evolving security environment.
Peacekeeping mandates have broadened to include diverse and complex tasks, such as protection of civilians, human rights monitoring, institution building, and assistance in restoring rule of law.
Missions are no longer uniquely composed of military personnel.
Peacekeepers include experts ranging from humanitarian workers, police officers, administrators, economists, to legal experts.
Police, military, and civilian personnel need to be prepared and able to operate in these challenging environments.
As the roles and tasks of peacekeeping missions evolve and expand, we are also seeing a rise in fatalities and injuries of peacekeepers.
This is a solemn reminder that the issues we will discuss this week matter profoundly and touch many people around the world very directly.
In this regard I would acknowledge all those who have given their lives for the cause of global peace.
We are all here today because we acknowledge that training is a critical part of how peacekeeping missions perform.
We know that peacekeeping personnel may sometimes lack the training to meet new and evolving threats.
We know that collectively we can and must do better in a fast changing environment.
We have such a wealth and diversity of knowledge in this room.
This is an opportunity to better understand one another’s perspectives, to gain a deeper understanding of the issues at hand, to identify ways we can effectively move forward together.
As part of these discussions, I urge you all to look to the commitments made by the international community under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
In this resolution, the international community reaffirmed the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace negotiations, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and post-conflict reconstruction.
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We need to increase the participation of women in peacekeeping training, and incorporate gender perspectives in all our peace and security efforts, to unlock the operational potential of greater female representation.
This forum is an opportunity to better understand what these commitments on women, peace and security mean for peacekeeping training.
Before I close, I would like to acknowledge the President of the IAPTC, Ashraf Swelam of Egypt. Thank you for your excellent work as president.
We look forward to taking up the responsibility of this important work.
I know that New Zealand’s Colonel Helen Cooper will do a great job as the next President of the IAPTC.
We are proud to celebrate her appointment as the first female president of the Association in its 24-year history.
As a small nation, New Zealand relies on multilateral approaches to boost our contributions to global peace and security.
Hosting this conference, and taking on the presidency of the IAPTC, is one way we can demonstrate our commitment to multilateralism and the value we place on peacekeeping.
We look forward to a successful conference week.
We should be ambitious, engage openly, challenge assumptions, cut to the heart of challenging issues, and seek innovative solutions to some of the biggest challenges in peacekeeping training.
There is much to gain if we collectively make a positive impact on peacekeeping performance.
Thank you.
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MR DAVID SHEARER
Special Representative of the Secretary General for South Sudan David Shearer delivered a presentation on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), providing an overview of the Mission, outlining some challenges and achievements, and sharing lessons learned.
A key message was that peacekeeping environments have evolved significantly, while the UN peacekeeping model remains largely the same. Peacekeepers need to be robust and agile in order to adapt to Mission environments.
UNMISS faces a complex range of challenges. Poor roading infrastructure creates challenges for access, particularly during rainy seasons. This impacts trade, communications, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
The Mission also faces challenges with the complex array of parties that actively contribute to conflict in South Sudan, each with differing motives and aims. Another key challenge is achieving effective cohesion with a peacekeeping force that is made up of diverse personnel from different countries, spread across 23 locations in South Sudan.
Despite the inherent complexity, UNMISS has made a significant and positive impact on South Sudan. In particular the establishment of Protection of Civilian sites for internally displaced people has provided shelter and protection to large numbers of people who may have otherwise been killed. The Mission has also made progress with the demobilisation of young male soldiers.
David Shearer shared a number of lessons learned from his experience as UNMISS head of mission:
• peacekeeping missions are ultimately political interventions – we need to ensure that Missions are politically led;
• the UN has an important role to play in political processes as it is politically neutral and impartial, and can create the space for opposing parties to meet;
• peacekeeping missions must have a clear understanding of their purpose – for UNMISS it is to help build durable peace and protect civilians;
• peacekeeping missions need to be focused on helping the outside community, not centred on supporting themselves;
• peacekeepers must be robust, nimble and proactive;
Mr David Shearer, Special Representative Secretary General, South Sudan.
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• personnel should not be deploying for less than 12 months, and core staff (such as Force Commanders, heads of intelligence) should be posted for longer than 12 months;
• personnel should be prepared and enabled to deploy anywhere within the country;
• in-theatre training is important to ensure deployed personnel meet performance standards;
• peacekeeping training should include real life examples, and bring in police, military and civilian elements to help build understanding; and
• missions must incorporate lessons from other regional missions, sharing experiences and knowledge across the region – particularly in Africa.
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PANEL SESSION SUMMARIES
Ten panel sessions were conducted during the 24th IAPTC Annual Conference. Below is a brief summary of each session. If you would like to explore these topics further please direct your queries to the presenters whose contact details can be found at the end of this report.
Panel 1: Capacity Building Providers and Recipients
Monday 1 October 2018
Moderator: Mr Mark Pedersen, Chief of the Integrated Training Service, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
Presenters: Ms Jennifer Pulliam, Global Peace Operations Initiative, United States Department of State
Chief Superintendent Evelyn Thugea, Royal Solomon Island Police Force
Brigadier General (Rtd) Farooque Choudhury, Programme Manager Training of Trainers Centre, Entebbe, Uganda
The session provided insight into capacity building methods from the perspective of both training providers and recipients. The session included an overview of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) as an internationally influential capacity building provider; discussion on policing in the Solomon Islands as capacity building recipients; and training trainers.
GPOI aims to strengthen international capacity to effectively deliver UN and regional peace operations. The organisation views partnerships as key to long-term capacity building in recipient countries. Some impediments to the success of capacity building programmes include institutional capacity shortfalls, leadership gaps, and lack of political will.
A key element of capacity building is to ensure capacity-building recipients are left with the tools to sustain progress and reform in their communities and nations. Local knowledge must be a critical consideration to address local needs and cultures.
The key purpose of training trainers is to strengthen the capacity of Troop Contributing Countries and Police Contributing Countries to prepare personnel with mission-specific professional skills. Selecting highly skilled and experienced trainers to deliver the courses is important to increase the effectiveness of training operations and outputs. More work is required to increase the effectiveness of deployed staff officers, as well as the participation of females in these programmes.
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Panel 2: The Role of Peacekeepers in Protecting Cultural Property
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Moderator: Doctor Erik Kleijn, Senior Technical Advisor, UNESCO
Presenters: Miss Nadia Ammi, UN-Habitat, Iraq
Doctor Laurie Rush, United States Blue Shield Committee
The session emphasized the importance cultural protection for peacekeeping as a critical form of protecting identities. Cultural property is not solely the protection of tangible cultural artefacts, it is also about promoting resilience, and protecting language, heritage, and history. Promoting the importance of cultural property in areas where there are peacekeeping missions will enhance peacekeepers’ understanding of local culture. Greater cultural understanding could help with battlefield intelligence, and with promoting reconciliation and peace-building.
Training and educating personnel to increase awareness of cultural protection is key to protecting cultural property in areas where there are peacekeeping missions. Recommendations to improve the protection of cultural property include: introducing short pre-deployment training, integrating cultural heritage protection into military exercises; implementing workshops on cultural property; and ensuring peacekeeping mandates include reference to cultural protection, and explicitly recognise non-tangible forms of cultural property.
Doctor Erik Kleijn, Miss Nadia Ammi, and Doctor Laurie Rush discuss increasing awareness of cultural protection.
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Panel 3: Overview of Contemporary Peacekeeping Environment
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Moderator: Ambassador Ashraf Swelam, Director CCCPA, Cairo, Egypt
Presenters: Mr Luis Carrilho, Police Advisor to the Secretary General, United Nations
Mr Eustace Chiwombe, Acting Chief of Capability Development Unit
African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The session focused on the current peacekeeping environment and sought to draw conclusions about future peacekeeping environments. Discussions highlighted the growing complexity of operating landscapes. Adversaries are becoming more sophisticated, particularly as they exploit new technologies. The threat landscape is also changing, as adversaries become increasingly criminal and sometimes include drug cartels and gangs. This combination of events has, and will continue to, raise the level of threat facing peacekeepers.
A new approach to UN Police work is required, emphasising intelligence-led policing and greater situational awareness. This would see a better equipped and enabled force that is proactively oriented to pre-empt rather than react.
The African Union Commission is particularly concerned by the rise of unconventional threats such as terrorism and extremism, and the difficulties these create both for member states and the missions themselves. These emerging threats are difficult to manage. It is crucial to clearly identify what skills are required for operations, and to train accordingly. While simple in theory, readjusting training models requires a lot of resources, which for many can be very limited.
Panel 4: Coordination and Community Engagement
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Moderator: Flight Lieutenant Libby Reardon, NZ Defence Force
Presenters: Brigadier General (Rtd) Hester Paneras, United Nations Office to the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lieutenant Colonel Petter Vindeheim, Commandant of the Norwegian Defence International Centre
Mr Josef Reiterer, Chief Readiness and Training Section, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The session emphasised that genuine engagement between peacekeeping missions and local communities is an enabler of effective peacekeeping and peace-building. Meaningful engagement, based on mutual trust, with cross sections of society helps empower local populations.
To achieve more meaningful community engagement in peacekeeping missions, it must be included in peacekeeping training curricula, pre-deployment exercises, and leadership courses. The UN-CMCoord training methodology is an important step in
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helping achieve more meaningful community engagement in peacekeeping operations.
Panel 5: High Risk Environments – Radicalisation and Extremism
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Moderator: Mr Jonas Alberoth, Deputy Director General Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden
Presenters: Colonel Angela Fitzsimons, Chief U2 MINUSMA, Mali
Ambassador Ashraf Swelam, Director CCCPA, Cairo, Egypt
The session provided an overview of the challenges in high risk peacekeeping environments, and focused particularly on the impacts of radicalisation and extremism. Radicalisation and extremism are driven by complex factors—those that are social, political, tribal and religious in nature—and therefore addressing and countering radicalization cannot be successfully done by pursuing security measures alone. An integrated, preventative approach is required to have a lasting impact.
The example of a 2012 attack on a UN camp in Timbuktu, Mali highlights the increasing complexity, coordination and duration of attacks, posing new challenges to missions operating in these environments. Trainers should consider how to prepare peacekeepers to be agile to carry out a mandate in this environment, and missions should pursue ongoing integration of intelligence stakeholders and those on the ground to be able to respond most effectively in high risk environments.
There are complex challenges involved with counterterrorism, including implications for security and safety, the impartiality of UN peacekeeping missions, and the often transnational nature of extremism. The lines are often blurred between peacekeeping and active counterterrorism, creating additional pressures on the mandates of peacekeeping operations.
The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) has introduced Preventing Radicalisation and Extremism Relating to Terrorism as a supplementary approach to counterterrorism and extremism. This method highlights the value in offering alternative narratives to religious ideology (or misrepresentation of ideology) that is used to recruit individuals to extremist groups and fuel ideologically-framed conflicts and violence.
Panel 6: Police Strategic Guidance Framework – Considerations in Training
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Moderator: Brigadier General (Rtd) Hester Paneras, United Nations Office to the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Presenters: Mr Luis Carrilho, Police Advisor to the Secretary General, United Nations
Brigadier General (Rtd) Gabriel Jorge Guerrero, Peace Operations Instructor, Argentinian Armed Forces Joint Staff School
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This session focused on the Police Strategic Guidance Framework (SGF) from both police and military perspectives. The SGF seeks to define UN policing to make police stronger, better understood, and a more reliable partner for military and civilian colleagues on the ground. The aim is to develop the Strategic Guidance Framework into a training curriculum for future peacekeepers.
The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations emphasised the need for police contributing countries to ensure that deployed police officers are prepared and enabled to align their practices with UN standards. This is key to ensuring that host states and local populations receive a consistent and known police presence.
For peacekeeping missions to be effective, police and military officers must be prepared and enabled to fulfil respective functions. Although each component has different capabilities, they are unified by their shared desired end state: to establish conditions for a secure and safe environment, and the development of local institutions. In order to accommodate and best utilise police in peacekeeping operations, the military must be more versatile and flexible, particularly in mind set, to ensure that the right tools are used at the right times.
Panel 7: Female Peacekeepers
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Moderator: Doctor Lotte Vermeij, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Armed Forces
Presenters: Squadron Leader Fiona Pearce, Military Gender Advisor to the Office of Military Affairs, United Nations
Mr Luis Carrilho, Police Advisor to the Secretary General, United Nations.
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Mr Andrew Carpenter, Chief Strategic Policy and Development Section, Police Division, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
The session discussed the role of women in peacekeeping. Gendered approaches help peacekeeping stakeholders to better understand the different experiences that men and women have, particularly in conflict environments. Consideration of the range of experiences faced by both men and women can help peacekeeping missions to better understand the needs of local populations.
Increasing the number of women in the field will enable peacekeeping missions to better understand and address the local community’s needs, and in turn allow them to achieve more than is currently possible. There are many strategies to increase the number of female peacekeepers, notably UN Security Council Resolution 2242 which requires the doubling of female peacekeepers by 2020.
Representation of female police officers is critical to the operational effectiveness and efficiency of UN police, and efforts are underway to increase the number female police officers in peacekeeping operations. Numerous obstacles stand in the way of this throughout the national and UN selection processes, while on deployment, and upon returning home. Despite these obstacles, UN Police remains committed to increasing the participation of female police officers in peacekeeping operations.
Panel 8: Ethics, Conduct and Discipline
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Moderator: Mr Mark Pedersen, Chief of the Integrated Training Service, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
Presenters; Ms Beth Asher, Senior Programme Officer, Conduct & Discipline Unit, Department of Field Support, United Nations
Lieutenant General Carlos Loitey, Military Advisor to the Secretary General, United Nations
Mr Luis Carrilho, Police Advisor to the Secretary General, United Nations
This session focussed on the importance of ethical conduct of peacekeeping personnel. Adhering to UN standards of conduct is integral to management and command functions. Comprehensive training and awareness-raising of personnel, both before and during deployments, will help missions to maintain a permanent preventative posture.
A key theme of this discussion was the importance of preventing sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). Risk management is a critical enabler for missions to be proactive in their prevention of SEA and adherence to ethical conduct. The importance of both the appropriate reporting of any incidents or allegations, and the thorough investigation of these, is central to upholding UN codes of conduct. UN Security Council Resolution 2272 provides an accountability mechanism to hold police and Troop Contributing Countries accountable for failures in both reporting and investigation of breaches of conduct. More robust mechanisms have also been
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established directly by the UN to support victims of SEA and seek to redress their grievances.
Ethical conduct is one of the core pillars of successful peacekeeping operations. It is critical to shift the performance paradigm to make it clear that ethical conduct and behaviour cannot be separated from overall performance.
Panel 9: Lessons Learned From Recent Joint Training Experiences
Thursday 4 October 2018
Moderator: Mr Jonas Alberoth, Deputy Director General Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden
Presenters: Colonel Marco Machado, ALCOPAZ representative
Colonel Mustafizuar Rahman, AAPTC representative
Mr Kurt Eyre, EAPTC representative
Doctor Cecile Oyono, APSTA representative
The session included overviews by regional peacekeeping training centres on peacekeeping training activities, including exercises. Speakers shared key outcomes and lessons learned. EAPTC provided an overview on its 6th annual conference on Leading Innovation in Peace Operations: strengthening tomorrow’s performance; ALCOPAZ shared Brazil’s experiences with Viking Exercise 2018; AAPTC shared experience from Exercise Shanti Doot; and APSTA provided an overview of recent training developments.
Training centre associations identified some key lessons learned:
• peacekeeping training should be focused on the impact and benefit of policy, and training centres should bring together policy and operational components of peacekeeping missions;
• peacekeeping training should focus on both policy and uniformed personnel;
• an enhanced focus on training peacekeeping leadership is required;
• training centres should increase people-to-people links to enable cooperation between institutions and people on the field;
• peacekeeping training centres should seek to align police, civilian and military components;
• female participation in exercises needs to be lifted;
• peacekeeping training should focus on human security in all spectrum of conflict; and
• harmonisation of training content is important to ensure a consistent standard in the quality of training delivered across centres.
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Doctor Cecile Oyono provides an overview of recent APSTA training developments.
Panel 10: Security within Missions
Thursday 4 October 2018
Moderator: Major General (Rtd) Dave Gawn, NZ Defence Force
Presenters: Lieutenant General (Rtd) Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz, Brazilian National Secretary for Public Security
Mr Mark Pedersen, Chief of the Integrated Training Service, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
The session focused on the increasingly complex and evolving peacekeeping environment. High risk operating environments pose significant challenges to the security of some UN missions, and as such, peacekeepers must be able to adapt to the changing nature of conflict. Agility in peacekeeping missions is critical to ensure missions are able to adapt to high risk environments and reality on the ground.
General Cruz provided an overview of the UN-commissioned independent report on Improving Security of UN Peacekeepers he authored; often referred to as the ‘Cruz Report’, the report’s focus is to change the way the UN does business in high-security risk peacekeeping operations.
The Cruz Report identifies critical issues with UN peacekeeping missions, and highlights the need for the UN to be more robust in its response to threats. Some key focuses include:
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• forces should be able and willing to respond to attacks both proportionally and sometimes using overwhelming force;
• the UN, as a political and diplomatic organization, needs to be operationally-focused and able to respond to high threat contexts;
• a clear division of labour between the UN mission and UN headquarters is required to ensure the Force Commander is responsible for security on the ground; and
• training, including through enhanced pre-deployment training and pre-screening of personnel, is critical to ensure Missions maintain a proactive posture to threats.
UN Chief of Integrated Training Service Mark Pedersen discussed progress made since the ‘Cruz Report’, next steps, and implications for capacity building. Since the report’s publication, violent attacks and deaths from malicious acts have reduced across missions, although causality is ambiguous.
Key focuses to consolidate and build on this momentum must include improved intelligence functions, base protection, and better living and health standards. Personnel need to be both capable and willing to fulfil mandate requirements. In many cases personnel are lacking the most basic soldiering skills, such as weapons handling, patrolling, first aid and counter ambush.
The UN is seeking to improve its pre-deployment guidance to reflect these focuses. Building partnerships between troop contributing countries is a useful way to leverage capacity of different countries.
Lieutenant General (Rtd) Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz responds to questions regarding the UN-commissioned independent report he authored on Improving Security of United Nations Peacekeepers.
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THEMATIC DISCUSSION SUMMARIES
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Five thematic discussion groups were conducted during the 24th IAPTC Annual Conference. Below is a brief summary of each session. If you would like to explore these topics further please direct your queries to the presenters whose contact details can be found at the end of this report.
Room 1: Women, Peace and Security
Presenter: Ms Lesley Connolly, Senior Policy Analyst, International Peace Institute,
United States
This session focussed on the barriers of female participation in peacekeeping operations. Areas of discussion included implementation of UN Security Council resolutions in more refined language so that training materials and recruitment strategies can be developed out of these resolutions. Practitioners need to focus on maintaining female participation in peacekeeping operations, rather than just recruitment. Gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping training is critical. Delegates shared innovative ways their respective countries are aiming to engage females and involve them in all aspects of peacekeeping operations.
Room 2: Monitoring and Evaluation for Peacekeeping Operations
Presenter: Doctor Allana Lancaster, Senior Program Officer/ Security Sector Capacity Development Lead, United States Institute of Peace
The session focused on how peacekeeping training centres and trainers are able to evaluate the effectiveness of peacekeeping training. The group was presented with a case study from the US Institute of Peace (USIP) on their assessment framework to measure successful peacekeeping training. Peacekeepers may receive training from a number of different providers during their operation, and this presents challenges for evaluating the impact of specific training centres.
Room 3: Making Peace Operations More Effective – Weapons and Ammunition Management
Presenters: Mr Erik Berman, Director Small Arms Survey, Switzerland
Major General Marcelo Montaner, Director National Support System for Peacekeeping Operations, Uruguay
This session focussed on the prevalence of losing weapons in peacekeeping missions. It highlighted the lack of reporting associated with weapons loss and the difficulty this presents to reducing weapons loss and analysing trends in this area. More education (particularly through workshops) could allow people who have been deployed to discuss what their experiences have been in the area of weapons loss.
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Room 4: Lessons Learned From a Regional Perspective
Presenter: Inspector Paris Razos, NZ Police
In this session, participants reflected on the benefits and challenges of regional missions. Shared histories and greater understanding of regional cultures are positive aspects of regional missions. Security sector reform needs to take the local level into considerations, and this could be included in mandate design after an authentic needs-assessment in close coordination with the host state.
Room 5: International Police Partnership to Build Operational Capacity
Presenters: First Lieutenant Mahmoud Alomari, Police Instructor, Peacekeeping Operations Training Center, Jordan
Inspector Camilla Unsgaard, Course Director, Swedish Police Support Operations
This session was focused on the experience of the Jordanian and Swedish Police cooperating together to increase female participation within the Police in Jordan. The two chairs of the session discussed the gender make up of their respective Police Force’s prior to the cooperation, some of the challenges that they faced and finally, some of the significant achievements for the Jordanian Police such as the introduction of separate pre-training for females and specific training in areas such as driving and English language training.
One of the many thematic discussion groups where delegates had the opportunity to share experiences and improve understanding. These sessions were rated highly by the delegates.
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SPECIAL FOCUS TOPIC
Action for Peacekeeping (A4P)
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Lieutenant General Carlos Loitey, UN Military Advisor for Peacekeeping, provided an overview of the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative released in September 2018 by the UN Secretary General to renew collective political commitment to peacekeeping operations. More than 130 countries have now endorsed the mutually-agreed commitments. Action by member states both nationally and internationally is essential for the aims of the initiative to be fully realized.
Some key ongoing challenges facing peacekeeping missions include:
• ongoing financial constraints faced by peacekeeping operations;
• training deficits in contingencies and in particular the military (‘green’) skills of deployed personnel;
• the need to improve standards of performance on the ground including addressing caveats;
• increasing female participation both in national armed forces and as peacekeepers; and
• the continued need to take firm action against sexual exploitation and abuse.
These key challenges undermine the ability of peacekeeping operations to deliver on mandates. Initiatives such as A4P, as well as the ongoing work by Department of Peacekeeping Operations, will aim to tangibly address these impediments to the delivery of peace in the field. Effective training of peacekeepers and deployed personnel will have a significant impact on addressing such challenges, in order to ensure peacekeepers have the capability to address mission mandates.
Lieutenant General Carlos Loitey briefs the 24th IAPTC Conference audience.
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KNOWLEDGE CAFES
Monday 1 October 2018
Director/Chief Presenter: Inspector Camilla Unsgaard, Course Director, Swedish Police Peace Support Operations
Inspector Unsgaard briefed the participants on the purpose of the Knowledge Cafes session and pointed out that the aim of this session was to inspire change and to promote continuous improvement in the design and delivery of peacekeeping courses. It sought to do so by encouraging institute leadership, designers, and deliverers to actively seek methods of achieving learning outcomes based on current and emerging research on how people learn best.
The session comprised ten ‘knowledge cafés’ that demonstrated a range of learning methods that encouraged discussion and collaboration of ideas. Participants visited an assigned stand for a 20 minutes and were expose to a pedagogical concept before returning to their table of 10 randomly allocated delegates. At the tables, the members discussed and reflected on their different observations. A second round then took place where delegates visited a different stand for another 20 minutes before one final reflection session on how to improve pedagogical systems in their own institutes.
Below is a brief summary of each café session. If you would like to explore these topics further please direct your queries to the presenters whose contact details can be found at the end of this report.
A full Pedagogical Report is available on the IAPTC website.
Cafe 1: Storytelling
Host: Wing Commander Murray Simons, Director, Learning Development Group, NZ Defence College
• Storytelling is a unique and
effective method that can be used
to develop understanding, respect
and appreciation of other
cultures.
• Storytelling does not cost money
and can be used anywhere,
anytime.
• When using this methodology it is
important to explain the process
to the learners to help them
understand.
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Cafe 2: Senior Leadership Training – Training Methods and Techniques
Hosts: Brigadier General (Rtd) Gabriel Jorge Guerrero, Peace Operations Instructor at the Argentinian Armed Forces Joint Staff School; and Colonel (Rtd) Roberto Gil, Advisor, National Support System for Peacekeeping Operations, Uruguay
• Design scenarios to input into training that cater to robust discussion.
• Create a safe learning environment to enable honest discussions on difficult
subjects.
• Facilitate discussions.
• Allocate plenty of time for discussion.
Cafe 3: The Kind of Learning That Changes Us Forever
Host: Mr Jonas Alberoth, Deputy Director General Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden
• A facilitated discussion on the
importance of making learning
memorable.
• Shared practically applicable
and research-based insights on
the phenomena of learning, with
a focus on influencing learning
and a one-sentence definition of
when learning has actually taken
place.
Cafe 4: 3D Printing
Host: Mr Martin Boult, Team Leader Training Technology NZ Defence College
• 3D printing can encourage
learning, provide deeper
engagement and make learning
more memorable.
• 3D models make learning tactile
and enables learners to pull
models apart to see how
individual components work (e.g.
components of an engine).
• 3D printing can support a
blended learning approach by
using 3D objects with QR codes which provide a link into digital learning. An
example is 3D models of a harbour approach into cities prior to disaster relief
missions, and QR codes that provide links to digital information about the
disaster zone.
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Cafe 5: Peacekeeping Professional Development and the Role of the Advisor
Hosts: Ms Victoria Walker, The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of
Armed Forces; and Mr Kurt Eyre, The Geneva Centre for the Democratic
Control of Armed Forces.
• Focused on interactive learning
and reflection with an interactive
“drawing session.”
• Discussed exploration of
scenarios in peacekeeper
training.
• Explored some new research
coming out of DCAF in Geneva.
Cafe 6: Socratic Questioning
Host: Professor Richard Love, Peacekeeping Stability Operations Institute,
United States
• Socratic questioning – a
pedagogical tool.
• We tend to race to answer ‘the
what’ and don’t focus on ‘the
why’.
• Socratic questioning leads to a
more intelligent approach to the
problem.
o Ask ‘is what we’re doing
solving the why?’
o Ask yourself ‘what is it
that I’m doing? Why am I here?’
• People ask a lot less why questions as we get older.
• Encourage questioning so that people look at things from a different
perspective and get more creative solutions.
Cafe 7: Interactive Avatar System Bridging Classroom to Feld Exercises
Host: Mr Grant Robinson, Australian Defence College Simulation Centre; and
Mr Mark Deed, Australian Defence College Simulation Centre
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• The avatar system was
showcased as an opportunity for
role play.
• The system can adjust the age,
ethnicity, and voice of the staff
member who is engaging with
the student in a set scenario.
The background can also be
altered to increase the level of
realism.
• Selected delegates were given
the opportunity to engage with the avatar.
Cafe 8: Virtual Reality Simulations Training
Host: Mr Mitchel Willoughby, NZ Defence Force
• Delegates had the opportunity to
test the system and simulate
driving a patrol vehicle on a
peacekeeping mission.
• Virtual Reality headsets were
demonstrated and their
advantages and disadvantages
were also explored.
• Additional displays included
Extended Reality (XR),
Augmented Reality (AR), and
Mixed Reality (MR).
Cafe 9: How to Design and Conduct Integrated Training Courses
Hosts: Dr Volker Jacoby, Center for International Peace Operations, Germany;
and Chief Superintendent Markus Feilke, German Federal Police
Academy
• Trainers should be more about
facilitating and less about
instructing, and focus more on
building relationships.
• A facilitation approach leads to
honest conversations which can
lead to a change in attitude.
• Integrated training courses require
thorough design and conduct.
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• Focus less on leadership and command and more on facilitation to empower
individuals to solve their own problems.
• Less theory, more interaction.
Cafe 10: Scenario Based Training for Senior Leadership in the Field – Safe Learning Environment
Host: Ms Lesley Connolly, Senior Policy Analyst, The International Peace
Institute, United States
• Explored how to create a safe
learning environment.
• Build a positive atmosphere,
create a respectful environment.
• Use case studies, stories,
scenarios etc. for learning.
• Allow time for discussions and
experiences.
• Be a good listener - but control
the situation, be impartial,
knowledgeable, have good
engagement.
• Create a learning environment, not an assessment environment.
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OFFICIAL CLOSING ADDRESS BY NEW ZEALAND MINISTER OF POLICE
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou katoa
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman.
Thank you to the New Zealand Defence Force for inviting me to close the 24th annual IAPTC conference.
On behalf of the Honourable Ron Mark, Minister of Defence, I would like to thank you all for attending this year’s conference and I trust it has been a productive few days for you all.
My congratulations to Colonel Helen Cooper, Acting Deputy Chief of Army, as she takes over as the first woman IAPTC president.
What an honour it is for New Zealand to be hosting this IAPTC conference as we mark the 70th Anniversary of UN peacekeeping this year.
I am proud that over the past 70 years New Zealanders have been some of the more than 1 million men and women who have served under the UN flag.
I would also like to acknowledge the more than 100,000 military, police and civilian personnel from 125 countries who are currently serving in 14 peacekeeping operations. This includes just under 700 military and police personnel from the pacific region, a significant contribution.
As Minister of Police, I fully support New Zealand Police and Defence in their contribution to international peace support and crisis management. This conference reinforces the fact that peacekeeping is very much a joint effort and both military and police have important roles to play.
In New Zealand, we take an all-of-government approach to supporting peace operations, disaster relief and related crisis situations.
New Zealand Police works closely with their partners New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure they are ready to respond domestically and internationally to any emerging threats.
Police and military working together on missions overseas is crucial to the success and effectiveness of transitioning a country in conflict to a stable and peaceful one.
This reflects the Green-Blue Continuum approach to peacekeeping. That is, the military often respond initially to restore order and security, moving to a stable phase where Police work with the military and host country to provide security, and moving through to capacity development through police training and mentoring and ultimately support no longer being required.
The Honourable Stuart Nash, New Zealand Minister of Police.
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Looking at the Pacific, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, commonly known as RAMSI, started primarily as a military operation and concluded last year as solely a policing mission.
This has been followed by a new capacity development programme built in conjunction with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force that is now well under way. The mission was a significant undertaking for the region with 15 countries contributing personnel.
As mentioned this week, today’s combatants are just as likely to be affiliated with organised crime groups as they are with militias or rebel factions. So increased flexibility and adaptably in how police and military personnel work together on peacekeeping missions will be crucial as we face the challenges of the changing nature of conflict.
Today, two-thirds of UN peacekeepers are deploying to increasingly complex and high-risk environments and this is reflected in the rapidly increasing hostile acts peacekeepers are experiencing.
It is critical we prepare our staff to face these challenges, and the Strategic Guidance framework that UNPOL has developed is a great tool for this. We must also take heed of the lessons learnt from the ‘Cruz Report’.
The New Zealand Government is committed to playing our part on the world stage. As our Prime Minister noted when addressing the United Nations in New York last week, we are increasingly seeing ourselves as global citizens. As part of this we must be willing to do our part in building and sustaining international peace and security, and ensuring that we have an open, inclusive rules based system, where kindness and collectivism can flourish.
An example of this commitment and of New Zealand doing our bit can be seen in the work my friend and colleague David Shearer is undertaking in South Sudan. David, who spoke to you during the week, leads a team who are working to rebuild a nation ripped apart by civil unrest and famine.
For New Zealand Police this includes contributions to UN missions in Cyprus, Namibia, Timor Leste, as well as the 45 staff currently deployed to 10 programmes across Asia Pacific.
These international policing roles are crucial to NZ Police’s ability to address and respond to current and emerging threats.
As New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush mentioned in his opening remarks for the UNPOL workshop held on Sunday; the world is becoming a smaller and more connected place, the nature of the current and emerging threats continue to become more complex, organised and transnational.
How successful we are in addressing many of those threats is dependent on both strong international partnerships and relationships as well as the quality and the capability of the support we provide.
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Through hosting the 24th annual IAPTC conference New Zealand has had the opportunity to contribute to our collective efforts to explore further how we can contribute to peacekeeping training initiatives.
Thank you for the opportunity to close the conference. I hope you have all enjoyed your stay in New Zealand, and on behalf of the host partnership – the New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police, Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – I wish you all a safe journey back to you home countries.
Ngā mihi.
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Incoming IAPTC President Colonel Helen Cooper, DSD, and outgoing IAPTC President Mr Ashraf Swelam exchange a traditional Maori greeting and acknowledgement during the IAPTC President Handover.
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24TH IAPTC CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Sun 30 Sep Mon 1 Oct Tue 2 Oct Wed 3 Oct Thu 4 Oct Fri 5 Oct
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0700 – 0745 Executive Committee Meeting
0845 – 0900
Admin Brief
0800 – 0900
Panel 2 – The Role of Peacekeepers in
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0800 – 0830 Executive Committee Meeting
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0900 – 1000
Panel 3 - Overview of Contemporary Peacekeeping Environment
0900 – 1000
Panel 6 - The Police Strategic Guidance
Framework: Considerations in Training
0900 – 1000
Panel 9 - Lessons From Recent Joint
Training Experiences
0930 – 1000
Official Address
1000 – 1030
Coffee Break
1000 – 1030
Coffee Break
1000 – 1030
Coffee Break
1000 – 1030
Coffee Break
1000 – 1030
Coffee Break
1030 – 1130
Conference Keynote Speaker
1030 – 1230
Panel 4 - Community Engagement
1030 – 1130
Panel 6 - The Police Strategic Guidance
Framework: Considerations in Training
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1030 - 1200
Panel 10 - Security Within Missions
1030 – 1130
Host / IAPTC Executive Hot Wash
1130 – 1230
Panel 1 -Capacity Building Providers &
Recipients
1130 – 1230
Panel 7 - Female Peacekeepers
1200 – 1300
AGM
1230 – 1400
Lunch / Exhibition Combined
1230 – 1400
Lunch / Exhibition Combined
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1400 – 1430
Special Focus Topic - Action For
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1330 – 1530
1. Making Peace Operations More Effective – Weapons & Ammunition
Management
2. Women, Peace and Security
3. Lessons Learned From a Regional Perspective
4. Monitoring & Evaluation for Peacekeeping Training
5. International Police Partnership to Build Operational Capacity
1400 – 1445
Handover
1430 – 1530
Panel 5 – High Risk Environments :
Radicalisation and Extremism
1445 – 1515
Official Closing Address
1530 – 1600
Transition/Break
1530 – 1600
Coffee Break
1515 – 1600
Coffee Break
1600 – 1900
Local Tours
1600 – Board coaches
Local Tours include afternoon tea
1900 – Return to hotel/ Free time
1600 – 1700
Panel 8 - Ethics, Conduct & Discipline
1600 - 1700
IAPTC Plus
1600 -1700
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1630 – 1730
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1800 – Group photo
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1900 – Reception
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1830 – 1900 Pre-dinner drinks
1900 – 2130 Dinner
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ATTENDANCE STATISTICS
TOTAL DELEGATES1 262
International Delegates 187
National Delegates 75
GENDER
Male 204 78%
Female 58 22%
AFFILIATION
Military 143 54%
Police 57 22%
Civilian 62 24%
REGION
Africa 20 7.5%
Europe 48 18%
Americas 45 17.5%
Asia/Pacific 149 57%
AVERAGE AGE 45.3
Male 48.1
Female 42.6
No of Plenary Speakers2 32
No of Moderators3 11
No of Panels 10
No of Special Focus Topics4 2
1 This does not include the host Support Staff or 47 Officer Cadets. 2 Not including Opening/Closing Ceremonies, or Welcome Reception, etc. Some of these speakers addressed more than one Panel. 3 Some of the moderators moderated more than one Panel. 4 Includes the Knowledge Cafes.
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CONFERENCE EVALUATION SURVEY
1. Did the topics match the theme?
Yes: 50 responses.
1.1. I had the expectation to get a more concrete final product taking into consideration the Conference Theme “Innovative Capacity Building for Effective Peace Operations”.
1.2. Knowledge Cafe was stellar! Also the info bazaar during lunch breaks. All breakout-groups were well received. Please, more of this, and less panel discussions in the plenary. Panel discussions in breakout-groups would also be a good idea.
1.3. Yes, in general. But the “undercurrent theme” that I took away from the whole conference was the need for partnership in multiple disciplines.
1.4. Could have stressed the innovative part of it.
1.5. As with the 2017 conference, many of the same issues and challenges were raised again this year. And to be honest, similar issues to those raise consistently over the past decade or so (notwithstanding the definite increase in complexity).
1.6. Yes in part but for 90% of the time most speakers referred to training. I am wondering if there should have been more emphasis on learning (education) which is where you create situational awareness and higher order thinkers to be read to predict, be proactive and respond to activities and issues out of the norm. This where our UN pers are empowered to act as leaders from the ground up whether they want to or not every time they wear the UN sign or blue cap/helmet they are ready to act to those things out of the norm. Where learning was strongly present in the conference was on the topic of gender which was pleasing to hear.
1.7. Particularly the lectures from BG Guerrero and the panel on Cultural Property protection.
1.8. Recommend future power point presentations. Some of the presenters only read off from what they have on hand.
1.9. Yes, although it was not always clear to me what the truly innovative aspects were of the subjects that were presented.
1.10. Innovation is crucial in today’s peace operations. Scenarios are changing so fast that it is difficult to continue with traditional training (in both, contents and pedagogical systems and training.
1.11. Nevertheless, there were some speakers who talked in an elliptical or abstract way not mentioning the main topic at all.
No: 4 responses
1.12. I found the topic to be quite vague and difficult to relate to the presentations that were predominantly focused (understandably) on the current context
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and associated training requirements for contemporary peacekeeping operations.
1.13. I found there was less emphasis on innovation than I expected. We seemed to focus a lot more on how things are currently being done and less time on thinking about new ways of doing things. The innovation challenge was too short and the back brief from groups which could have been really helpful ended up being a once over lightly.
1.14. Not much focus on innovation.
1.15. The conference was focussed more on the challenges and issues rather than innovative thinking. I acknowledge this is difficult, but topics and speakers could have been form those who are genuinely undertaking innovative training for effective peacekeeping.
2. Were the presented topics useful?
Yes: 54 responses.
2.1. Some were not associated at all with the Conference Theme “Innovative Capacity Building for Effective Peace Operations”.
2.2. An excellent range of topics from a ‘peacekeeping training’ point of view. A couple of specific presentations on how to be ‘innovative’ in our training would have been good.
2.3. Learnt many new concepts.
2.4. I am particularly pleased with the emphasis on inclusion of policing issues in peace operations. Well done.
2.5. Most of them. WPS took off on a slightly too basic note.
2.6. The speakers and presenters were great and it really added value.
2.7. Especially the separate Police day.
2.8. Perhaps with a focus more on ‘lessons learned and adjustments implemented’ - to make collective efforts future-focused and not historic?
2.9. In general very good presenters and relevant topics, and often broken down to the relevance for training.
2.10. Yes, but some issues were absents of discussions.
No: 0 responses.
3. Were the speaker presentations of a high quality?
Yes: 53 responses.
3.1. Some variation, but generally very good.
3.2. For those speakers not able (or not willing) to talk English language there is a need of simultaneous translation (not available at this time).
3.3. Exceptionally!
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3.4. As such, the speaker presentations were good. However, less of them would be better. And “punchier” ones.
3.5. They have wild experiences through peacekeeping.
3.6. Yes. But again, would be good to have speakers come along to generate an honest debate on challenge the status quo of our work in training and development, rather than sometimes repeating platitudes or detail of activities we can easily read up on, online. So no doubting the experience and quality in many cases, but worry that at times we’re not being strategic enough in our ambitions to improve effectiveness - at a policy, practice and training level.
3.7. Not all. A few delivered at a operational level. The more strategic presenters added greater value prompting innovative thinking for change.
3.8. Just one or two should be put in the upper level according to the audience.
No: 1 response.
4. Was there enough time for networking?
Yes: 51 responses.
4.1. Possibly could have additional time in the first day for meet and greet activities.
4.2. A well designed conference!
4.3. Excellent opportunities were provided (timewise and the cruise).
4.4. Really enjoyed the cultural activities and the hospitality was outstanding.
4.5. The breaks was perfect. Enough time to chat with different people. Good food and plenty of coffee.
4.6. Great timetable for networking.
4.7. Time distribution and execution was perfect.
No: 3 responses.
4.8. Will need more time for general get together during the evenings.
4.9. I think one of the reason was because delegates stay in different hotels. So the possibility to discuss after work in the same place (share breakfast, dinners, cocktails, etc.) was reduced.
5. Did you find the Knowledge Café on Monday afternoon valuable?
Yes: 49 responses.
5.1. Thought this was an excellent opportunity for members to mix as well as engage in learning.
5.2. It was interesting experiences to learn PKO teaching methodologies in a unique style.
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5.3. There was a bit of confusion regarding how it should work but the 2nd round went smoother.
5.4. Yes. It was excellent. However, more time would have been required for the discussion at the stands. It was an excellent tool to get knowledge across while engaging with people, and showing them a superb tool for all this. All at the same time.
5.5. Yes, I thought it was innovative.
5.6. One should be careful: Knowledge was not shared, but impressions were shared.
5.7. Yes, this was definitely the highlight of the week in terms of learning and meeting people, definitely a useful concept for collective learning.
5.8. This was a really transformative and interesting way to get people around different presentations and to have them back briefed to the group. It was fun, interactive and compelling.
5.9. Interesting awesome.
5.10. All coffee breaks were good.
5.11. Loved it wanted another similar activity at the end of lunch the next day too. Good ice breaker.
5.12. More like this would be genuinely useful.
5.13. Excellent interaction & networking with members fm IAPTC.
5.14. Very good initiative.
5.15. Yes, indeed it was, but to work with all delegates (more than 200 hundred?) at the same time reduce the impact. May be in two or three separate groups would be more easy to accomplish the tasks.
No: 3 responses.
5.16. Because did not match the level of the audience, some technics were in the very tactical level.
Did not attend/running a stand: 2 responses.
6. Did you like the Exhibition (Ideas Bazaar) being held during lunch?
Yes: 48 responses.
6.1. Although this could include more interactive areas.
6.2. The inception of the new modality of 2-days Ideas Bazar at noon time was excellent.
6.3. I especially appreciated the exhibition time to Network. I liked the idea of it being open during lunch and for two days. Because the traffic was heavier the first day, perhaps there will be an extended time for it that first day especially.
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6.4. One day would have been enough. Hardly anyone came to the Bazaar day 2.
6.5. Recommend for more exhibition stands allocated to selected Peace OPS Trg Centres fm the 4 regions to display and present what Trg they’re conducting & practicing.
6.6. This system has saved time.
6.7. Better than separately.
6.8. I would like to suggest that audio visual materials of organizations of relevant projects can be shown.
6.9. It helps to discuss with colleagues in an informal way.
6.10. Is very useful for sharing support and capabilities among participants.
No: 5 responses.
6.11. I did not LIKE it nor did I DISLIKE it (despite my answer of “No”). I just really did not find it of significant value.
6.12. A tad bit to conventional and standardised in messages (content) and delivery.
Did not attend: 1 response.
7. Given your experience, would you encourage others to attend next year?
Yes: 53 responses.
7.1. If even just for the networking.
7.2. Great conference! I would suggest a participant list be provided as past IAPTCs and posted on the IAPTC website.
7.3. Absolutely.
7.4. I would encourage my police colleagues to attend only if the precedent set by NZ continues into the future.
7.5. Yes working in the PDT space myself, this broadened my awareness of Peacekeeping Training centres and the issues they face.
7.6. Especially people working in training centers. They should be encouraged to participate. Many attendants were somehow involved with peacekeeping operations, but not currently working in training centers.
7.7. Yes, but as mentioned previously, I firmly believe we need to be more challenging and proactive in presenting tangible examples of training developments. And that we diversify the target audience, ie. need to have more cross-sector actors involved in PSO training, change and reform such as human resource leaders and managers who can make that crucial link between roles, responsibilities, selection and assessment.
7.8. More participation of NGOs and INGOs.
7.9. The nations policy- and military advisor in New York should be invited.
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7.10. I will bring some of my collages as well.
7.11. Of course. This is a tribune were we have a lot to share, as military, police or civilians . We need more specialists in pedagogical systems to improve our Education and training.
No: 1 response.
8. What was the highlight of the conference for you?
8.1. The networking - which usually happened during snack and meal times.
8.2. Increasing number of participants particularly Police and female personnel.
8.3. As part of the support staff, there were several highlights such as: forging new friendships, meeting international visitors and making them feel welcome, providing assistance for all manner of enquiries and generally being part of the comradery the NZDF team is legendary for!
8.4. The keynote address by David Shearer. His address was an excellent scene-setter for the conference. Other highlights included the excellent range of high ranking officials (from other partner countries and the UN) and their willingness to engage and interact.
8.5. The breakaway sessions as it looked at some topics related to separate disciplines.
8.6. The presentations from Gen Cruz and the DPKO gender advisor.
8.7. The session on the role of peacekeepers in protecting cultural property.
8.8. The networking, break out sessions and web site, this was bomber informative.
8.9. It was flawless, and most well organized. You have raised the bar.
8.10. Knowledge Cafe, Networking.
8.11. SGF, protecting cultural property, networking.
8.12. Sharing the experiences and knowledge.
8.13. Seminars were very interesting and panels gave different perspectives.
8.14. Update on policies and new trend from DPKO.
8.15. Networking opportunities.
8.16. Actually, there were several: The impressive opening ceremony of the conference, the audiovisual coverage and supporting website and app.
8.17. Two things: the role of Police and civilians is taking more and more importance in representation and participation what is very good.
8.18. New Zealand organization and culture; Speakers quality; Environment.
8.19. The police day (Sunday) and the breakouts sessions.
8.20. A negative highlight - at times it felt like we were describing policy and operational justification (for the use of more force or robustness), when in fact we want to have more strategic discussion on how training and development partners can better collaborate to improve training
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approaches, operational impact and most crucially, individual and/or organisational behavioural/cultural adjustment.
8.21. We are not alone - joining up our networks and bouncing and sharing ideas was invaluable.
8.22. Connect each other and share our experiences to enhance capacity building for military, police and civilian personnel prior to deploy on UN missions.
8.23. Good speakers, interesting topics, and an impeccable organization.
8.24. The stories and experiences shared.
8.25. Radicalisation theme.
8.26. Welcome Ceremony and the visit to the MARAI House at the NZ War Museum.
8.27. Day 2 with community engagement and the day 3 with regional approach breakout.
8.28. Sharing of information and networking.
8.29. Networking, personal contact with others. In the programme, the host nation visits. And the keynote speech.
9. What areas of the conference could be improved?
9.1. The police day (Sunday) and the breakouts sessions.
9.2. A negative highlight - at times it felt like we were describing policy and operational justification (for the use of more force or robustness), when in fact we want to have more strategic discussion on how training and development partners can better collaborate to improve training approaches, operational impact and most crucially, individual and/or organisational behavioural/cultural adjustment.
9.3. We are not alone - joining up our networks and bouncing and sharing ideas was invaluable.
9.4. Connect each other and share our experiences to enhance capacity building for military, police and civilian personnel prior to deploy on UN missions.
9.5. Good speakers, interesting topics, and an impeccable organization.
9.6. The stories and experiences shared.
9.7. Radicalisation theme.
9.8. Welcome Ceremony and the visit to the MARAI House at the NZ War Museum.
9.9. Day 2 with community engagement and the day 3 with regional approach breakout.
9.10. Sharing of information and networking.
9.11. Networking, personal contact with others. In the programme, the host nation visits. And the keynote speech.
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9.12. Giving more opportunities for training centers to share their currently implemented or future ideas on the discussed topics. Sometimes there are training centers already doing things we discuss in the conference.
9.13. This conference was professionally, a first class event. For me, I think improvement could be achieved by being bolder! To apply necessary ‘innovation’, future conferences should see more facilitated topics and discussion that deliberately take us to the more ‘uncomfortable’ areas of the way we currently do our Training and Development work, to challenge the status quo and accept that there is significant room for improvement in delivering more qualitative, collaborative and coherent training solutions that are less about training and more about integrated professional development.
9.14. Too many issues to capture. Conference struggled in keeping balance between strategy and operational. If Conference can focus on the former but devolve operational to a working group that would be able to feed into the conference.
9.15. 1. Monitoring and Evaluation programs 2. Community Engagement 3. Leadership
9.16. Reduce the bazaar to one day.
9.17. The final brainstorming session. Too short time for discussion, quality of suggested questions, methods for reporting outcomes.
9.18. Guide speakers to present in a story based style.
9.19. There was little diversity from the panel presentations, specifically, there were few presenters from Africa.
9.20. More time for break outs and discussion there.
9.21. Presentations to include pictures and short movies to effectively relay the aim of the presentations given.
9.22. Too much focus on the numbers of women in the UN , and not gender as a factor for consideration in operations.
9.23. More discussion, speakers must maintain time.
9.24. The breakout times are limited, maybe not useful.
9.25. Regarding the theme, there was a lot of “lessons learned” and insights gained but looking ahead into the future was a bit bleak. What shifts in methodology do we see happening in training and education? What technological advancements could help innovate training? What change of attitude, facilities, and funding is needed when we want to reach our future goals?
9.26. I think that we have to do more to achieve gender balance among delegates in the three components. Gender education and training in peacekeeping continue to be a collateral issue in our IAPTs despite of many progress have been done these last years but not enough: poor women representation in military or police component. Why do not demand to send equal representation of men and women to institutions’ participants?
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10. What topics and themes would you like the IAPTC to consider at next year’s conference?
10.1. More focus on the training/learning aspect and perhaps discussing the difficult topics like how can we train to encourage a universal attitude toward SGBV and less (no) tolerance of abuse of power in missions.
10.2. More on the role of peacekeepers as advisors, not just formed unit roles.
10.3. More on incorporating a lens of sustainability, possibly linked to the prevention agenda and also transition planning (shifting from peacekeeping to developmental assistance).
10.4. Force Generation (Military & Police) & Rapid Deployment associated with Education & Training.
10.5. I look at how Peacekeeping Training Centers have evolved their respective curriculum - in particular changes that have occurred as a result of IAPTC conferences.
10.6. Joint operations - military, police and civilian - at the tactical level.
10.7. More presentations on training collaboration among PTCs such as Jordan and Sweden.
10.8. Electoral assistance and levels of involvement ranging from executive authority to technical and logistical support . what training is being given to all components in this area.
10.9. Mission draw down training.
10.10. Innovative training on a budget - how can we do more with less? Optimising resources for more effective training.
10.11. Training for Enhanced Operational Performance in peacekeeping - how the Peacekeeping Training Institutions can contribute.
10.12. Regional arrangements and partnerships, manageable partnerships (bi- or trilateral, for example) with regard to training, doctrine and deployment.
10.13. Integrated training, including increasing female trainers and instructors for TCC/PCCs.
10.14. Safety and security (already touched upon this year).
10.15. Contemporary issues on PKOs.
10.16. Training actions toward peacekeeping.
10.17. Police related topics; capacity building, strengthening of law and security institutions. Status on implementation of the Strategic Guidance Framework (SGF). Status on the use of Specialized Police Teams in the UN Peace Operations.
10.18. Let’s see and explore more current examples of learning and development work to provide opportunity to share such practice. We could perhaps take a more facilitated type approach to challenging the status quo.
10.19. Training and Developing for certainty; Educate for uncertainty. With ever changing environments our adversaries are unpredictable and we need to
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be ready to predict and act accordingly in order to protect those who we serve. Through education our UN personnel can be empowered to develop leadership. professionalism and professionalism at arms as we partner with other organisations, and cultures. There may be some assumption that we all know how to read and have sound numeracy. These basic skills also contribute to the health of an organisation. This could also be embedded in the theme.
10.20. Protection of environment in peacekeeping, both as a due respect to Host Nation from the blue helmets and an operational aspect to prevent illicit trafficking of rare species or other connected illegal activities financing serious and organized crime, as well as terrorism.
10.21. Actually, the same theme would be good, however delve into examples of innovative practices.
10.22. Methodology in training. Basic theory on adult learning. More focus on learning and less on training.
10.23. Presentation Topic on ”Protection of Civilians” and some practical movie display. Also, Topic on the effective use of ROE and the authorization of use of Force by TCCs. Theme for IAPTC: Effective interaction, Cultural Awareness and Best Practices in Peace Operations.
10.24. Action for Peace (A4P) initiatives of UNDPKO.
10.25. How to avoid the fatalities in the mission and what can do the training for?
10.26. Training military and police personnel in cultural awareness and cultural heritage protection as a means to improve security, enhance the chance of mission success, reduce the risk of the escalation of conflicts, facilitate post-conflict reconciliation and promote cultural diversity.
10.27. To share pedagogical System and Technics to improve our Education and Training, as well as new evaluation systems to know if we are doing well. There are many deficiencies in our PKs in the field (in the three components), that some tomes they pay with their own life.
10.28. Leadership, Use of force, Protection of Civilians.
11. How would you rate the conference venue and facilities?
Average 4.8 out of 5 stars.
11.1. Excellent organization of spaces. Very helpful staff.
11.2. The venue and facilities was very good, adequate for the amount of people who attended, although as a public walk-through area this posed minor challenges. On site security provided invaluable assistance which made life easier.
11.3. Excellent.
11.4. Venue and facilities were outstanding.
11.5. Excellent venue.
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11.6. More daylight in the main hall would have been appreciated. Other than that: perfect!
11.7. Top-notch.
11.8. 5 star.
11.9. Great venue and very central.
11.10. Great conference and the most friendly, service minded hosts I have ever experienced on any conference/seminar.
11.11. I thought the joint team of hotel, event and defence force personnel were of the highest standards across the board. Thank you for making my stay so welcome and easy.
11.12. GOLD & First Class facilities. Kia ora and well done NZ.
11.13. Very convenient indeed, excellent catering too. Compliments for the crew that transformed the main auditorium several times, and for the helpdesk that lived up to its name.
11.14. Excellent foods!! Personnel very professional.
11.15. It was outstanding at all levels.
12. How would you rate the overall organisation of the conference?
Average 4.9 out of 5 stars.
12.1. Very carefully organised - and great that it mostly kept to schedule.
12.2. A huge congratulations on this!
12.3. A good blend of interesting subjects presented by very good experts.
12.4. From a supporting staff perspective, the overall organisation was very good due to the professionalism of all, pre during and post conference. The communication channels flowed freely and robustly (overall) and the resounding positive comments from conference attendees from several quarters, quantified this. A special mention to the Skycity convention staff for their outstanding support with food, security and all manner of requests - customer service second to none!
12.5. Excellent.
12.6. The event was well organised and worth attending.
12.7. Well organized. I did experience one mishap with the shuttle service not communicating with me for the pick-up at the airport upon arrival despite my booking the pick-up days before arrival. I was forced to take a taxi. I communicated directly with the shuttle service to ensure my return ride was scheduled; thus, no issues with the return.
12.8. One of the best so far. Attention to details was the hallmark. The conference website and mobile app were superb! The socializing and tour were excellent. The MC conducted the conference in the most professional manner.
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12.9. Stellar! You Kiwis did a marvellous job! Thank you so much! The Executive Committee members were congenial in their contribution. Sublime cooperation!
12.10. Top-notch.
12.11. 5 star.
12.12. Thank you so much for a great conference! Really appreciate all the hard work that went in.
12.13. Stunning. Organisation, food, formalities, facilities - top class.
12.14. I thought the joint team of hotel, event and defence force personnel were of the highest standards across the board. Thank you for making my stay so welcome and easy.
12.15. Gold.
12.16. During my professional career, I have attended many conferences but none was as well organized as this one. My compliments!
12.17. All excellent!!
12.18. It was clear that every detail was planned.
SESSION RATINGS 5 STARS
Keynote Speaker 4.2
Panel 1: Capacity Building Providers & Recipients 4.2
Panel 2: The Role of Peacekeepers in Protecting Cultural Property 4.3
Panel 3: Overview of Contemporary Peacekeeping Environment 4.8
Panel 4: Coordination and Community Engagement 4
Special Focus Topic: Action For Peacekeeping (A4P) 4.6
Dinner Speaker 4
Panel 5: High Risk Environments: Radicalisation and Extremism 4.7
Panel 6: The Police Strategic Guidance Framework - Considerations in Training
4.3
Panel 7: Female Peacekeepers 4.4
Panel 8: Ethics, Conduct & Discipline 4.6
Panel 9: Lessons From Recent Joint Training Experiences 4.1
Panel 10: Security Within Missions 3.7
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DELEGATE CONTACT LIST
You can obtain the email address for the listed delegates by requesting that information from the IAPTC Secretariat ([email protected]). This step has been taken to mitigate spam and malicious emails being sent to the delegates. Affiliation Rank Equivalent First Name Last Name Nationality Organisation Position/ Appointment
Police Brigadier Majid Abbood Iraq Ministry of Interior Director of Ethics and Human Rights Division
Police Chief Superintendant Rosemary Abbruzzese Canada Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Police Advisor
Civilian Ms Sarah Abdelgelil Egypt CCCPA Program Officer, & IAPTC Executive Secretariat
Police Commander Shaker Abdulridha Iraq Ministry of Interior Director of Operation Center
Civilian Ms Sarah Agnew New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Foreign Policy Officer
Military Lieutenant Colonel Dilya Akhmetova Kazakhstan Kazcent Training Centre
Police Brigadier Hatem Al Farttoosi Iraq Ministry of Interior
Civilian Mr Jonas Alberoth Sweden Folke Bernadotte Academy IAPTC Executive Committee, CDC Chair
Military Warrant Officer Class One Paul Albertson Canada Canadian Armed Forces Regimental Sergeant Major of the Peace Support Training Centre
Military Lieutenant Colonel Ateeq Aldhaheri Australia Military Office Armed Forces
Military Colonel Jaime Aleman Cisneros Peru Ministry of Defense of Peru Director of CECOPAZ Peru and Secretary of ALCOPAZ, & IAPTC 2019 Host Lead Planner Military Colonel Ayoob Alfalasi United Arab
Emirates GHQ J7
Military Colonel Saif Aljabri Australia United Arab Emirates Military Armed Forces
Military Lieutenant Colonel Jacques Allain Canada Canadian Armed Forces Commanding Officer of the Peace Support Training Centre
Civilian Mr Marcelo Allan New Zealand Ministry of Defence Project manager
Police Lieutenant Mahmoud Alomari Jordan Public Security Directorate, Jordan Police UN Instructor at Peacekeeping Operations Training Center/Jordan
Civilian Doctor Nafel Alotaibi
Civilian Ms Nadia Ammi France UN-Habitat Programme Officer
Military Colonel Claus Amon Austria Austrian Armed Forces International Centre (AUTINT) Commanding Officer
Civilian Mrs Vanessa Anderson United States Peace Operations Training Institute Chief of Institutional Relations
Civilian Doctor Andreas Andersson Sweden Challenges Forum International Secretariat Specialist on Peace Operations
Military Lieutenant Colonel Birgith Andreassen Norway Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operation OIC Education & Training Department NCGM
Civilian Mr Patrick Antonietti United States US Department of Defense
Military Brigadier Irvine Aryeetey Ghana Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training
Centre Deputy Commandant
Civilian Ms Beth Asher Canada United Nations, Department of Field Support Senior Programme Officer
Civilian Ms Lefaoali'ii Mine Auelua New Zealand Ministry of Defence Senior Analyst
Military Warrant Officer Class One A-J Bailey New Zealand NZDF Helicopter Loadmaster
Military Colonel Edin Bajramovic Bosnia & Herzegovina
Peace Support Operations Training Centre Commandant
Police Brigadier Giovanni Barbano Italy Arma dei Carabinieri (ITA Carabinieri) CoESPU(Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units) Director, IAPTC Police Chair
Military Lieutenant Sarah Barrie New Zealand NZDF Liasion officer
Civilian Mr Eric Berman United States Small Arms Survey Director
Military Captain Craig Bickerton United Kingdom British Peace Support Team (Africa) Specialised Infantry Liaison Officer
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Civilian Doctor Emma Birikorang Ghana Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre
Deputy Director/FAAR
Military Brigadier Andre Patrice Bitote Cameroon EIFORCES General Manager
Civilian Ms Anne Black Russian
Federation Interpreter
Military Captain Andrew Blackburn New Zealand NZDF S3 NZCTC
Military Staff Sergeant Mark Bloomfield New Zealand NZDF SNCO Force Protection and Security AK / Flight Sergeant
Military Warrant Officer Class One Lynette Bokany New Zealand NZDF Command Warrant Officer Naval Support Command
Military Major General John Boswell New Zealand NZDF New Zealand Chief of Army
Military Major Martin Boult New Zealand NZDF Team Leader Training Technology (TLTT)
Military Major Lee Bradford New Zealand NZDF Ops Officer HQDJIATF
Military Major General Carlos Chagas Braga Brazil School of Naval Peacekeeping, Marine Corp Training Centre
Commander
Police Senior Sergeant Kevin Brennan New Zealand NZ Police Strategic adviser Timor-Leste Community Policing Programme
Military Lieutenant Colonel Alexandre Brichaux France DCSD - French Embassy Military Cooperation - PKO
Military Honourable Stuart Brownlie New Zealand NZDF Military Secretary to Hon Ron Mark
Police Commissioner Christoph Buik Germany UN Police Division - Standing Police Capacity Director SPC
Civilian Mr Timothy Byrne United States Center for Civil-Military Relations Program Manager/Peacekeeping Programs/GPOI
Police Chief Officer Andrew Carpenter United Kingdom United Nations Police Division Chief - Strategic Planning, Policy and Development
Police Chief Superintendant Luis Carrilho Portugal United Nations United Nations Police Adviser
Civilian Mr Peter Carter New Zealand Ministry of Defence Principal Advisor
Military Colonel Pawel Chabielski Poland Military Training Center for Foreign Operations (MTC) Commandant of the Center
Civilian Mr Eustace Chiwombe Zimbabwe African Union Commission Senior Rostering Officer
Civilian Mr Farooque Choudhury Bangladesh United Nations Chief of Training of Trainers Centre
Civilian Mrs Christine Clarke New Zealand Australian High Commission Defence Advisor
Police Assistant Commissioner Joanne Clarkson Papua New
Guinea Bougainville Police Service Assistant Commissioner of Police
Military Warrant Officer Class Two Richard Clutterbuck New Zealand NZDF
Military Captain Nigel Cole New Zealand NZDF J3 Mission Team
Military Warrant Officer Class One Grant Collins New Zealand NZDF Training Warrant Officer TRADOC (NZ)
Civilian Mr Alex Concepcion United States United States Southern Command Global Peace Operations Initiative Assitant Program Manager
Civilian Mrs Lesley Connolly United States The International Peace Institute Senior Policy Analyst
Military Lieutenant Colonel Peter Conroy Australia Australian Defence Force Commanding Officer
Military Colonel Helen Cooper New Zealand NZDF IAPTC Executive Committee President
Military Major Paul Corke New Zealand NZDF Officer Commanding - Peacekeeping Wing, NZCTC
Military Lieutenant Colonel Edward Craw New Zealand NZDF Military Assistant to UNMISS SRSG
Military Major Wes Cromwell New Zealand NZDF Assistant Director Strategic Engagement - United Nations
Military Captain Xisto Da Cruz Timor-Leste F-FDTL Peace Keeping Training Centre Commander
Military Colonel Charles Roberto Da Silva Brazil Brazilian Army Chief of Individual PKO Mission Section, Land Operations Command, Brazilian Army
Police Assistant Commissioner Dag Dahlen Norway United Nations Police Training Officer
Police Superintendant Tor Damkaas Norway Norwegian Police University College Peace Support Operations Training
Military Lieutenant Colonel Jacek Danysz Poland Operational Command Polish Armed Forces Lessons Learned Staff officer
Civilian Mr Oluwole Dasylva Nigeria National Defence College Research Fellow
Civilian Mr Mark Deed Australia Australian Defence Simulation Designer
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Police Commander Meressa Kahsu Dessu Ethiopia Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Senior Researcher and Training Coordinator
Military Lieutenant Colonel Syd Dewes New Zealand NZDF 24th IAPTC Host Lead Planner
Military Major Erica Dill-Russell New Zealand NZDF Science Researcher DTA
Civilian Mr Eric Domfeh Ghana Pro Link Organization (NGO) Peace Regulation Officer
Military Captain David Dos Reis Santos Timor-Leste F-FDTL Chief of Finanance Cell
Military Lieutenant General Carlos Dos Santos Cruz Brazil Brazilian Army Representative of Brazilian Army
Military Warrant Officer Class One Clive Douglas New Zealand NZDF Sergeant Major of Army
Military Colonel Laszlo Drot Hungary Hungarian Defence Force Peace Support Training
Centre Commandant
Police Superintendant Eva Drugge Sweden Swedish Police Head of Mission Management and Training
Military Captain Ratu Jone Dugucanavanua Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces Department of Peacekeeping Staff Officer
Police Superintendant Godwin Dukaduka Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Police Service Acting Superintendent - Operations & Corporate Services
Police Mr Steven Dunn New Zealand NZ Police
Military Captain Catherine Dymock New Zealand NZDF Second in Command Rafah Company
Military Major Nigel Elder New Zealand NZDF NZDF
Military Colonel Thomas Engola Ella Cameroon EIFORCES Chief of Study Department
Police Senior Sergeant Leah Everest New Zealand NZ Police Strategic Planning & Development Advisor, BCPP
Civilian Mr Kurt Eyre United Kingdom DCAF - International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT)
Professional Development & Training Coordinator
Police Chief Superintendant Markus Feilke Germany German Federal Police Academy Head of Section Foreign Assignments
Military Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Fifita Tonga His Majesty's Armed Forces Assistance Chief of Defence Staff Support
Civilian Mr Heath Fisher New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Divisional Manager
Military Colonel Angela Fitzsimons New Zealand UN MINUSMA Chief U2
Police Inspector Emma Fleming New Zealand NZ Police Deployment Manager: International Service Group
Civilian Ms Cori Fleser United States U.S. Africa Command Gender Advisor
Military Lieutenant General (Rtd) Hernan Flores Ayala Peru Ministry of Defense Vice Minister of Policies of Defence & IAPTC Host 2019
Military Captain Evan Floyd New Zealand NZDF Digital Training Media Producer
Military Colonel Shaun Fogarty New Zealand NZDF Director Strategic Engagement
Military Colonel Brian Foster United States US Army War College PKSOI Peace Operations Division Chief
Military Captain Matt Fraser New Zealand NZDF SI Leadership OCS(NZ)
Police Superintendant Ashley Fua Tonga Tonga Police Service Director of Training
Military Colonel Daniel Gallegos Mexico Ministry of Defense Army and Air Force Training chief
Military Captain Anna-Marie Garnett New Zealand NZDF Deputy Junior Officer Personnel Officer
Military Major General Dave Gawn New Zealand NZDF Chief Executive - Pike River Recovery Agency
Military Colonel Victor George Indonesia Indonesian Armed Forces Peacekeeping Center Director of International Cooperation and Information Management
Military Colonel Roberto Gil Uruguay National Support System for Peace Operations Advisor
Military Captain Alexander Glavhammar Sweden Swedish Armed Forces CTO
Police Chief Inspector Andrew Goldston United Kingdom Joint International Policing Hub Head
Military Major Ivan Green New Zealand NZDF CO Operations Squadron (Auckland) RNZAF
Civilian Doctor Bethan Greener New Zealand Massey University Associate Professor Politics
Military Brigadier Gabriel Guerrero Argentina Armed Forces Joint Staff School, Argentine Defense University
Teacher
Police Commander Fadhil Hadi Iraq Ministry of Interior Minister's Deputy Assistant
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Military Mr Mohammed Hajri Qatar Qatar Armed Forces
Police Detective Inspector Paul Hampton New Zealand NZ Police Police Liaison Officer: Pacific
Military Major General Sajjadul Haque Bangladesh Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation
Training Commadant
Military Captain Thomas Harries New Zealand NZDF
Military Lieutenant Colonel Esther Harrop New Zealand NZDF Defence Advisor Pacific, DDSE-R
Military Colonel Ridha Hermawan Indonesia Indonesian Armed Forces Defence Attache
Military Lieutenant Colonel Kate Hill New Zealand NZDF
Police Chief Inspector Jeongmin Hong Korea, Republic
of United Nations Police Training Officer
Police Chief Officer MD Hossain Bangladesh Bangladesh Chief Officer, HRM
Military Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hunter New Zealand NZDF New Zealand Defence Adviser/Attache To PNG, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
MIlitary Lieutenant Colonel Ruslan Isseyev Kazakhstan Kazcent Traning Centre
Civilian Doctor Volker Jacoby Germany Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) Head of Training
Military Colonel Mark Jennings Australia Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Defence Attache / Military Advisor
Police Chief Superintendant Yongchan Jeon Korea, Republic of
Korean National Police Agency Director of International Cooperation
Civilian Professor Ximena Jimenez France Independent Consultant International Organizations
Military Colonel Padman K.P Bhaskaran Malaysia Malaysian Peacekeeping Centre Commandant
Police Mr Brett Kane New Zealand NZ Police
Civilian Mr Evariste Karambizi Belgium UNITAR Director, Division for Peace
Military Warrant Officer Class One Evan Kareko New Zealand NZDF Command Sergeant Major, Directorate of Army Career Management
Military Lieutenant Aram Karim New Zealand NZDF J65
Police Senior Sergeant Mariska Kecskemeti-Zhu New Zealand NZ Police Team Leader M&E, International Strategy & Planning
Military Major General Nuttapong Ketsumboon Thailand Peace Operations Center, Royal Thai Armed Forces Director
Civilian Ms Claire Kibblewhite New Zealand Ministry of Defence Defence Private Secretary to Hon Ron Mark
Police Superintendant Jooyoung Kim Korea, Republic of
Korean National Police Agency Section Chief, International Cooperation Section, Korean National Police University
Civilian Mr Kuisma Kinnunen Finland Crisis Management Centre (CMC) Finland Training Officer
Military Colonel Werner Klaffus Germany DEU Armed Forces UN Training Centre Commander
Civilian Doctor Erik Kleijn Netherlands UNESCO Specialist
Military Major Robert Kluppel Brazil Brazilian Air Force Assistant 7SC3
Police Sergeant Cameron Knight Australia Australian Federal Police International Operations - Training
Military Major Mike Koberstein New Zealand NZDF Military Assistant to Chief of Army
Military Captain Mafi Kolinisau Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces
Military Brigadier Raden Komara Indonesia Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia Director of Deployment
Military Colonel Rikiya Kondo Japan Japan Peacekeeping Training and Research Center Director
Civilian Ms Liezelle Kumalo South Africa Institute for Security Studies Researcher
Military Colonel Worachart La Meolmee Thailand Bangladesh Defence Force
Civilian Doctor Illana Lancaster United States United States Institute of Peace Senior Program Officer/Security Sector Capacity Dev Lead, & IAPTC Pedagogy Chair
Civilian Professor Harvey Langholtz United States Peace Operations Training Institute Executive Director
Military Captain German Larrainl Chile Centro Conjunto para operaciones de Paz de Chile Chief of Staff
Civilian Mr Rob Laurs New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Policy Officer
Military Lieutenant Hung Le Viet Nam Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations Assistant of Peacekeeping Training Center
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Military Colonel Kangsuk Lee Korea, Republic of
International Peace Support Stand-by Force, Korea Commander
Police Colonel Jean Luc Lefour France Mission of France to the United Nations Police advisor
Military Lieutenant Colonel Zhibin Lin China Peacekeeping Affairs Center Staff Officer
Military Lieutenant Colonel Jorg Lobert Germany Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Advisor Military Liaison
Police Chief Superintendant Terje Loeland Norway National Police Directorate Norway Assistant Chief of Police / Coordinator International Operations
Military Lieutenant General Carlos Loitey Uruguay United Nations Military Adviser/Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Military Lieutenant Colonel Brisbane Lokotui Tonga His Majesty's Armed Forces Director of Human Resources
Military Captain Kenneth Long New Zealand NZDF Senior Instructor
Civilian Doctor Richard Love United States Peacekeeping Stability Operations Institute Professor
Military Colonel Marco Machado Brazil Kanny Samuel Nig Enterprises Commander
Police Superintendant Kaare Madsen Denmark Danish National Police International Training Department
Head of Department
Military Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Malau Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Defence Force CO PNGDF Engineer Battalion
Military Lieutenant Colonel Tom Mallinson United Kingdom International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) Chief of Staff
Military Colonel Roger Margetts New Zealand NZDF Commander New Zealand Defence College
Military Colonel Colin Marshall New Zealand NZDF NZ MILAD to UN
Military Captain Collette Martin New Zealand NZDF Si EMS - ACS
Police Major Joao Martinho Portugal Guarda Nacional Republicana Deputy Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs Division
Military Lieutenant Colonel Marcin Matczak Poland Military Training Center for Foreign Operations Chief of the Training Department
Military Captain Daniel Mathieson New Zealand NZDF Learning and Development Officer
Police Superintendant Carl McLennan New Zealand NZ Police Executive Director - Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Secretariat
Military Major Mohd Firdaus Md Taib Malaysia Malaysian Peacekeeping Centre SO 2 Evaluation
Police Sergeant Andy Melville New Zealand NZ Police Visits and Events
Police Chief Superintendant Richard Menapi Solomon Islands Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Director Human Resources
Police Deputy Commissioner Jon Moeller Norway Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations Police Adviser
Military Major General Marcelo Montaner Uruguay Armed Forces of Uruguay Director of Peacekeeping Operations National System and Army Chief of Staff
Civilian Mr Husein Nanic Bosnia & Herzegovina
Police Support Agency Director
Military Major General Viliame Naupoto Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces Chief of Defence Force
Military Colonel Bo Nilsson Sweden Swedish Armed Forces (SWEDINT) CO SWEDINT
Military Major Hector Nombe Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Defence Force Major- Bn 2IC
Civilian Mrs Susanne Noren Sweden Swedish Armed Forces International Training Center Head of Capability & Development Department
Police Colonel Inna Novichkova Russian Federation
VIPK Head of Internal Affairs Officers Training Centre in Peacekeeping Operations
Military Major Leon O'Flynn New Zealand NZDF Officer Cadet School Staff
Military Major Ambrose O'Halloran New Zealand NZDF RNZN
Police Brigadier (Rtd) Hester Paneras South Africa United Nations Head Institutional and Operational Partnership UN Office to the AU
Military Colonel Sungho Park Korea, Republic of
Republic of Korea Peacekeeping Operations Center Director
Police Constable Woobin Park Korea, Republic of
Korean National Police Agency International Cooperation Section, Korean National Police University
Police Mrs Laura Pascall New Zealand NZ Police International Strategy and Planning Adviser
Military Brigadier Prasad Pathiratne Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army Commandant of Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka
Military Johanis Payung Indonesia Indonesian Defence Force
Military Major Fiona Pearce Australia United Nations Military Gender Advisor
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Civilian Mr Christopher Pedersen New Zealand DPKO-DFS Chief, Integrated Training Service, & IAPTC Executive Committee UN Representative
Civilian Mr Michael Phillips United States US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Branch Chief, PKO Security Force Assistance
Military Lieutenant Colonel Chris Powell New Zealand NZDF
Civilian Ms Jennifer Pulliam United States U.S. Department of State Global Peace Operations Initiative Program Director
Police Superintendant David Quayle Australia Australian Federal Police Coordinator International Strategy
Military Colonel Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training
Senior Instructor-1, & IAPTC Executive Committee Military Chair
Civilian Doctor Timothy Rainey United States Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs Senior Advisor, Peacekeeping & Contingency Operations
Police Brigadier Hatem Ramam Iraq Ministry of Interior Director of Planning and Followup Directorate
Police Inspector Paris Razos New Zealand NZ Police Team Leader: Solomon Islands Police Support Programme
Military Captain Elizabeth Reardon New Zealand NZDF WPS PhD Student
Civilian Mr Josef Reiterer Austria Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Chief, Readiness & Training Section
Civilian Mr Malcolm (Grant) Robinson Australia Australian Defence Force
Military Warrant Officer Class Two Haaka Rogers New Zealand NZDF WO2
Military Colonel Jacek Ropejko Poland Operational Command Polish Armed Forces LL Branch Head
Military Mr Saad Rowali Qatar Qatar Armed Forces
Civilian Doctor Laurie Rush US Blue Shield Committee
Military Colonel Jill Rutaremara Rwanda Rwanda Peace Academy Director
Police Brigadier Mohammed Saleh Iraq Ministry of Interior Director of Internal Training Division
Military Major Kane Sanson New Zealand NZDF Personal Staff Officer to the Vice Chief of Defence Force
Military Colonel Edy Santoso Indonesia Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia Head of Sub Directorate
Military Colonel Kazuyuki Sato Japan International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit, JGSDF
Commander
Military Lieutenant Colonel Jukka-Pekka Schroderus Finland FINCENT Commander
Police Mrs Maeema Shah Nepal
Police Brigadier Mahesh Shah Nepal Nepal Police Training Director
Civilian Mr David Shearer New Zealand United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Head of the UNMISS
Civilian Professor Hideaki Shinoda Japan Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center Director
Military Ms Diana Shirley New Zealand NZDF Manager Tertiary Education - New Zealand Defence College
Military Lieutenant Colonel Darleen Shrubb Australia ADF Peace Operations Training Centre Senior Instructor
Military Colonel Marcelo Silva Brazil Ministry of Defense Peacekeeping Operations Coordinator
Military Brigadier Victor Simatupang Indonesia Indonesia Armed Forces Peacekeeping Center Commandant
Civilian Ms Nicola Simmonds New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade High Commissioner
Military Lieutenant Colonel Murray Simons New Zealand NZDF Director, Learning Development Group
Military Colonel Joyce Sitienei Kenya International Peace Support Training Centre Colonel Plans and Programmes
Police Senior Sergeant Dean Smith New Zealand NZ Police Team Leader: Tonga Police Development Programme
Military Colonel Luca Spuntoni Italy Italian Embassy Defence Attache
Military Warrant Officer Class Two Johno Stevens New Zealand NZDF Company Sergent Major
Civilian Ms Ann Stieglitz United States U.S. European Command Global Peace Operations Initiative Program Manager
Police Senior Constable Joon Suh Korea, Republic
of Korean National Police Agency International Cooperation Division
Civilian Mr Ted Summers New Zealand Canadian Defence Adviser Canadian Defence Adviser
Military Major Shinjiro Suzuki Japan Japan Peacekeeping Training and Research Center Research officer
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Civilian Minister Plenipotentiary Ashraf Swelam Egypt CCCPA IAPTC Executive Committee President Sep 17-Oct 18
Military Lieutenant Colonel Rosyaini Syahputra Indonesia Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia Kepala Seksi
Civilian Ms Ramona Taheri United States Peace Operations Training Institute Deputy Director
Civilian Mr Steven Takekoshi United States United States Indo-Pacific Command Multinational Programs Specialist
Police Superintendant Maurerei Tangatauli Kiribati Kiribati Police Service Officer Commanding Kiribati Police Training Centre
Military Colonel Paul Tanye-Kulono Ghana Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center
Chief Coordinator
Military Lieutenant Colonel Cate Tarsau New Zealand NZDF Director Training and Strategic Engagement, NZ Army
Military Major Tausia Tarsau New Zealand NZDF Assistant Director Force Management - NZ Army
Civilian Doctor Sarah Taylor United States International Peace Institute Research Fellow
Military Captain Andrew Taylor New Zealand NZDF P-3K2 Operations Plans - HQ JFNZ
Police Commissioner Maara Tetava New Zealand Cook Island Police Service Commissioner of Police
Military Captain Blair Theodore New Zealand NZDF
Police Chief Superintendant Cecile Thom Epse Oyono Cameroon EIFORCES Deputy General Manager
Civilian Mr Alex Thomson New Zealand Massey University Post-Graduate Student
Police Chief Superintendant Everlyn Thugea Solomon Islands Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Chief Superintendent
Civilian Ms Seiko Toyama Japan International Peace Cooperation HQ ,Gov of Japan Chief of Recruitment and Training
Military Colonel Ngan Tran Viet Nam Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations Head of Training Divison
Police Inspector Camilla Unsgaard Sweden Swedish Police Peace Support Operations Course Director
Military Lieutenant Colonel Peter van Sambeeck Netherlands School for Peace Operations Commander
Civilian Doctor Lotte Vermeij Netherlands Norwegian Armed Forces Senior Advisor
Military Colonel Rolant Vieira Junior Brazil Brazilian Army Assessor in the Brazilian Army Major Staff
Military Colonel Marco Villegas Chile Chilean Joint Peacekeeping Operations Centre Director
Military Lieutenant Colonel Petter Vindheim Norway Norwegian Defence International Centre (NODEFIC) Acting Commandant
Military Lieutenant Colonel Nestor Visario Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines PKO Center (AFPPKOC)
Acting Commanding Officer
Military Colonel Vidyashankar Viswanath India Center For United Nations Peacekeeping Director
Military Colonel Phuvadon Vorasindh Thailand Thai Armed Froces Director
Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Vuniwaqa Fiji Fiji Police Force Assistant Commissioner of Police
Police Deputy Commissioner Lars Wagner Germany German Police University Head of Faculty for International Police Relations
Military Warrant Officer Class One Darrin Waitere New Zealand NZDF Command WO New Zealand Defence College
Civilian Ms Victoria Walker United Kingdom The Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces
Assistant Director and Head of ISSAT
Military Warrant Officer Class One Abby Ward New Zealand NZDF Staff Officer 1, RNZAF Security Forces
Civilian Mr Scott Weidie United States U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Chief, Theater Security Cooperation Exercises and Multinational Programs
Military Major Mitchell Willoughby New Zealand NZDF
Military Lieutenant Colonel Josh Wineera New Zealand NZDF Defence Adviser to Fiji and Tonga
Civilian Ms Lily Wooles New Zealand Ministry of Defence
Military Major General Usman Yakubu Nigeria Nigerian Army Commandant - MLAILPKC
Military Brigadier Zhe Zhou China Peacekeeping Affairs Center Director of Peacekeeping Training Center
Civilian Mr Alexandre Zouev Russian
Federation United Nations Assistant Secretary-General
