Logistic Support of Police Peacekeeping Missions

Logistic Support of Police Peacekeeping Missions

Prepared by Maj. Peter Benicsak

Prepared by Maj. Peter Benicsak

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Missions around the worldMissions around the worldMission areas and size of participation

• MFO, Egypt - 15• EUFOR IPU/ALTHEA, Bosnia - 5• EU PM, Bosnia – 3• EUPOL Afghanistan – 3• PRT Afghanistan – support• EU PM2 – 3• EU BAM, Macedonia – so far 13• EU BAH, Palestine - ?• UN MIK, Kosovo – 15+• EU LEX, Kosovo – 30?• OSCE, Macedonia – 1• OSCE, Azerbajdjan – 6

• Civilians – 10 at different locations

Participants of the supply chain

Participants of the supply chain

International Training CentreHead of Institute

Law- and Justice MinistryPersonnel Office

National Police HQEconomics Support Directorate

National Police HQ

Ministry of Justice and Law enforecementSecretary of State

Personnel in mission areaContingent commanders

Fields and phases of support

Fields and phases of support

Routine tasks

• Selection and training of personnel

• Informing and supporting selected personnel on a regular basis while in or out of country

• Providing tools/equipment and maintenance of equipment

• Medical treatment, mental hygiene

• Insurance of serving personnel

Some items on the list are not fully covered by the present system

Phases

1. Identify of financial, administration and HR related needs (hectic)

2. Initial Support

3. Continuous Support of an ongoing mission

1. Supply and support of new rotation

2. Finishing rotation and closing mission’s needs

Structure of a typical starting procedure

Structure of a typical starting procedure

Stocks Commence Procurement Proceures

Economincs Support DirectorateLogitics support

Decision on pre financing

National Police HQDecision/order on financial and logitics support

International Law enforcement Training CentrePersonnel Selection procedures

Ministry of Justice and Law enforecementPersonnel Office

Order to commence

Government decisionon participation in any mission(statutory order)

DeploymentDeployment

Relevant rules and regulations

Relevant rules and regulations

• Systemization Statutory order since Dec 2007• Police Dress Code• Technical of National Police HQ decree• Public Procurement Law of Hungary• Procurement Law for Defense related items

STILL MISSING• Specified Law or regulation on Peacekeeping

Missions• Officially appointed organization to act as focal

point for operations and logistics in mission areas

Typical reasons of faults in the supply chain

Typical reasons of faults in the supply chain

• No detailed financial plan in advance of the Government’s decision (pre-financing from Police HQ)

• Selection of personnel is not finished on time before the procurement procedure starts

• Unknown and non standardized equipment and services needs

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New tasksNew tasks• Higher and more important positions in most missions

• Head of Crime (UNMIK)• Head of Monitoring (EU LEX)• Other key positions in other areas

• Larger number of officers• UNMIK (Kosovo)

• 1999 5 officer• 2003 10 officer• 2007 15 officer• 2008 30 officer• 2009 50 officer

Officers are ready and able to fulfill all the required tasks in higher positions, but it needs to be backed with administrative support, including logistics.

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