24.11.10
Civilian Capacities and Non-Governmental Rosters
Report of the Study on Civilian Capacities within Non-Governmental Rosters
NUPI-rapport | Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) | 54 sider
This report aims to identify and map the scope and status of the civilian capacities within non-governmental civilian rosters over the three-year period 2007-2009. The findings of the study shed light on the wide range of civilian capacity and the high degree of specialization within the NGO civilian rosters. A key finding is that although most NGO rosters are located in the North, a number of NGO roster personnel have Southern backgrounds. As the existing cooperation between African Civilian Response Capacity for Peace Support Operations (AFDEM) and some of the other rosters illustrates, there are opportunities for further South-North cooperation.
The study was undertaken under the auspices of theTraining for Peace in Africa Programme
with the support of Norway.
A Publication in the NUPI Series on Security in Practice
. Security in Practice
no. 12 - 2010.
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This report aims to identify and map the scope and status of the civilian capacities within non-governmental civilian rosters over the three-year period 2007-2009. The findings of the study shed light on the wide range of civilian capacity and the high degree of specialization within the NGO civilian rosters. A key finding is that although most NGO rosters are located in the North, a number of NGO roster personnel have Southern backgrounds. As the existing cooperation between African Civilian Response Capacity for Peace Support Operations (AFDEM) and some of the other rosters illustrates, there are opportunities for further South-North cooperation.
This study also reveals the degree to which various United Nations (UN) agencies and other international and regional organizations are already tapping into the civilian resources represented by these rosters. The data illustrates that most of these rosters have an established relationship with the humanitarian and development community. Interestingly, the study also found that these rosters already reflect a significant civilian capacity for peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding purposes. However, most civilian capacities in the fields of peacemaking and peacebuilding are contributed via the UN agencies, funds and programmes, and not through the UN Secretariat via the Department of Field Services (DFS) to UN peacekeeping and special political missions, although there are a few exceptions.
Overall, the findings of the study indicate that NGO rosters represent a significant reservoir of civilian capacity. Improved linkages among NGO rosters, governmental rosters, the training community and those responsible for recruitment in the UN system could result in a far more effective utilization of the available civilian capacity. This should also result in future civilian capacity development initiatives being directed more effectively to address the needs of the UN system.
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