Key Policies Affecting Civilian Capacities

The increasing complexity of peace operations and the growing willingness of international actors to take on extensive responsibility for the rule of law in often highly criminalized

The purpose of medical support for peace operations is “to secure the health and well-being of members of United Nations [peacekeeping operations] in a timely

Many of the activities that distinguish multidimensional UN peacekeeping from other international military operations is its civilian capacity to support political processes,

In particular, there are five civilian capacity areas identi- fied by the UN Civilian Capacities Team resource pool of expertise (‘CAPMATCH’): 1) Safety and Security, 2) Justice,

1 The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), the African Civilian Response Capacity for Peace Support Operations (AFDEM), Canada’s Civilian Reserve

23 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Justice and the Po- lice, A Strategy for Comprehensive Norwegian Civilian and Military Efforts in Far- yab

Many of the activities that distinguish multidimensional peace operations from other international military operations include its civilian capacity to support political processes,

14 Australia’s new Deployable Civilian Capacity, the United King- dom’s Stabilization Unit roster, and the German Peace Opera- tion Centre (ZIF) would be examples of national