Human Rights and Democracy - Official Documents

affected countries. At the end of 2010, the unit had more than160 people deployed
overseas, in places such as Kosovo and Pakistan.
During 2010 we worked to improve our approach to stabilisation. The unit now has
an expanded remit to support conflict prevention, as well as to respond to postconflict
scenarios. We have also strengthened the cooperation between our civilian
and military efforts in order to improve the cohesiveness of our stabilisation
response. In 2011 we will launch new stabilisation response teams, which will aim to
integrate defence, development and diplomacy still further in stabilisation missions.
When providing security and justice advice and expertise, the unit attempts to ensure
that a country’s police and security forces are accountable and encourage human
rights compliance. For example, in Liberia the unit funded a police leadership
programme, which briefs police trainees on the human rights implications of their
actions. The unit has also assisted countries such as Brazil in developing their own
civilian response to conflict and has worked to build the capacity of international
organisations, including the UN, EU, AU and NATO, to deploy civilian expertise for
stabilisation missions.
Peacebuilding
A key focus for our work has been the implementation of the recommendations of
the UN Secretary-General’s 2009 report on peacebuilding in the immediate
aftermath of conflict, particularly by encouraging greater coordination between the
UN secretariat, UN agencies, donors and bilateral actors. We have also supported
the UN-led review of international civilian capacity, which is due to report in March
2011, in order to improve the availability of civilian experts to deliver peacebuilding in
post-conflict states.
We support the work of the UN’s Peacebuilding Commission, the Peacebuilding
Support Office and the Peacebuilding Fund to promote stability in countries such as
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burundi, the Central African Republic and Guinea Bissau. The
Peacebuilding Commission has a key role in encouraging these countries to address
issues including the rule of law; impunity; access to justice; the provision of basic
services; and respect for human rights. The Peacebuilding Commission has made a
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