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44The United Nations normally uses military or police capability only insituations directly related to peace and security, either throughobservation and reporting the situation, or actually providing security.Normally all other tasks, such as those related to emergencyhumanitarian relief and development activity, are performed bycivilians. Where UN military and police capabilities are authorized bythe Head of Mission to perform non-security tasks the followingprinciples apply:a. All activities are to be consistent with the mandate of thepeacekeeping mission;b. Non-security related tasks can only be undertaken if they do notinterfere or compromise security related tasks;c. All non-security related tasks must be coordinated fully within themission, with the UN Country Team and with the largerhumanitarian/development community, depending on the context”In the context of the study, this DPKO policy, apply for Police-MilitaryCoordination policy.1. Police tasks by military component as first stepThe military component of a UN peacekeeping mission comprises of amultinational military force headed by a UN Force Commander and/ormilitary observers. Military forces are the first to enter into the conflictzone after authorization of a peacekeeping mission and their primary task iscessation of hostilities for providing safety, security and freedom ofmovement in the mission area which it achieves by employing acombination of operations techniques such as patrolling in the area,establishing check points, escorting the convoys and guarding certain areasand also by engaging the combatants through the process of establishing