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66Peace enforcement: Refers to coercive measures including use of militaryforce authorised by the UN to restore peace and security in the conflictarea, even without the consent of the parties involved in the conflict forintervention.Peace building: Defined as “an action to identify and support structureswhich tend to strengthen and solidify peace to avoid a relapse intoconflict”. 46 Usually undertaken in post-conflict period, peace buildingactivities include disarmament and demobilization of warring parties,repatriation of refugees, strengthening of government institutions,promotion of political participation and human rights.Peace support operation: Peace Support operation is a broad term usedfor the UN operational deployment aimed at supporting a peace process.\Police Operations: Refers to the tasks performed by the police such as forcrowd control, arrest of an offender, security arrangements for eventsinvolving public, escort of prisoners, securing a scene of crime forinvestigations and other such functions.Police-Military Coordination: UN Police-Military Coordination is thesystem of interaction, involving exchange of information, negotiation, deconfliction,mutual support, and planning at all levels between UN policeand military components within a UN peacekeeping operation.46An Agenda for Peace Preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peace-keeping. Doc. A/47/277 -S/24111. June 17, 1992. At: http://www.un.org/docs/SG/agpeace.html (last visited Dec. 30,2009)