Concept Paper (Best Practice Reference Paper for Peace-building) 1 ...

The 7th Sub-committee of the Tokyo Defense Forum (TDF)(Tokyo, 28th February 2008)Best Practices Reference Paper for Peace-Building (draft)This tentative drafi was proposed by the Chair of the ,'7 ~~ . ~ub-commitlee of'lhe1~Tokyo Defense Forum . Participants encouraged increased cooperation amongstARF members towards e forts for peace-building in the Asia-Pacific region andrecommended the following to be used as a reference .1 . Practices in preparation(a) Formation of units• Establish special units for peace-building in order to equip and trainpersonnel effectively and improve their readiness, as necessary .e .g . International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit, the ( ;round Self-DefenseForces . Japan .(b) Education/Training• Improve foreign language skills, including Fnglish, for members of thearmed forces to allow for smooth integration into international andcivil-military cooperation activities .• Establish national/regional facilities, including training centers, in order toimprove national/regional capacity for peace-building activities .Note : A list of peacekeeping centers is provided on the AKI' web_ite .Conduct the following training activities in order to foster international andcivil military cooperation :Courses/seminars for civil-mititarv cooperation, internationalhumanitarian law and guidelines of UN peace keeping operations ;Exchange of civilian and military personnel (students/instructors)with other countries, international organizations, NGOs . and relevantauthorities :