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The CurriculumUN Photo #138198 by Eric KanalsteinAn Introduction to the United NationsSystem: Orientation for Serving on a FieldMission (Revised 6/2011)[In English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic]An Introduction to the UN System: Orientation forServing on a UN Field Mission is an introductory coursedesigned for students who may have limited knowledgeof the United Nations. The course itself consists of fourmain sections. The first two are intended to give thestudent a thorough awareness of the guiding principlesof the UN at the institutional and operational level. Thefollowing two sections focus on the practicalities and theproblems that a Field Operator may encounter, as wellas the means to deal with such issues.This course should provide the student with an adequatebase of the following topics: the purpose and principlesof the United Nations, its system, and its institutionalframework; the United Nations’ roles in the areasof peace, security, and development; applicationsof international humanitarian law and human rights;application of communication, negotiation, and mediationtechniques; issues regarding safety and security; andgeneral obligations and responsibilities of the FieldOperator. The objectives of the course are based onthe policies and principles of the United Nations, as wellas similar objectives as expressed by organizations/institutes and nongovernmental organizations. Newto this edition is the compilation and developmentof information that focuses entirely on the civiliansassigned to United Nations field missions. Nine lessons,220 pages.COURSE AUTHOR: LTC Christian Hårleman, Armyof Sweden, Retired and former Chief of Training, UNDepartment Peacekeeping Operations. Served on UNMissions in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, MiddleEast.Principles and Guidelines for UNPeacekeeping Operations[In English] Free Tuition for AllThis course has been developed in consultation withthe Peacekeeping Best Practices Section of the UNDepartment of Peacekeeping Operations’ Policy,Evaluation and Training Division. It is based on theinternal DPKO/DFS publication entitled United NationsPeacekeeping Operations: Principles and Guidelines,which is more widely known under its informal nameCapstone Doctrine. This publication is a comprehensivedocument that defines and promulgates availablepeacekeeping doctrine, definitions, procedures, andpolicy. In ten chapters, it introduces the conceptand evolution of UN Peacekeeping, explains thedecision process that precedes the deployment of apeacekeeping operation, and then the planning processto implement that decision. It also discusses the art ofsuccessful mandate implementation and addressesthe management of peacekeeping operations, howoperations are supported and sustained, and how theyare concluded at their termination. The Institute coursePrinciples and Guidelines is designed to teach thisDPKO doctrine to all UN personnel serving in the fieldand at Headquarters, as well as to those who are new toUN peacekeeping. Ten chapters, 208 pages.Commanding United Nations PeacekeepingOperations (Revised 6/2011)[In English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese]This course was designed for military, police, and civilianstudents who may find themselves in leadership positionsin peacekeeping operations, or for those wishing tounderstand the responsibilities and difficulties that comewith commanding a peacekeeping operation. It is usefulfor participants at the strategic, operational, and tacticallevels, and for senior and junior leaders on peacekeepingoperations. Topics include UN Organs and Agencies;the Initiation and Definitions of UN PeacekeepingOperations; the UN Department of PeacekeepingOperations and Peacekeeping Doctrine; the Relationshipand Agreements between the UN and Troop- andPolice-Contributing Countries; Training and PreparationResponsibilities; the Selection and Preparation of UNMission Leaders; the Chain of Command; Sustainabilityand Logistical Support Requirements; Memoranda ofUnderstanding; Civil-Military Coordination; MissionComponents and Mission Integration; Cross-Cutting4
Issues such as Human Rights, DDR, Gender, andSafety and Security; the Medical Responsibilities ofCommanders; Tactical Techniques, and much more. Thecourse also faithfully reproduces primary documentssuch as the Model SOFA and Model MOU, an UNMILSoldier’s Pocket Card that contains the Rules ofEngagement, patrol reports, and other support material.Nine lessons, 327 pages.COURSE AUTHOR: Major General Tim Ford, RoyalAustralian Army, Retired, Former Head of Mission,UNTSO, and former Military Adviser to the Secretary-General.Ethics in Peacekeeping[In English, French, and Spanish]This course provides a basic overview and creates anunderstanding of ethics in peacekeeping. Through the useof case studies and practical examples, this compilationaims to serve as a guideline for peacekeepers in thefield and provides some perspectives concerning themajor aspects of modern-day peacekeeping from anethical point of view. Topics include: the Code of Conduct;Cultural Awareness; Gender and Peacekeeping; SEA andHuman Trafficking; Child Protection; Human Rights; HIV/AIDS Awareness; and UN Guidelines and Procedures onDiscipline for Uniformed Peacekeepers. Eight lessons,132 pages.Human Rights and Peacekeeping (New)[In English]This course examines the cross-cutting principles andobligations concerning human rights within the specificcontext of armed conflicts and United Nations peaceoperations. Human rights is a dimension that transcends allphases and employs all components of a peace operation,leading to often complex implementation planning andcoordination, which this course traces and delineates.The course begins by reviewing the landmark documentsand instruments indispensible to the protection of humanrights in theory, before demonstrating how such protectionis enforced and performed on the ground. It discussesthe various types of human rights violations, identifiesthe groups of people especially at risk, and conducts athorough analysis on the concept of protection. The coursecontains important sections on human rights partners andon the process of accountability, which, as the coursedemonstrates, is essential in peace operations if anestablished peace is to be long-lasting and sustainable. 10Lessons, 284 pages.COURSE AUTHOR: Patrick Marega Castellan is a humanrights consultant who has served in various capacitiesfor United Nations missions in Haiti, Darfur, Angola, andLiberia.Human Rights (New)[In English]This course is a comprehensive historical overview of thetheory and practice of human rights. This course exploresthe different kinds of human rights, the various internationaland regional documents necessary to protect and enforcethem, and the historical difficulties and conflicts that haveoccurred in spite of, and often because of, human rights.It includes extensive discussions on the developmentof the various human rights treaties and enforcementmechanisms, the special protection given to vulnerablegroups, human rights during armed conflict, and currentdebates involving human rights, such as the use oftechnology either to promote or restrict human rights, andthe increasing international significance of stateless actorslike transnational corporations and terrorist groups. Fifteenlessons, 356 pages.COURSE AUTHOR: Jessica C. Lawrence, J.D.UN Photo #489640 by Albert Gonzalez Farran5
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