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Appendix
A: Survey Results
At
what level should future seminars, workshops, games and exercises
attempt to focus? Please indicate by numbering in order of
priority – more than 1 item may be given the same priority.
16
Responses. Listed by priority chosen.
- Operational
Level Military, Police and Humanitarian
- Strategic
Level Military, Police and Humanitarian
- Strategic
Political Level
- Tactical
Level Military, Police and Humanitarian
What
activities would prove valuable over the next few years to
improve regional capacity further? Please indicate by numbering
in order of priority – more than 1 item may be given
the same priority.
16
Responses. Listed by priority chosen.
- Integrated
Civilian, Police and Military Seminars/Workshops
- Integrated
Staff Training
- Peace
Operations Training Center Development Workshops
- Civil
Affairs/Civil Military Operations
- United
Nations Logistics
- Legal
Aspects of Peace Operations
- Policy
level Workshops
- Civilian
Police Operations
- Public
Information in Peace Operations
- Specialty
Training
- Other
Comments:
- All
areas are important and must be given equal priority or
attention.
- For
the integrated staff training (#2 priority above), officers
holding staff appointments at peacekeeping institutes of
different countries may be invited to attend.
Many
nations in the region are working to establish Peace Operations
Training Centers, or have already done so within the last
three years. What external assistance would prove most beneficial?
Please indicate by numbering in order of priority – more
than 1 item may be given the same priority.
16
Responses. Listed by priority chosen.
- Provision
of developed training packages
- Support
through the provision of exercises
-
Exercises
- Simulation
- Provision
of training materials
- Certification
by the United Nations
How
important is United Nations sponsorship of events in the Asia
Pacific region?
16
Responses. Listed by priority chosen.
Extremely
Valuable: 9 or 56%
Valuable: 4 or 25%
Essential: 3 or 19%
Slightly valuable: 0
Not valuable: 0
Comments:
- All
areas are important and must be given equal priority or
attention.
- The
provision of developed training packages is important for
the standardization of training.
- Experts
may be sent to various countries to impart and supervise
training.
Discussion
in past events suggest that the Asia Pacific Region may be
able to provide a unique model, techniques or strategies in
peace making and peace building that could be articulated
and shared with nations from other regions. How do you feel
about that idea?
16
Responses. Listed by priority chosen.
Agree:
8 or 50%
Strongly
agree: 7 or 44%
Not
sure: 1 or 6%
Disagree:
0
Strongly
disagree: 0
Comments:
- Most
of the Asia Pacific countries have past experiences in war.
They all have a lot of strategies to adopt in order to achieve
peace. They also know the value of peace. Therefore they
should do the maximum possible effort to uplift the standards.
- The
region has been through traumatic experiences and is now
enjoying stability compared, to other regions. Also, important
is the region's feel for peoples identification and their
culture(s).
- That
is an ideal. It is feasible, and depends upon the will of
each country.
- Members
are exposed in the UN mission. Comparative experiences could
be shared and produce better solutions for future UN commitments.
- They
have already proved it by participating in various peacekeeping
missions, the latest being East Timor.
- Sustainable
peace and development are vital to a UN PKO mission. Some
nations in the Asia Pacific brought to the UNPKO mission
their lessons learned in dealing with insurgencies/poverty
in their nations, in the sense of sustainable peace and
development accomplishment. The other side of the coin,
the European and other regions may focus only on stopping/stabilizing
the situation which in any future point of time, fighting/conflict
could be back due to lack of sustainable peace/development
in targeted country.
- Strongly
agree, there being differences in languages, landscapes,
and cultures and governing systems.
- Definitely,
it will give a very positive result in understanding. These
will bring all under the same platform of various issues
of peace operations.
- Discussion
on peacemaking and peace building helps people understand
more clearly about these things through experience and new
ideas.
- Provides
a unique model for Asia Pacific conflict management, similar
to initiatives for the African continent.
-
Perhaps it is for this reason that much has been accomplished
in terms of MNF and UN Missions.
Regional
Peace Operations Training Centers can provide a level of synergy
by providing benefits not available within a National Training
Center. Please rate the importance of the following for a
Regional Center. Please indicate by numbering in order of
priority – more than 1 item may be given the same priority.
16
Responses. Listed by priority chosen.
- Sponsorship
by the United Nations
- Certification
by the United Nations (tie)
-
Exchange of Instructors (tie)
-
Regional Political Support
-
Exchange of Students
-
Common Programs
Comments:
For
common programs, each centre can specialize in a different
subject.
Additional
Comments. Please add any comments you feel might improve programs
in the future.
-
It is suggested that notes pertaining to the subject matter
be given in advance if possible, so that freshmen can understand
what the experts are talking about.
-
The unique model and approach to making or building peace
in the world is welcome. The UN has already been initiating
it for many years. It will be more successful with improvement
of the other countries, because it may reinforce the relationship
between many countries, and their understanding. It may
also facilitate the establishment of peace around the world.
-
In every seminar conducted, there must be a mixture of civilian
and military participants. Avoid seminars purely for civilians
or military, as the UN focus is on coordination of all agencies.
They must be invited. Civilians must know our (military)
way of doing things and vice versa. Understanding values
perhaps could determine success before any mission. For
this seminar, involvement of professors indicates the seriousness
in Korea in supporting the efforts toward world peace. Congratulations
and thank you to the organizers – KNDU and COE.
-
Better financial aid in accordance to countries where the
seminar is being hosted.
-
Additional participation of civilian police, key NGOs/IOs,
ICRC, etc. to contribute to the seminar group discussion.
-
US PACOM should educate US officers (flag and staff levels)
about UNPKO more than this. The level of understanding of
UNPKO of US Officers is not sufficient/acceptable. Chapter
6 or even Chapter 7, UN Command and Control.
-
NGO should not be the main facilitator for military PKO
discussion due to the level of understanding military missions.
They tend to guide and focus the discussion to humanitarian
assistance other than the phasing of UN force activities
developing along the timed mission.
-
Distribution of read ahead material (Seminar UN documents)
should be done prior to the actual seminar
-
It would be more beneficial if instructors of peace operations
training centres can attend these seminars and seminar games.
Besides, to have standardization amongst different training
centres at the national level and training materials and
training packages should be the same. There may be more
numbers of seminar games arranged regionally. Training staff
of DPKO should also visit different training institutes
to bring parity in standards of training. If required, a
separate fund may be allotted to different nations to encourage
better and effective training in peace operations training
centres.
-
Seminars on PKOs should be held more so that knowledge of
these operations will help people in carrying out the work
-
Involve more nations to provide expert lecturers and instructors,
so that nations can have a better sense of ownership for
the programs.
- Currently
it is well organized.
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