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Civil-Military Cooperation in
Peace Operations Seminar
The Governments of Japan and the United States, and the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations collaboratively produced a multinational seminar-game aimed at uncovering civil-military relationship issues that accompany modern peace support operations. On behalf of Japan, the International Peace Cooperation Division of the Foreign Policy Bureau within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-sponsored the event, and assisted in the development and execution of the seminar. On behalf of the United States, US Pacific Command contributed funding through its support of the Asia Pacific Peace Operations Capacity Building Program . The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, a civil-military liaison organization established by US Congress, produced the content and executed the event. The event host and co-sponsors considered participation by international (IO) and non-governmental organizations (NGO) crucial to the seminar's success. Military and civilian police participants attended from 14 countries in Asia and the Pacific, along side 9 international (IO) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Countries sending representatives were Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam. IOs participating included the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), World Food Programme (WFP), UN Emergency Children's Fund (UNICEF), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Participating NGOs were the Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA), Municipal Institute for International Cooperation (Japan), Association for Aid and Relief (Japan), and Peace Winds Japan. A panel held on the closing day was composed of included 11 additional representatives from 10 Japanese NGOs: RENGO, Service for the Health in Asian & African Regions (SHARE), BHN Telecommunications Humanitarian Aid of Japan, Foundation for International Development & Relief, ICA Japan, Amnesty International, Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation, Minsai Center, Save the Children, and the National Federation of UNESCO Association. For more information on peace oprations, including events, tools, resources and lessons learned, see the peace operations section of the Asia-Pacific Area Nework website at http://www.apan-info.net. |
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