Civilian Capacity
The project seeks to generate knowledge on the challenges facing civilian capacities within UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, as well as recommending ways in which they can be addressed.Participants
Lotte Vermeij
Paul Troost
Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen
Randi Solhjell
Cedric H. de Coning
The project seeks to generate knowledge on the challenges facing civilian capacities within UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, as well as recommending ways in which they can be addressed.
Historically, many countries and regional organizations, such as the African Union, have emphasized the development of capacity for the military and more recently also the police dimensions of peacekeeping and peacebuilding. There is now, however, a renewed interest internationally in strengthening the civilian capacity of such operations. A number of recent reports and initiatives highlight the need for a multidimensional approach to stabilization, peace operations and peacebuilding.
A 2010/11 UN system-wide capacity review provides a unique opportunity to direct attention towards this issue. NUPI has been actively engaged in the process in various ways, for instance by providing a report on the civilian capacity that resides in NGO rosters. NUPI will continue to support this process, particularly through research informed by the UN system-wide review.
Funding
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Publications
- de Coning, Cedric H.
(2011). Civilian Peacekeeping Capacity: Mobilizing Partners to Match Supply and Demand,
in International Peacekeeping, Volume 18, Issue 5
.Taylor&Francis.p. 577-592.This article proposes the formation of a global civilian capacity partnership that brings together the training and roster community, the UN Secretariat and a grouping of interested states, with the aim of significantly improving the UN Secretariat's ability to identify, recruit and deploy suitably qualified civilian personnel. [url] - de Carvalho, Benjamin , Cedric H. de Coning, Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen, Audun Solli
(2011). Training in vain? Bottlenecks in Deploying Civilians for UN Peacekeeping,
in International Peacekeeping, vol. 18, no 4
.Routledge.p. 425-438.The article explores the bottlenecks hampering the recrutiment and deployment of trained personnel, especially civilians. An increased number of trained personnel has not translated into higher deployment rates. Unless the UN and international training programmes address this paradox, the risk of training in vain will remain. [url] - de Coning, Cedric H., John Karlsrud (2011). Preparing and Mobilizing Civilian Capacity for the Future. Recommendations for Implementing the Guéhenno Report . NUPI Policy briefs, 30. August
- de Coning, Cedric H., John Karlsrud, Ingrid Marie Breidlid (2011). Conference Proceedings: Mobilizing Civilian Capacity. Oslo, NUPI. 24 pages. The international civilian training and rostering community met in New York on 14 June 2011 to consider the Report of the Independent Review of Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict, and discussed how to take the recommendations forward.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen, Walter Lotze (2010). Summary Report. Norwegian Standby Roster for Civilian Observers (NOROBS). Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 11 pages. NUPI-rapport. The report explores recent developments within international peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding operations with regard to use of civilian roster capacities, and compares recent developments in the Nordic region.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen, Walter Lotze (2010). Scoping Study. Norwegian Standby Roster for Civilian Observers (NOROBS). Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 73 pages. NUPI-rapport. The report explores recent developments within international peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding operations with regard to use of civilian roster capacities, and compares recent developments in the Nordic region.
- Paul Keating, Sharon Wiharta (2012). CIVCAP 2012: Laying Concrete Foundations. NUPI Policy Brief No. 9, 21. September
- de Coning, Cedric H. (2010). Civilian Capacity in United Nations Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Missions. NUPI Policy Brief 4/2010, 13. November
- Karlsrud, John , Øyvind Eggen (2012). FN må reformeres. Dagbladet, 25. September
- Solhjell, Randi (2013). The Civilian Capacities Initiative and Gender-Responsive Peace-building: An Inclusive Approach?. NUPI Policy Brief No.2, 6. February
- Karlsrud, John , Marko Savkovic
(2012). Harnessing Serbian Civilian Capacity for Peace Support Operations: A Nascent Community?,
in Journal of Regional Security 7 (2)
.Belgrade,BCSP. [url] - Karlsrud, John , Diana Felix da Costa, Frederik Rosén, Søren Vester Haldrup, Kristoffer Nilaus Tarp (2013). Triangular co-operation for government capacity development in South Sudan. NUPI/NOREF Policy Brief, 6. May
- Karlsrud, John , Diana Felix da Costa, Søren Vester Haldrup, Frederik Rosén and Kristoffer Nilaus Tarp (2013). Civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict – a case study of OPEN. DIIS/NUPI Policy Brief, 16. May
