THEMES OF THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR THE CHALLENGES OF PEACE OPERATIONS 2010

The focus of the Challenges Forum 2010 was Challenges of Protecting Civilians in Multidimensional Peace Operations. Accordingly. The Forum focused on contemporary issues to enhance the protection of civilians (POC) in complex peace operations. Specifically, Challenges Forum 2010 focused on assessing the complexities, achievements and shortcomings in strengthening POC in multidimensional peace operations, and focused on identifying and proposing practical ways to enhance POC; and to address POC issues of particular concern to the international community with the aim of identifying best practices to be considered in the further development of international POC guidelines and practices for international peace operations.

 Challenges Forum Background Paper: Challenges of Strengthening the Protection of Civilians in Multidimensional Peace Operations by William J. Durch and Alison C. Giffen

 Challenges Forum Study (Draft): Challenges Forum Considerations for Mission Leadership in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (Table of Content)

 Challenges Forum Study (Draft): Challenges Forum Considerations for Mission Leadership in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (The Study Draft)

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Publications and Reports of relevance to this year's Forum:

A New Partnership Agenda: Charting a New Horizon for United Nations Peacekeeping Non-paper, United Nations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Department of Field Support, July 2009.

Civil-Military Guidelines and References for Complex Emergencies,United Nations, IASC, June 2004.

Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, United Nations Security Council Resolution, S/RES/1984 (2009).

Protecting Civilians in the Contect of UN peacekeeping operations, by Victoria Holt and Glyn Taylor. Independent study jointly commissioned by United Nations DPKO/OCHA, November 2009.

Enhancing Protection for Civilians in Armed Conflict and other Situations of Violence, International Committe of the Red Cross, September 2008.