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PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. AIM. TO BRIEF THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE ON SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. SCOPE. INTRODUCTION CURRENT PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OPERATION MISTRAL OPERATION ESPRESSO OPERATION FIBRE - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
AIM
TO BRIEF THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE ON SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
SCOPE
INTRODUCTION CURRENT PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS OPERATION MISTRAL OPERATION ESPRESSO OPERATION FIBRE OPERATION MONTEGO OPERATION CORDITE
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
ISSUES QUESTIONS – DISCUSSIONS
INTERNATIONAL MANDATE
• TWO TYPES OF UN MANDATED OPERATIONS:
UN Sponsored - organisation and funding of force structure elements determined by the UN.
UN Endorsed - International community involved but mission is not organised or funded by UN. Endorsed operations receive the blessing of the UN in the form of an appropriate UN Security Council Resolution.
WHITE PAPER ON PEACE MISSIONS APPROVED BY CABINET 1998
POINTS OF DEPARTURE:
RSA own recent history in terms of experience in peaceful resolution of conflict
Support to UN, AU and SADC intiatives
Military, civilian police and civilian resources
Participation in accordance with policy principles
RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS
RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS SIX KEY PRINCIPLES IN TERMS OF FOREIGN
POLICY COMMITMENTS TO:
PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS
PROMOTE DEMOCRACY
SUPPORT JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL
LAW
ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AGREED-UPON MECHANISMS FOR
THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS
RECOGNISE AFRICA’S POSITION IN THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS
TYPES OF PEACE MISSIONS : PREVENTATIVE DIPLOMACY
PEACEMAKING
PEACEKEEPING
PEACE ENFORCEMENT
PEACE BUILDING
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
RSA APPROACH TO PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE MISSIONS
PRINCIPLES FOR RSA PARTICIPATION
CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE RELATED TO NATIONAL
INTERESTS
QUALITY OF CONTRIBUTION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
SIZE OF FORCE STRUCTURE ELEMENTS
CLEAR INTERNATIONAL MANDATE REQUIRED
SUFFICIENT MEANS HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE
DOMESTIC MANDATE AND BUDGET
VOLUNTEERISM
CLEAR ENTRY AND EXIT CRITERIA
REGIONAL COOPERATION AND FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE
Operation ESPRESSO MILOBs and Staff Officers toUNMEE & OLMEE
Operation MISTRAL Specialists, Task Forceand Staff Officers to MONUC
Operation FIBRETask Force to ONUB
CURRENT OPERATIO
NS
Operation CORDITE MILOBS to AMIS
Operation MONTEGO Staff Officers to UNMIL
OP MISTRAL
MONUCMONUC
SATAF &
SANDFSPECC
DRC
SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN THE NATIONS MISSION IN THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (MONUCCONGO (MONUC))
MONUC CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
PHASES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Phase I: Liaison (Ongoing)
Phase II: Cease Fire, Disengage (Ongoing)
Phase III: DDRRR (Ongoing)
Phase IV: Subsequent Operations
MONUC PHASE 1
FIRST STEP TO FORMAL SANDF PARTICIPATION IN PEACE MISSIONS
FORCE PREPARATION – TRAINING OF SANDF MILITARY OBSERVERS (MILOBS) IN 1999
DEPLOYMENT OF 1 X MLO TO UGANDA (KAMPALA) ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1999
SANDF STAFF OFFICERS AND UN MILOB’s CAPITAL LIAISON OFFICER (KAMPALA)
MILITARY OBSERVERS
MILITARY LEGAL ADVISERS
AERO MEDICAL EVACUATION COORDINATING OFFICER
MILITARY INFORMATION OFFICER
ENGINEER CELL OFFICER
MEDICAL TRAINING OFFICER
AIR OPERATIONS OFFICER
COMMUNICATION OFFICER
ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING OFFICER
TRAINING WARRANT OFFICER
PROVIDE AERO MEDICAL EVACUATION CAPABILITY FOR EVACUATION TO LEVEL 4 (1 MIL HOSP)
PROVIDE AIRFIELD CRASH RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITY AT KINDU (INITIALLY AT KINSHASA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)
PROVIDE AIR CARGO HANDLING CAPABILITY AT VARIOUS AIR AND RIVER PORTS
PROVIDE MILITARY POLICE CAPABILITY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS
COMMAND AND SUPPORT TO OWN FORCE STRUCTURE ELEMENTS
MONUC PHASE II : MISSION OF SANDF SPECIALIST CONTINGENT
(SANDFSPECC)
SANDFSPECC: PERSONNEL STRENGTH
1612158160TOTAL
VARIOUS BASES 4804848MPA
VARIOUS BASES
GOMA
KINDU 6156AMET
1411314ACRFFT
4804848ACHT
0
0
NON EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
20
25
APPROVED STRENGTH
1313KINSHASAMONUC HQ
31
STRENGTH
31
EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
KINSHASACCSU
AREAGROUPING
SANDF CONTRIBUTION TO MONUC PHASE III
ACCEPTED BY THE UN ON 16 JAN 03 TASK FORCE HEADQUARTERS INFANTRY BATTALION :
4 X INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANIES 1 X INFANTRY SUPPORT COMPANY
ENGINEER SQUADRON CONSTRUCTION CAPABILITY FERRY UNIT WELL DRILLING CAPABILITY
MILITARY POLICE UNIT HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT UNIT LEVEL 1 MEDICAL FACILITY
SA TASK FORCE : PERSONNEL STRENGTH
53
-
-
13
12
8
16
4
NON EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
WELL DRILLING
UNIT
FERRY UNIT
ENGR COY
MIL POL
HQ SUPP GP
INF BN
TF HQ
GROUPING
1 216
12
16
162
4
92
834
96
EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
TOTAL
BUNIA
KINDU
KINDU – VARIOUS
BASES
KINDU
KINDU
VARIOUS BASES
KINDU - BUKAVU
AREA
1269
12
16
175
16
100
850
100
APPROVED STRENGTH
SANDF CONTRIBUTION TO MONUC PHASE III
SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1493 DD 28 JUL 03
MANDATED TASKS :
to protect United Nations personnel, facilities, installations and equipment
to ensure the security and freedom of movement of UN personnel
to protect civilians and humanitarian workers against threats of physical violence
to contribute to the improvement of the security conditions in which humanitarian assistance is provided
OP ESPRESSO
MILOBS
SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED SUPPORT OF THE UNITED
NATIONS & AFRICAN UNION NATIONS & AFRICAN UNION MISSIONS IN ETHIOPIA & ERITREAMISSIONS IN ETHIOPIA & ERITREA
UNMEEUNMEE
OLMEEOLMEE
ERITREA & ETHIOPIA
ESPRESSO: PERSONNEL STRENGTH
OLMEEOLMEE
MONUCMONUC
4ASMARASECTOR CENTRAL
1ADI QUALASECTOR CENTRAL
--SECTOR EAST
--SECTOR WESTOLMEE
1ASSABSECTOR EAST
1HUMERASECTOR WEST
ETHIOPIA
SECTOR CENTRAL
SECTOR WEST
AREA
12TOTAL
1ADDIS ABABA
3ASMARA
1SHILALOUNMEE
STRENGTHPLACEUN / AU MISSION
* SENIOR MILITARY * SENIOR MILITARY ADVISORADVISOR* ASSITANT MILITARY * ASSITANT MILITARY ADVISORADVISOR* ORDERLY DRIVER* ORDERLY DRIVER* MILITARY OBSERVER* MILITARY OBSERVER* GEOSPATIAL * GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) OFFICER(GIS) OFFICER* OPERATIONS DUTY * OPERATIONS DUTY OFFICER OFFICER * ENGINEER CELL OFFICER* ENGINEER CELL OFFICER
ADI QUALA
ASSAB
ASMARA
ADDIS ABABAADDIS ABABA
* CHIEF CAPITAL LIAISON OFFICER* CHIEF CAPITAL LIAISON OFFICER
UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREAUNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA & ERITREA
OPERATION ESPRESSO
HUMERA
* MILITARY * MILITARY OBSERVEROBSERVER
* MILITARY * MILITARY OBSERVEROBSERVER
* MILITARY * MILITARY OBSERVEROBSERVER
SHILALO* MILITARY * MILITARY OBSERVEROBSERVER
OPERATION ESPRESSO : COMMENTS
DEPLOYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
PROVIDE FOLLOWING :
Military Observers
Engineer Cell Warrant Officer
Operations Staff Officer
Military Observer Staff Officer
PROVIDE MILITARY COMMAND TO AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN ERITREA
OPERATION FIBRE
SA BATTALION
SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF SANDF FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN BURUNDI THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN BURUNDI
(ONUB)(ONUB)
BURUNDI
AMIBAMIB
ONUBONUB
OPERATION FIBRE
SANDF PROTECTION AND SUPPORT DETACHMENT (SAPSD) : 31 OCT 01 – 30 APR 03 – VIP PROTECTION AND SUPPORT – 701
PERS SA BATTALION (SABATT) : IN SUPPORT OF AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN BURUNDI (AMIB) : 01 MAY 03 – 31 MAY 2004 – VIP PROTECTION AND INFANTRY – 1600 PERS
SA BATTALION (SABATT) : IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN BURUNDI (ONUB) : 01 JUNE 2004 – 850
SA CONTINGENT : PERSONNEL STRENGTH
26125BUJUMBURAMARITIME
46244BUJUMBURASPECIAL FORCES
67
-
-
-
-
-
63
1
NON EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
VIP PROTECTION
FORCE HQ COY
ENGR COY
MIL POL
AVIATION
INF BN
ONUB HQ
GROUPING
1 381
348
50
71
21
24
787
11
EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
TOTAL
BUJUMBURA
BUJUMBURA
BUJUMBURA
BUJUMBURA
BUJUMBURA
VARIOUS
BUJUMBURA
AREA
1 448
348
50
71
21
24
850
12
APPROVED STRENGTH