At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Describe the range of risks and Quiz vulnerabilities faced by civilian populations on the ground;
- Define the objectives of protection activities in the framework of UN peacekeeping operations;
- Distinguish the different actors involved in the protection activities that operate alongside a peacekeeping operation;
- Explain how failures to protect civilians harm mission credibility and credibility of the UN;
- Identify the specific bodies of international law that constitute the normative framework of peace operations;
- Identify critical language contained in mission’s mandates envisaging protection of civilians;
- Differentiate between other relevant instruments that guide the work and priorities of peacekeepers and the protection of civilians;
- Outline the UN Operational Concept on Protection of Civilians;
- List key challenges associated with the protection of civilians in complex environments;
- Outline key elements of operational planning;
- Describe major challenges related to prioritization of risks and allocation of resources;
- Explain the importance of expectation management and modalities for information sharing and gathering;
- Define sexual violence, exploitation and abuse;
- Describe the incidence of sexual violence in armed conflicts;
- Relate specific modalities for protection from sexual violence, exploitation and abuse;
- Describe the special duty of peacekeepers in preventing and protecting civilians from sexual violence, exploitation and abuse.