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.