「PKOパフォーマンスの向上：安保理決議第2436号から1年」における石兼大使ステートメント
令和元年12月6日
(As delivered)
Madame and Mr. Co-chairs,
Today, I would like to highlight three approaches to facilitating partnerships for the better delivery of peacekeeping training and capacity-building, which are:
- triangular partnerships
- the light coordination mechanism, and
- support for national peacekeeping training centers.
Triangular partnerships
Triangular partnerships are a model to bring together three critical actors in peacekeeping training and capacity-building, namely the troop and police contributing countries, Member States with particular expertise, and the UN Secretariat.
Under this model, training and capacity-building can better address capability gaps in peacekeeping missions. The UN Secretariat has a wealth of information about the challenges and needs on the ground, and strong engagement by the Secretariat in the design of training and capacity-building enables us to meet the requirements of the field missions.
The UN Triangular Partnership Project has trained more than 400 uniformed engineers from African and Asia Pacific TCCs and some 5,000 uniformed signal personnel to date.
In addition, the project also successfully completed the first pilot training of the UN Field Medical Assistance course in October.
The launch of this medical training has been triggered by the pressing reality that improvements in medical capacity on the ground are urgently needed. We believe that this is a good illustration of the advantages offered by triangular partnerships.
Light Coordination Mechanism
While triangular partnerships emphasize the role of the United Nations Secretariat as a training designer, the light coordination mechanism enhances the effectiveness of training and capacity-building in a bilateral context.
We welcome the operationalization of this mechanism and hope that it will be utilized to better match the training needs of T and PCCs with the specific expertise of Member States who are willing to provide support.
Support for national peacekeeping training centers
Finally, support for national peacekeeping training centers is also an important channel to facilitate partnerships.
Japan has partnered with peacekeeping training institutes in 15 African countries, providing financial assistance amounting to 100 million dollars in total and dispatching experts to provide lectures and assist with curriculum development.
These peacekeeping training centers not only provide training to their own peacekeepers, but also serve as regional hubs to share best practices and expertise with regional partners.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Japan is ready to continue our support for peacekeeping training and capacity-building through various channels and looks forward to continued collaboration with our partners.
I thank you.