APPENDIX B

Published in Integrated Principles for Peace Support Operations
Regional Workshop 24 - 26 August, 1999, Harare

Compiled by Mark Malan


WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

Hosted by the SADC Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre (Harare) in collaboration with the ISS (Pretoria) and the IIR (Prague)
First Regional Workshop on

INTEGRATED PRINCIPLES FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS


24-26 August 1999

SADC REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTRE, Harare, Zimbabwe
OBJECTIVE:

TO ENHANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS AT THE OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL LEVELS

24 August 1999
No
Time
Subject
Speaker
1
13:00
Participants arrive in Harare
All
2
14:00 – 21:00
"‘Mini-Safari’, Welcoming Reception"
Commandant Zimbabwe Staff
25 August 1999
No
Time
Subject
Speaker
1
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and coffee
All
2
09:00 – 09:20
Summary Report on the First International Workshop, Prague, 28-31 May 1999
Christopher Lord
3
09:20 – 09:40
Summary problems/solutions from the UN Senior Management Seminar, RPTC, 21-25 June 1999
Col Kurt Mosgaard
4
09:40 – 10:00
Mission of Workshop – methods and approaches
Dr Brian Holt
5
10:00 – 10:45
Tea & Photo session
All
6
10:45 – 11:45
TASK 1: Separating Policy-level Issues of Practical Conflict Resolution from the Doctrine-level issues
Plenary Discussion
7
11:45 – 12:45
TASK 2: Towards a single framework for analysis of recent PSOs
Plenary Discussion
8
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch – break away to syndicate rooms
9
13:45 – 14:30
TASK 3: Is there a Doctrine Deficit on PSOs in Africa ? What good ideas can be found in the doctrine of non-African states?
Syndicate A
TASK 7: Understanding the prospects for conflict resolution mechanisms in Africa
Syndicate B
10
14:30 – 15:15
TASK 4: Introducing new operational techniques designed to assist intervention forces to overcome persistent problems, with minimum force
Syndicate A
TASK 8: Understanding the contribution of the Aid Agencies, and how the military doctrine needs to take account of their concerns
Syndicate B
11
15:15 – 15:30
Tea
All
12
15:30 – 16:15
TASK 5: How can forces employed in PSO use air power more effectively?
Syndicate A
TASK 9: Developing a more effective doctrinal approach in Public Information
Syndicate B
13
16:15 – 17:00
TASK 6: How can we avoid waste and inadequacy of logistic provision in PSOs?
Syndicate A
TASK 10: Developing wider sets of responses designed to suit a variety of future contingencies
Syndicate B
14
18:30 –
Preparation of draft reports
Syndicate Leaders
26 August 1999
No
Time
Subject
Speaker
1
08:30 – 09:00
Coffee
2
09:00 – 09:45
TASK 1 (second bite): Separating Policy-level Issues of Practical Conflict Resolution from the Doctrine-level issues
Plenary Discussion
3
09:45 – 10:30
TASK 2 (second bite): Towards a single framework for analysis of recent PSOs
Plenary Discussion
4
10:30 – 11:00
Tea- break away to syndicate rooms
5
11:0 0 – 12:30
TASKS 3-6: Report back, discussion and refinement
Syndicate A
TASKS 7-10: Report back, discussion and refinement
Syndicate B
7
13:30 – 14:30
Short informal presentations by Syndicates, with contributions from Rapporteurs
Syndicate Leaders, Rapporteurs
8
14:30 – 15:00
General Discussion of Tasks 1-10 and 'way ahead'
Plenary Discussion
9
15:00 – 16:00
Tea and ‘walk about’
10
16:00 – 17:00
Final Session - including a look ahead to the next International Workshop and beyond
Plenary Discussion

Summary of Tasks


TASK 1: Separating the Policy-level Issues concerned with Practical Conflict Resolution from the Doctrine-level issues

TASK 2: Towards a single framework for analysis of recent PSOs

TASK 3: Lets take the Best Ideas Available from the Existing Corpus of Work on Military Doctrine, especially where it applies to conflict resolution. But where are the gaps ? How do we bring together the best in Traditional Peacekeeping and the doctrinal elements needed for more demanding PSO missions ? Is there a Doctrine Deficit ? If so how should it be addressed ?

TASK 4: Introducing new operational techniques designed to assist intervention forces to overcome persistent problems, with minimum force.

TASK 5: How can forces employed in PSO use air power more effectively ?

TASK 6: How can we avoid waste and inadequacy of logistic provision in PSOs ?

TASK 7: Understanding the prospects for conflict resolution mechanisms in Africa

TASK 8: Understanding the contribution of the Aid Agencies, and how the military doctrine needs to take account of their concerns

TASK 9: Developing more effective doctrinal approach in Public Information

TASK 10: Developing wider sets of responses — over and above simple intervention — designed to suit a variety of future contingencies where the parties refuse to consent to an even-handed ‘peacekeeping’ approach