Examples
Sudan Verification Project
A Cease Fire in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan
Sudan's 20-year civil war is one of the world's longest running
and most intractable conflicts. An estimated 2 million people have
been killed in the fighting, and another 4.5 million have been driven
from their homes. Internationally-brokered negotiations between
the Sudanese Government and the opposition Sudan People's Liberation
Movement/Army (SPLA) have recently shown some progress, including
a limited ceasefire in the Nuba Mountains region in South Central
Sudan signed on 19 January 2002. The Nuba Mountain agreement included
provisions for a Norwegian-led international mission to monitor
and verify the process.
PPC Supports the Sudan Verification Mission The
Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, with funding from the Government
of Canada provided induction training for Sudanese and international
members of the Nuba Mountain verification mission.
The Centre developed a ten-day training programme, which was delivered
at the start of the mission in Sudan, in April and May 2002. The
package was built on pre-deployment training standards used by the
United Nations Training Unit, the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, the European Union and the Canadian Armed
Forces. The concept was further developed in consultation with the
Norwegian Defense International Centre, and agreed to by the Norwegian
Force Commander. The PPC also received support from Canada's Peace
Support Training Centre (http://www.dnd.ca).
The result was a ten-day training package of five modules, covering
topics related to country orientation and mission orientation, monitoring
and verification standards and processes, personal health and safety
and mission administration. Gender and human rights issues were
integrated throughout the package.
Induction training was conducted in Sudan by a five-person PPC
team, which included one member of the Norwegian Defense International
Centre. Thirty-five participants completed the course, including
members of the mission's international component and Sudanese monitors
representing the two parties to the peace agreement.
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