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Noticias created on 06/29/2021 - 09:37 by in DIILS
DIILS team recently partnered with a contingent from the Moldovan Armed Forces that will soon deploy to Kosovo in support of the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) peace-support mission. During this engagement, we discussed the Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping Operations, and look forward to further...... Read more...
Noticias created on 06/01/2020 - 12:31 by in DIILS
May 29, 2020 – Today is International Day of UN Peacekeeping. The theme for this year is Women in Peacekeeping, in recognition of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution #1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
Today we honor and thank all UN Peacekeepers, and... Read more...
Noticias created on 10/23/2019 - 21:11 by in DIILS
"United Nations Day highlights the enduring ideals of the Charter, which entered into force on this date 74 years ago. Amid stormy global seas, the Charter remains our shared moral anchor." — UN Secretary-General António Guterres
UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the... Read more...
Noticias created on 10/21/2019 - 15:41 by in DIILS
A DIILS team conducted an exchange on the Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping with the Kazakhstan military in Almaty.
Noticias created on 10/02/2019 - 06:46 by in DIILS
NEWPORT- 29 August 2019, eight participants from partner nations graduated from DIILS’s 3-week Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping Operations (LAPKO) resident course. LAPKO offers a comprehensive analysis of the legal aspects of United Nations-sanctioned peacekeeping missions. It details the... Read more...
Noticias created on 01/16/2019 - 10:39 by in DIILS
Lieutenant Colonel Vu Van Hiep (Army, Vietnam) attended the inaugural Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping Operations (LAPKO) resident course in 2017 and has already begun applying what he learned at DIILS as a UN military observer in South Sudan. LTC Vu stated: "I learned a lot from the LAPKO... Read more...
Noticias created on 10/24/2018 - 08:06 by in DIILS
NEWPORT – The 2018 winner of the Nobel Prize for International Peace, Dr. Denis Mukwege, offered a resounding endorsement of FARDC military justice for actions that reflect positively on the work of the U.S. Defense Institute for International Legal Studies (DIILS). Since 2008, DIILS has...... Read more...
Noticias created on 08/08/2018 - 16:10 by in DIILS
DIILS sent a team to Mongolia, to participate in Khaan Quest 2018, a pre-deployment exercise for Mongolian peace keepers preparing to serve in South Sudan as part of a UN Peace Keeping mission. DIILS has engaged with Mongolia since 2015 to build legal capacity that would enable Mongolian...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 02/02/2018 - 09:57 by in DIILS
By Lisa Ferdinando, DOD News, Defense Media ActivityFort Meade, MarylandFeb 01, 2018
Link to the article:
http://www.africom.mil/media-room/article/30387/dod-u-n-hold-inaugural-training-for-peacekeeping-investigators
Noticias created on 10/20/2017 - 11:00 by in DIILS
NEWPORT -- On 30 August 2017, 16 participants from 11 countries graduated as the first class of international military students to complete the new DIILS "Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping"(LAPKO) resident course. Subject matter experts from the United Nations joined DIILS instructors with...... Read more...
Noticias created on 06/19/2017 - 14:50 by in DIILS
Major Peter Waiaki is currently deployed as a Military Liaison Officer on UN duties (UNMISS) in South Sudan. He deployed mid-August 2016 and will end his mission the end of August 2017.
He wants to sincerely thank the DIILS staff for preparing him to face the challenges in South Sudan. The...... Read more...
Noticias created on 01/04/2017 - 10:04 by in DIILS
DIILS Congratulates our Alumna, Captain Grace Ajierh from Kenya, who completed the Female Military Officers Course co-organized by UN Women and the International Peace Support Training Center. Grace graduated from DIILS 2015 Military Law Development Program Resident...... Read more...
Noticias created on 11/07/2016 - 15:29 by in DIILS
DIILS congratulates our alumni, Major General U.A.B Medawela, on his promotion to Chief of Staff for the Sri Lankan Army. Major General Medawela was an alumni from our Spring 2005 Peacekeeping and Rule of Law Class.
New Army Chief of Staff Assumes Office
Major General... Read more...
Noticias created on 08/11/2016 - 00:00 by in DIILS
KATHMANDU, 29 July 2016 - The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies conducted a Legal Capabilities Review with the Government of Nepal to assess the opportunity for U.S. legal engagement with the Ministry of Defense on enhancements to the military justice system, national disaster...... Read more...
Noticias created on 03/29/2016 - 12:34 by in DIILS
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TITLE: Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping Operations (LAPKO) Course, MASL: P179619
Course Dates: 14-31 August 2017
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The new (LAPKO) resident course offers a comprehensive analysis of the legal aspects of United Nations-sanctioned peacekeeping missions. It details the...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 12/16/2014 - 09:11 by in DIILS
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MAJ Korbieh with fellow DIILS alum Olga Scripovscaia on the occasion of the
Ghana Contingent's Medals Day parade in Bouake, Ivory Coast, November 2014.
Name: Major Felix Korbieh
Country: GHANA (Army)
Attended: “Military Law Development Program” (MLDP... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/18/2014 - 15:08 by in ACSS
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LILONGWE, Malawi — The concept of the responsibility to protect and retailoring conflict prevention policies to address new security challenges will be essential to effectively conduct peace support operations, according to participants in a three-day workshop organized by the Africa Center for... Read more...
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Noticias created on 04/09/2014 - 10:29 by in ACSS
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By Colonel Dan Hampton. Nearly half of all uniformed peacekeepers are African and countries like Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa have provided troops to UN and AU missions almost continuously over the past decade. Despite such vast experience, African peacekeepers are often reliant on...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 08/19/2013 - 15:17 by in ACSS
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The roles, responsibilities and functions of traditional United Nations peacekeeping operations have expanded considerably. Most peacekeeping operations, including those in Africa, are now multidimensional, involving both military and civilian components and carrying out complex functions, ranging... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/24/2013 - 09:19 by in ACSS
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The past 18 months have seen the deployment of 10 new peace operations in 8 African countries. Many of these are African-led or hybrid AU-UN operations, reflecting an important new trend in African peace operations. The 52 peace operations deployed in Africa since 2000 underscore the ongoing...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/16/2013 - 13:35 by in ACSS
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Fostering resilient and accountable institutions as well as efficient development projects in Mali are the best ways to achieve sustainable peace in the country, Mali’s Ambassador to the United States said in a discussion July 8, 2013, co-hosted by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) in... Read more...
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Noticias created on 12/17/2008 - 11:08 by in DIILS
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The 23rd DIILS course on "Conducting Stability and Peacekeeping Operations in accordance with the Rule of Law" (PKRL) graduated 27 students from 17 countries on 20 November 2008. Twelve of the students came from African countries. For the first time, the course curriculum included discussion and... Read more...
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Noticias created on 09/27/2008 - 12:26 by in DIILS
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Nepal, a leading contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations throughout the world, recently participated in a DIILS-led program focused on improving the understanding of challenges faced in peacekeeping for key members of its forces.Thirty leaders of the Nepal Military, Police and Armed... Read more...