GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE
_GPOI is a U.S. government-funded security assistance program intended to
enhance international capacity to effectively conduct United Nations
and regional peace support operations (PSOs) by building partner country
capabilities to train and sustain peacekeeping proficiencies;
increasing the number of capable military troops and formed police units
(FPUs) available for deployment; and facilitating the preparation,
logistical support, and deployment of military units and FPUs to PSOs.
GPOI was launched as the U.S. contribution to the broader G8 Action Plan for Expanding Global Capability for Peace Support Operations, adopted at the 2004 G8 Sea Island Summit. Initially proposed as a five-year program (fiscal years 2005-2009), GPOI’s mandate was renewed for a second five-year period (fiscal years 2010-2014). The primary objectives for the program’s first five years (Phase I) included training 75,000 peacekeepers and building regional capacity to conduct peacekeeping operations. In Phase II, program emphasis has shifted from the direct training of peacekeepers to assisting partner country efforts to build sustainable, indigenous peacekeeping training capacity.
GPOI is funded through the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) account, which is managed by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
The program has a substantial metrics and evaluation component which is guided by the following outcome-oriented considerations: actual deployments, effectiveness in PSOs, improvement of capacities, and self-sufficiency.
PHASE II
GPOI’s Phase II mission is to enhance international capacity to effectively conduct United Nations and regional peace support operations (PSOs) by building partner country capabilities to train and sustain peacekeeping proficiencies; increasing the number of capable military troops and formed police units (FPUs) available for deployment; and facilitating the preparation, logistical support, and deployment of military units and FPUs to PSOs.
As noted in the Phase I discussion, the program’s first five years (fiscal years 2005-2009) focused on significantly increasing the number of trained and equipped peacekeepers available for deployment. Phase II activities will continue to ensure sufficient numbers of capable peacekeepers are available for PSOs. However, program emphasis has shifted from the direct training of peacekeepers by U.S. personnel to building sustainable, self-sufficient, indigenous PSO training capabilities in targeted partner countries. GPOI-funded activities particularly emphasize the establishment and strengthening of partner countries’ training infrastructures.
Toward these ends, Phase II program objectives are as follows:
GPOI was launched as the U.S. contribution to the broader G8 Action Plan for Expanding Global Capability for Peace Support Operations, adopted at the 2004 G8 Sea Island Summit. Initially proposed as a five-year program (fiscal years 2005-2009), GPOI’s mandate was renewed for a second five-year period (fiscal years 2010-2014). The primary objectives for the program’s first five years (Phase I) included training 75,000 peacekeepers and building regional capacity to conduct peacekeeping operations. In Phase II, program emphasis has shifted from the direct training of peacekeepers to assisting partner country efforts to build sustainable, indigenous peacekeeping training capacity.
GPOI is funded through the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) account, which is managed by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
The program has a substantial metrics and evaluation component which is guided by the following outcome-oriented considerations: actual deployments, effectiveness in PSOs, improvement of capacities, and self-sufficiency.
PHASE II
GPOI’s Phase II mission is to enhance international capacity to effectively conduct United Nations and regional peace support operations (PSOs) by building partner country capabilities to train and sustain peacekeeping proficiencies; increasing the number of capable military troops and formed police units (FPUs) available for deployment; and facilitating the preparation, logistical support, and deployment of military units and FPUs to PSOs.
As noted in the Phase I discussion, the program’s first five years (fiscal years 2005-2009) focused on significantly increasing the number of trained and equipped peacekeepers available for deployment. Phase II activities will continue to ensure sufficient numbers of capable peacekeepers are available for PSOs. However, program emphasis has shifted from the direct training of peacekeepers by U.S. personnel to building sustainable, self-sufficient, indigenous PSO training capabilities in targeted partner countries. GPOI-funded activities particularly emphasize the establishment and strengthening of partner countries’ training infrastructures.
Toward these ends, Phase II program objectives are as follows:
- In coordination with other U.S. government, international community, and national efforts, assist partner countries to establish and strengthen the institutional infrastructure required to achieve and sustain self-sufficient capability to conduct PSO training;
- Through GPOI-facilitated activities, continue to train peacekeepers worldwide with an emphasis on train-the-trainer instruction;
- In coordination with other U.S. government and international community efforts, provide support to deploying units to address partner countries’ capacity shortfalls;
- Enhance the capacity of regional/sub-regional organizations and institutions to train for, plan, deploy, manage, sustain, and obtain and integrate lessons learned from PSOs;
- Enhance efforts to establish and strengthen the institutional infrastructure and doctrinal framework required to train, equip, and deploy FPUs*; and
- Support the continuation and enhancement of multilateral approaches and partnerships to coordinate PSO capacity building efforts.