UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICERS COURSE 24
-• Gen. United Nations Staff Officers Course- 24 (UNSOC-24) was conducted at Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS), NUST Islamabad from 16 Sep to 27 Sep 2019 with a purpose to educate/sensitize the participants about UN functioning, basic principles, guidelines and policies with the objective to guide participants so that they can carry out critical tasks to assist countries in the transition from conflict to peace as well as the duties/role they will perform as Staff Officers (SOs) in FHQ/ SHQ.
• Participation. 26 x Officers participated in the course. Thirteen officers from the Pakistan Armed Forces and Thirteen officers from friendly countries attended the course. The foreign participants were from Bangladesh, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
• Instructors The faculty which imparted the training included permanent peacekeeping training faculty as well as its training team. Besides them an instructor each from Malaysia Peacekeeping Training institute and a lady instructor ex Pakistan Army, who is also an instructor of the UN Mobile Training Team, also imparted training to the participants.
• Conduct Methodology. The course was conducted as per Integrated Training Service (ITS) developed training materials, the Core Pre-Deployment Training Materials (CPTMs), and as well as Specialized Training Materials (STMs) for the Staff Officers. DPO/DOS guidance materials such as peacekeeping training policies, standard operating procedures, guidelines, and cross-cutting peacekeeping training strategies were also referred to during the training. Subject Matters Experts (SMEs) of their specific fields like UNWOMEN, UNOCHA, UNHCR, UNAIDS, Health-related matters experts from Pakistan Army also delivered lectures.
Closing Ceremony
- The closing ceremony of the course was held on 28 Sep 2018. After the welcome address by Principal NIPCOS, HoD PKT gave a comprehensive briefing which was followed by Certificate Award Ceremony. His Excellency. The Ambassadors of Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Lakomov was invited as the Chief Guest. DA’s of Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, China, Nigeria, Malaysia, and Ukraine were also present in the ceremony. The Ambassador of Ukraine distributed certificates to the successful participants.