Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)
Abstract
This presentation was conducted by Elena Kim-Mitchell, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Stability, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State. The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) began in 2005 and is a 5-year initiative. The program has three major components: train and equip, deployment support, and gendarme-like capabilities. In terms of manpower, the initiative aims at deploying 75,000 peace support operations (PSO) troops worldwide over the next 5 years, primarily to Africa, but also to Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The initiative includes expanding the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program; training more battalions with existing partners; increasing the capability of the headquarters of the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); increasing peace support capabilities in Latin America, Europe, and Asia by working through regional/subregional organizations; providing specialized training in engineering, medicine, logistics, and communications; providing deployment support to international units deploying to PSOs; and supporting the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU), located in Vicenza, Italy. The United States hosted the first G-8 Clearinghouse meeting in October 2004 in Washington, DC; the United Kingdom will host the next meeting December 2005 in London.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA441162
Entities
People
- Elena Kim-mitchell
Organizations
- National Defense University