PEACEKEEPING: Thousands Trained but United States Is Unlikely to Complete All Activities by 2010 and Some Improvements Are Needed

Abstract

In 2004, in response to the Group of Eight (G8) Sea Island Summit, the United States established the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), a 5-year program to build peacekeeping capabilities worldwide, with a focus on Africa. Since 2005, the Department of State (State) has allocated $374 million and selected 52 countries to participate in the program. Congress mandated that GAO assess and report on the initiative. This report assesses (1) progress made in meeting GPOI goals, (2) whether State is consistently assessing the quality and effectiveness of the training, and (3) the extent to which countries meet program criteria and whether trainees are adequately screened for human rights abuses. GAO assessed State and Department of Defense (DOD) data and program documents, interviewed U.S. and host country officials, and conducted field work in eight countries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483224

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Central Asia
  • Communication Systems
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Electronic Mail
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution