The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) as a team with the Austrian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is holding a fourteen day Political Advisor Course for Peace Support Operations in Africa.
The course which is being run at the KAIPTC in Accra formally started on Monday, July 4, 2022.
The general target of the course is to prepare Political Advisors for UN Missions in Africa, AU and ECOWAS tasks and missions.
It is likewise intended to empower senior staff from African nations and associations to realize the center undertakings of Political Advisors (PolAds) chipping away at struggle and emergency and work on the nature of data they give.
Conveying his invite address during the initial service of the course, KAIPTC Commandant Major General Francis Ofori focused on that the job of the political guide in a mission is exceptionally basic for giving the mission authority legitimate examination of political turns of events, drifts and arising issues in the nation or district and making proposals on potential strategies, procedures and different measures to resolve issues of concern.
Significant General Francis Ofori
He made sense of that the course is being coordinated to formalize preparing of Political Advisors for Commanders of Operations as well as Heads of Missions of UN/AU/ECOWAS missions to seal any vacuum made by the shortfall of harmony in states which empowers conflict and turmoil to win, bringing about stagnation and annihilation of social orders.
Significant General Francis Ofori in his discourse energized members of the Political Advisor Course to exploit the phenomenal offices at KAIPTC, and the mastery obviously facilitators and chiefs to expand the result of the preparation.
"I can guarantee you that the facilitators on this course, with their different foundations and rich experience, will endeavor to outfit you with the vital apparatuses to empower you capability really and proficiently in your current or future jobs as Political Advisors.
"I have most likely that this preparing will open you to globally required skills and principles for Political Advisors and I am sure that it will empower you to more readily comprehend the elements of contention and emergencies the executives to work really in MultiDimensional Peace Support Operations," the KAIPTC Commandant said.
In his finishing up comments, Major General Francis Ofori stretched out appreciation to the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defense for their commitment towards assembling the preparation cost including taking care of the expenses for the course.
"I need to thank the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defense for the drive to carry this course to KAIPTC and the liberal help to our joint work to reinforcing harmony and security in Africa. The Center is generally thankful," Major General Francis Ofori accentuated.
Conveying a location, Counselor Günther Barnet addressing the Austrian Ministry of Defense highlighted the significance of the course, demanding that harmony can't be subverted.
He charged members from the different African regions to exploit the course and assemble information that will be valuable in supporting harmony in their states, and on the landmass at large.
"We need to adjust our method. You must have a ton of information, and you really want karma.
"With this, I ensure that every one of you can take care of your business.
"Exploit this course and better yourself throughout the following fourteen days you will be participating in this course," Counselor Günther Barnet said in his location.
Advisor Günther Barnet
He further uncovered that the Austrian Ministry of Defense stays focused on assuming a part in peacekeeping and will give its best for keep the course rushing to guarantee it expands and better in resulting releases.
Altogether, 23 members from different nations are set to be adopted through significant strategies in harmony support activities like Negotiation and Mediation, Public Diplomacy, Communication through the Media, the Possible Role of PolAds in ECOWAS and AU Operations and Missions, the Way Ahead in International Crisis and Conflict Management among others.
Foundation of Political Advisor Course:
The intricacy of the political and security climate in numerous African locales, where missions and activities are sent off makes it trying for heads of missions and functional leaders to completely evaluate, screen and dissect the effect and the political outcomes of their activities.
Likewise, because of the various undertakings, these heads of missions and commandants need to perform, they frequently can't know about the full range of improvements from the vital and global levels to homegrown and provincial circumstances.
This large number of difficulties could impact the progress of a mission/activity. Accordingly, the job of the political counselor is exceptionally basic for giving the administration appropriate dissects of advancements, drifts and arising issues in the nation or district and making suggestions on potential approaches, techniques and different measures to resolve issues of concern.
Regardless of the possibly significant job of Political Advisors (PolAds) and huge commitment of African nations in African missions and tasks, a formalized preparation of PolAds for Commanders of Operations or potentially Heads of Missions has up to this point not been presented in Africa.
It is hence that the KAIPTC and Austrian MoD are offering this course to fabricate the limit of potential and existing experts.
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