Driving Excellence - support to peacekeeping training institutions

This project supports the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) build the capacity of targeted peacekeeping training institutions in Africa and South-East Asia. The proposed targeted institutions are in Bangladesh and Senegal with the potential to expand into the Indo-Pacific and Latin America. It aims to successfully develop and deliver national and peacekeeping pre-deployment training to uniformed personnel. Project activities include: (1) conducting an initial needs assessment; and (2) undergoing activities based on the results of the needs assessment. This includes activities such as management and instructor training strategic planning institutional sustainability and training curriculum development or updating.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved performance of personnel from troop and police contributing countries deployed to United Nations peacekeeping missions; (2) increased capacity of the selected national and regional peacekeeping training institutions in 2 regions as measured by UNITAR’s evaluation standards; and (3) increased capacities of national uniformed senior leadership and uniformed field personnel to meet missions' standards requirements and expectations as verified through structured assessments.