TOPIC 3 Group 4

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TOPIC 3Group 4

• Address three important issues
• Private security Firms
• Sharing information
• Provincial Reconstructions Team

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What significant impact, positive or negative,
PSCs will have on planning and execution of
operations to secure the required Humanitarian
Space

• Negative
• Accountabilities to whom?
• Generate the difficulties on responsibilities.
• Legitimacy to whom/Legality aspect.
• Humanitarian right violation
• Impartiality for their own benefit.
• Profit orientated.
• Create high risk situation.

• Positive
• In political military point of view will look
  good in term of media.
• Distribution of humanitarian assistance will
  reach the target group safely less chance to be
  attacked.
• Less burden or reduce risk for the military to
  help IOs and NGOs.
• Provide partial security for Humanitarian
  agencies to operate.

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How will the military deal with PSCs

• Identify all the PSCs
• Considerations in planning process/optimize their
  positive and minimize their negative (military
  planning)
• The legal status of troop with the PSCs
• Coordination
• - Information
• - Regular contact with NGOs
• - Liaise with TERPAN Government/JMC.
• - Authority legality (licenses to carry
  weapon)
• - PSCs activities - Rules of engagement (ROE)?
• - Advice the activities of the NGOs

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How does the military optimize the
information/intelligence gathered on the main
root cause of lack of humanitarian space
terrorist insurgents in dealing with NGOs, UN
agencies, Civpol and Host nation security and
intelligence service

• Contingency Plan.
• Armed elements/Insurgents and their capabilities
• Degree of security phases.
• Limited movement.
• Sharing information.
• Accurate information from military intelligence
  assist humanitarian agencies to plan their
  operations (safety, routes and storage).

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The requirement for PRTs in the west of TERPAN

• Definition of PRTs Transformative approach to
  conducting support operation.
• Within the capabilities of the troops involved
• Establish law and order in the area
• Power Plan.
• Water Supply (Water well/drainage system/Water
  purification activities).
• Repair hospital.
• Built schools.

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Recommendations for any other innovative
civil-military structures in lieu of PRTs

• Concerted effort.
• Common agreement amongst IOs, NGOs,
• Heart and minds group
• Military asset for Humanitarian Operation
• Joint Civil Relief operation

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