La mejora de la capacidad de las operaciones de paz se ha identificado como una de las áreas críticas en las que las Naciones Unidas y los Estados Miembros deben actuar. Esto se destacó en el informe de Dos Santos Cruz, "Mejora de la Seguridad del Personal de Mantenimiento de la Paz de las Naciones Unidas"; Resolución 2436 del Consejo de Seguridad (2018), la iniciativa "Acción para el Mantenimiento de la Paz"; y por el Secretario General (S/2017/1079): "Las operaciones más complejas y, a veces, peligrosas requieren comunicaciones reforzadas, conocimiento de la situación, interoperabilidad entre unidades y protección de la fuerza. Sin embargo, las capacidades especializadas y de alto rendimiento para el mantenimiento de la paz de las Naciones Unidas son escasas".
Es con el apoyo de nuestros socios que brindan experiencia en capacitación, tutoría, capacitadores, equipos, fondos extrapresupuestarios y otros recursos que la Academia C4ISR de las Naciones Unidas para Operaciones de Paz (UNCAP) continúa avanzando en la creación de capacidad de alto rendimiento sobre el terreno en el área especializada de C4ISR y tecnología de seguridad de campamentos.
La UNCAP representa un fuerte compromiso de los Países que aportan Contingentes y Países que aportan Fuerzas de Policía (CCT/PCC), así como el apoyo a los Estados Miembros y la Secretaría de las Naciones Unidas. Juntos, forman una "asociación triangular" en la que todas las partes interesadas comparten por igual la responsabilidad de cumplir las metas y objetivos del programa. Este concepto es un resultado directo de la Cumbre de Mantenimiento de la Paz de la ONU (2014). También se alinea con las recomendaciones del Grupo Independiente de Alto Nivel sobre las Operaciones de Paz de las Naciones Unidas (HIPPO, por sus siglas en inglés) de 2015 como un enfoque innovador para movilizar capacidades no formadas bien preparadas y equipadas.
Opportunities to Support UN Peacekeeping
The UN does not operate alone in any environment, and its success is often determined by the generosity of its supporters and its ability to maximize the impact of their contributions.
UNCAP provides many opportunities to support its work and programme objectives:
- Classroom-based courses at the Academy hub in Entebbe, Uganda, close to the epicentre of peacekeeping;
- Mobile training teams deployed in missions or at the TCC/PCC level;
- E-learning through self-paced courses;
- Virtual Instructor-Led Technology (VILT) through real-time, instructor-led remote learning.
UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations Partners
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
India
Japan
Uganda
NCIA
Testimonials:
NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) | August 2024
"NATO-UN Defence Capacity Building has been an inherently positive partnership experience. It has shown that organizations can partner with NATO without fear of imposition and with mutual benefit. NATO is immensely proud of the collaboration between NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) and the UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP). NCIA and UNCAP delivered the Virtual Instructor-led Training Capability, a flagship capability empowering the UN to deliver training to peacekeepers. The UNCAP hub in UN Regional Service Centre-Entebbe is a dynamic training entity and NATO looks forward to supporting its evolution."
Government of CANADA | April 2021
"Canada is a proud donor of the UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) and appreciates its contribution to reducing critical training gaps, building partnerships, protecting peacekeepers, and supporting the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations by providing courses for female peacekeepers. Today’s peacekeeping missions operate in increasingly complex environments that require peacekeepers to have better situational awareness in order to carry out their mandates and protect themselves. Technology can serve to increase a mission’s command, control and situational awareness capabilities, and Canada welcomes UNCAP’s ability to provide this type of specialized training to peacekeepers, to better prepare them for the environments they face. Canada is also proud to support UNCAP’s commitment to working towards offering their full suite of courses in both English and French."
Government of DENMARK | October 2020
"Deployed in remote and high-risk locations, UN peacekeeping operations require specialized and high-performing signals and ICT capabilities as the backbone of command, control and situational awareness. In this regard, Denmark is a committed donor and commends the tremendous work of UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations and the standardized and gender-inclusive training. The curricula addresses the gaps in peacekeeper signals, information, and communications technology (ICT) capabilities; and contributes to the A4P gender objective through dedicated training of uniformed female Signals and ICT officers."
Government of JAPAN | October 2020
"Japan appreciates the critical contribution of the UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations to enhance C4ISR capabilities of peacekeeping missions, which are essential for better performance and safety and security of peacekeepers. The Academy has also served as an important vehicle to promote full and meaningful participation of Women in Peacekeeping through its Women’s Outreach Courses. UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations illustrates the effectiveness of the Triangular Partnership model in the area of training and capacity building, and Japan wishes the further expansion of this successful partnership."
If you would like to partner with us or receive information about the programme, please contact the United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations Programme Management at UNC4ISRAcademy@un.org.