Looks like the DF weren't spoilt for choice when we decided to go back to UNIFIL and join UNDOF
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I was surprised at the amount of officer posts they turned down
UN REQUESTS FOR DEFENCE FORCES PERSONNEL WHERE NOMINATIONS WERE NOT POSSIBLE OR ASSETS UNAVAILABLE
Mission Nature of Request
United Nations Missions in Sudan (UNMIS) Sudan (2006)
Nominations for Officer appointments at mission HQ
United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) (2013)
Nominations for Judicial Affairs Experts
United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) (2013)
Nomination for post of Senior Military Adviser
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) (2011)
Engineer Company
United Nations Office of the African Union (UNOAU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2010)
Nominations for Planning Officer appointments
United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) (2009)
Nomination for post of Chief Military Adviser UNMIN
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) (2009)
Nominations for Military Liaison Officers and a Military Adviser
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) (2008)
Nomination for post of Deputy Chief Military Observer for UNOMIG
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) (2008)
Nomination for post of Chief Military Observer for UNMOGIPEveryone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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Originally posted by hptmurphy View PostMoney?
This list is of missions that we have been asked by international organisations to provide troops to, in the case of the UN they will pay you soon money for your troops and equipment. Some of the UN ops are very under strength!
For example, we were asked to provide an Engr Coy to UNMISS, it is probably a higher risk mission (25 UN personnel have died in 3 years), it is a Chapter VII mission but UNMISS's authorised strength is up to 12,500 military personnel, the current strength is only 7,500Last edited by DeV; 8 May 2014, 21:40.
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Originally posted by DeV View Post?? Who's??
This list is of missions that we have been asked by international organisations to provide troops to, in the case of the UN they will pay you soon money for your troops and equipment. Some of the UN ops are very under strength!
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Maybe the UN knows Ireland wont shell out the readies to get troops out to a warzone - I think we have turned down a few missions before, so mayhap now they just look over us for the proper warry stuff.
Possibly were more suited to a (long) post war stabilisation force type mission in their eyes?"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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Originally posted by DeV View PostI know but I would have expected to see requests for troops from a number of missions, which would have been turned down.
If we aren't asked we can't deploy personnelEveryone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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Originally posted by DeV View PostNo request for personnel (apart from 2 HQ SOs) or vessels from EUNAVFOR
Ireland received an invitation from the operational commander of Operation Atalanta of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, EU NAVFOR, to contribute an autonomous vessel protection detachment, AVPD, to the operation.
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This list is of missions that we have been asked by international organisations to provide troops to, in the case of the UN they will pay you soon money for your troops and equipment. Some of the UN ops are very under strength!Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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It would probably be seen as a little bit cynical, or as a political fudge but, what if a 'compromise' to reaching the (UN inspired) target 0.7% of GDP as a spend on the Overseas Aid budget commitment for 2015; was announced as a ...Large... Defence Forces commitment to a worthy UN mission in Africa for 2015?!
€20million was cited as the reduction this year from spending on Overseas Aid last year.... How much of a mission would €20million get - excluding UN reimbursement?
Said stated compromise could be allocated as an increase in the Overseas Aid commitment or, DF spending...whichever.
Personally, I wouldn't consider it a cynical manoeuver at all if acknowledged up front...
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