Media Alert - 30 July 2008
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The chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Senator Mark Bishop, will hold a press conference on Friday, 1 August 2008, to discuss the findings of the committee's report on Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations.
The inquiry focused on the challenges faced by Australia's peacekeepers as a result of the increasingly complex and multidimensional nature of peacekeeping and Australia's active involvement in regional missions such as those in Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands.
The areas of primary concern related to:
- mandates and exit strategies;
- doctrines such as Responsibility to Protect;
- ADF–AFP interoperability;
- cooperation and coordination between government agencies and NGOs with an emphasis on civil–military cooperation (CIMIC);
- language and cultural awareness training;
- health of Australian peacekeepers, particularly mental health;
- UN and regional cooperation;
- lessons to be learnt from previous operations; and
- Australia's whole-of-government peacekeeping capability.
The press conference is to be held—
Friday, 1 August 2008
10.30 a.m.
Committee Room 1S4
Copies of the overview, executive summary and the report will be available at the press conference.
Secretariat contact:
Marie Liau (Office of Senator Mark Bishop) 0488 914 221
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Phone: 02 6277 3535
Fax: 02 6277 5818
Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia