TPP FACT SHEET | 1 JAN. 24

TRIANGULAR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
Fact SheetBACKGROUND
As a direct outcome of the 2014 Leaders’ Summit on UN
Peacekeeping, the Triangular Partnership Project was launched in2015 to conduct peacekeeping engineering training in East Africa foruniformed peacekeepers. The Project has since expanded into a fullfledged programme, the Triangular Partnership Programme (TPP),
with four distinct projects. Three are training projects on engineering,
medical, C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers(C4), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)) and campsecurity technologies and one is Telemedicine Project to improveaccess to medical care in peacekeeping missions.

OBJECTIVESThe TPP aims to enhance peacekeepers’ capacity in engineering, medical and C4ISR and camp security technologies through the provisionsof training and operational support. These trained troops are then better equipped to deliver high value and priority requirements, improving
the ability of peacekeeping missions to operate more effectively on the ground. TPP also provides a framework for improving operational
support with new initiatives like telemedicine. It also contributes to the implementation of Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) and Action forPeacekeeping Plus (A4P+).

TRAIN••••••Rapid Deployment: Build pool of well-trained uniformed peacekeepers to support rapid deployment of units topeacekeeping missions
Flexibility: Deliver training in Africa, Southeast Asia and surrounding regions in partnership with donors and host countries
using facilities, capacities and equipment best suited for each location
Strengthening Regional Capacity: Provide Training-of-Trainers (TOT) courses to strengthen regional peacekeeping
training capacities
Engineering: Foundational pillar with in-situ courses in Heavy Engineering Equipment (HEE) Operators at the basic,
intermediate and TOT levels, HEE Maintenance, Horizontal Engineering Course (HEC) and Engineering ProjectManagement (EPM); Provide remote courses in UN Environmental Management in Peace Operations and Construction
Process Management (CPM) (A pilot Physical Security Infrastructure (PSI) remote course was also conducted in 2021.)
Medical: Provide in-situ training for the Field Medical Assistants Course (FMAC) and its in-situ and remote hybrid TOTcourse.
C4ISR and Camp Security Technologies: Provide standardized and mission-specific training on C4ISR and camp security
technologies to UN military and police personnel

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT••

Telemedicine network: Establish telemedicine networks connecting various levels of medical facilities within missions aswell as provisions of remote medical support using telemedicine from external specialists in Member State Hospitals(MINUSCA, MONUSCO, UNMISS; UNDOF, UNSOS, UNSMIL, UNISFA)
Telemedicine training: Train mission personnel on medical/operational aspects of telemedicine implementation as well as
the use and maintenance of the telemedicine system solutions.

BENEFITSTROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES (TCC)
Opportunity to receive professional training and build increased engineering, medical and C4ISR and camp security
technologies capabilities for deployment to peacekeeping missions

OTHER MEMBER STATESOpportunity to contribute to peacekeeping and its enabling capacity through the provision of expertise, trainers, training facilities,
equipment (*bilateral provision), funding and services and foster partnerships with TCCs to establish missions better, advancesecurity, promote stability, advance mandate delivery and improve peacekeeping performance

UNITED NATIONS
More effective peace operations with an expanded pool of well-trained and equipped military engineering units, medical
personnel and C4ISR and camp security technologies personnel and TCC’s signals units. Increased capacity to timely respondto urgent medical needs and specialist support from higher level of care.

CROSS-CUTTING BENEFITS••••Standardization of training in engineering, medical and C4ISR and camp security technologies
Support to the efficient deployment of mission facilities, camps, bases and other infrastructures in complex environments
Potential to replicate the concept of triangular partnership to other enabling capacities
Enhanced performance and effectiveness of uniformed peacekeepers in line with UN standard operational requirements

SECURITY OF PEACEKEEPERS• Improve the provision of appropriate and timely medical care to peacekeepers in remote environments and reduce need for••unnecessary medical evacuations
Improve access to a broader array of healthcare options within a mission and establish a mechanism for more expert-toexpert consultations (collaborative medical care) between medical facilities
Provide medical support to locations without on-site specialists

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TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORTENGINEERING TRAINING•••••••••

954 engineering personnel fromAfrican and Asia Pacific TCCs
trained both in person andremotely.
Australia, Japan, and theRepublic of Korea are providing
financial support.
Five Member States (Brazil, Japan, Morocco, the Republic ofKorea, Switzerland) have provided trainers.
Host countries (Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kenya,Morocco, Rwanda, Uganda, Viet Nam) have provided facilities,
equipment, course management, and/or services on site. Four
African TCCs, namely Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda havealso provided assistant trainers to support various HEE courses.
The Republic of Korea has transferred equipment used for TPP
training to a training host country.
Courses are offered in English, French, or local languages.
Six in-person courses are currently being conducted namely
HEE
Operators(Basic,Intermediate,TOT),HEE
Maintenance, HEC and EPM.
Two remote courses arecurrently
beingconductednamelyUN
Environmental
ManagementinPeace
Operations and CPM.
Trainees have already been deployed to MINUSCA, MINUSMA,MONUSCO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, AMISOM, and ATMIS.

MEDICAL TRAINING•••••

TELEMEDICINE••

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The Telemedicine Project aims
to improve access and enhance
the quality of medical care forpeacekeepers
byusinginnovative digital technologies.
There are currently three subpilot projects on telemedicine insupport of seven UN Field Operations involving 24 sites. Mostof these sites are Level 1 medical facilities and temporary
operating bases located in the deep field. The current missions
are MINUSCA, MONUSCO, UNMISS, UNDOF, UNSOS,UNISFA and UNSMIL; MINUSMA was also involved until theend of 2023.
The first project connects medical experts in higher-level medicalfacilities in mission with peacekeepers in remote locations andinvolves the delivery of real-time telemedicine support at thepoint of injury and during patient transport. It also facilitatescollaboration between medical practitioners located at different
levels of healthcare for specialist opinion and clinical decisionmaking support.
The second project expands intra-mission telemedicine
coverage and includes added component of remote-medical
support from outside mission (telemedicine linkage of Member
State hospital), and the third is about introducing real-timetelemedicine enabled surgical theatre in field setting tosupport frontline surgeons in remote field locations.
Australia, Israel, Japan, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, andUN Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF) haveprovided/are providing financial support for Telemedicine
Project.

TRAINING MODULES
Operator Training

The Field Medical Assistants
Course (FMAC) was piloted in2019 and 2022 and officiallylaunched in 2023 at the Regional
Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)
in Entebbe, Uganda.
104 non-medical uniformed
peacekeepers from missions(MONUSCO, UNISFA, UNMISS) and TCCs trained.
Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, Greece, India, Israel,Japan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, the Netherlands, Pakistan, theRepublic of Korea, Serbia, Togo and Viet Nam contributed astrainers (including trainer candidates).
FMAC TOT consists of a Virtual Workshop and in-person
teaching practice. To date, 20 have completed both and wereaccredited as Head Trainers.
FMAC is financially supported by India, Israel, Japan, theRepublic of Korea, and the UN Peace and Development TrustFund (UNPDF).

Train military engineers in operating modern HEE indemanding settings.

Training of Trainers
Equip new trainers with the skills, knowledge andtechnical assistance to impart engineering training intheir own countries.

Maintenance and Recovery
Strengthen skills and knowledge for equipment
maintenance, transport, recovery and repair.

Project Management
Help military engineers build stronger foundations inmanaging construction process as well as projects incomplex environments.

Environmental Management
Promote understanding of the environmental aspects
related to UN peacekeeping operations.

Medical Training

UN C4ISR ACADEMY FOR PEACE OPERATIONS (UNCAP)•••••••••

Since 2015, 16,158 (16%women) militaryandpolicepersonnel from 130 countries
have undertaken technology
training in person at RSCE, inmissions and online courses.
11 Women’s Outreach Course(WOC): Out of 264 female
officers trained from 71 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe,
South and North Americas, 124 are military personnel, and 26 ofthese have been deployed to UN field missions. The WOC isoffered in English and French.
MINUSCA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO and UNSOS are the largest
technology training beneficiaries.
Academy partners: Canada, Denmark, India, and Japan arecontributing extra-budgetary funding while France, Germany,
Uganda, USA and NATO Communications and Information
Academy (NCIA) are contributing technical support with trainers,
expertise, mentoring and logistics.
Launched the Micro-Unmanned Aerial Systems (M-UAS) course
in 2021, followed by the completion of six editions of the Remote
Pilot Course. Also, launched the M-UAS TOT at UNCAP in 2022.
Initiated integrated training for the WOC and M-UAS course inQ1/2022.
The Mobile Technology Training (MTT) team delivered M-UAS
courses to MINUSCA, MONUSCO, and UNSOS and other UNagencies.
Relaunched the UN Information and Communications
Technology Course TOT in 2023.
Launched the Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) platform at
RSCE, in collaboration with NCIA.

UNITED NATIONS | DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORTProvide training for Field Medical Assistants.

UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations
Provide technology training on UN-owned C4ISR andcamp security systems and processes both in Englishand French languages.
Develop and deliver new technology training including
M-UAS (drones) and Situational Awareness (UniteAware) “scenario-based” training at RSCE.

Survey and Design
Support military engineers with skills and knowledge
for site surveying and camp design.

SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMME••

By endorsing the Declaration of Shared Commitments onUN Peacekeeping Operations, more than 150 Member
States committed to better prepare, train and equip
uniformed personnel by pursuing innovative approaches,
including triangular partnerships.
To enhance the sustainability of the Programme, theUnited Nations welcomes support from Member States inthe form of funding and in-kind contributions of trainers andengineering, medical and C4ISR equipment.

CONTACT••Programme team: Mr. Takakazu Ito (itot@un.org), Ms.
Amy Weesner (weesner@un.org);
UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP): Mr.
Emmanuel Ngor (ngor@un.org)

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