Other Countries
In Kosovo, the Stabilisation Unit (SU) currently deploy a total of 38 secondees which comprises of Deployable Civilian Experts (DCEs) and Police Officers in the EULEX Mission which focuses on Mentoring, Monitoring and Advisory (MMA). The Security and Justice Group within the SU have been part of the tri-departmental development and assessment of the security assistance programme and have recently been approached to lead for the UK on their forthcoming national security review.
ISRAEL AND OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
We second civilian experts and police officers as Senior Police and Rule of Law Advisers to the European Union Co-ordination Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUCOPPS) training and advisory mission to the PA. There are currently five deployed. We have also recently deployed a CSG member to Israel and the OPTS in June 2011 in support of security and justice work.
SOMALIA
Somalia In the summer of 2009, the Stabilisation Unit was commissioned to facilitate a new cross-Whitehall strategy on Somalia. The Unit launched the process by convening a series of workshops in London and concluding in Nairobi to examine departmental interests and objectives. The outcome from each workshop was written up and used to feed into the new strategy being drafted by the Foreign and Commonwealth office (FCO). In addition to the strategy work, the Unit also engaged with the AU and AMISOM in late 2009 on stabilisation lessons. The Unit also currently deploys a Stabilisation Advisor to the cross-Government Somalia team based in the Nairobi.
ETHIOPIA
Since 2008, technical support has been provided to Ethiopia Ministry of National Defence (EMOND) modernisation and reform with specific focus on Human Resource Management, Logistics, Finance, Budget and Procurement. The SU has also provided support to the design mission for DFID Ethiopia's Community Security and Justice (CSJ) Programme which started in October 2011. The work includes engagement with in-country stakeholders, sector assessment and workshops with the full team to discuss the findings. Planned date for a draft business case for the CSJ is 31 January 2012.
SIERRA LEONE
In 2011, the Security and Justice Group are conducting on behalf of FCO a Police capability which will help inform future UK Government programming in this area. The Team are also in discussion with DFID Sierra Leone on an election security programme which may lead to the deployment of Civilian Stabilisation Group members.
GEORGIA
The Security and Justice Group have been engaged since before the 2003 revolution where we have played a major role in the development of their security processes, structures and capacity. Our efforts have supported institutional development across the security sector where progress has been both significant and sustainable. In Georgia, there are currently 20 UK secondees (Police officers and DCEs) deployed to the EU Monitoring Mission. UK secondees undertake Headquarters positions (located in Tbilisi) and monitoring roles in EU Field Offices within the regions.
MOLDOVA
The Security and Justice Group have been the partner of choice in carrying out a comprehensive defence and security review, and the only other nation to hold a seat on their Ministerial SDR Commission. This has been continued through two different governments and a series of Ministers.
NEPAL
Following the signing of the peace agreement at the end of 2006, the Stabilisation Unit undertook a scoping mission to assist the Embassy and DFID to examine what opportunities existed for peace building /stabilisation support to the Government of Nepal. In 2007, SU led a study of public security and civil security consultation for the Government of Nepal. In 2010 the Security and Justice Group produced a report on the options available for HMG to support the Nepalese Ministry of Defence as part of HMG's wider engagement in Nepal.
