- Industry: NGO
- Number of terms: 31364
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
Civilian or military officer; responsible for the transportation of personnel (UNMOs, civpol, and UNVs), the control of hired and chartered aircraft and ships, for bills of lading, customs documentation and freight forwarding.
Industry:Military
Civilian; exercises delegated authority from the controller for approving mission payments and maintaining mission accounts; supervises the Finance Section staff and the preparation of annual cost estimates and semi-annual program budget performance reports.
Industry:Military
Civilian; part of the Force Commander's personal staff, unless a SRSG is working in the same area, in which case the political adviser will be on the latter's staff; keeps the SRSG informed of local, national and regional developments; drafts communications.
Industry:Military
Classification assigned to a route using factors of minimum width, worst route type, least bridge, raft or culvert military load classification and obstructions to traffic flow.
Industry:Military
Closely follows the situation on the ground so that changes to the mandate of an operation can be made as necessary.
Industry:Military
Committee responsible for advanced training courses in peace-keeping given in the four Nordic Countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland)
Industry:Military
Composed of national support element (NSE) provided by each contingent; it coordinates receipt of stocks and movement to forward bases, and the sustainment of the force.
Industry:Military
Concept approved by NATO leaders in January 1994, under which US materiel and forces designated for NATO operations can now be made available for non-NATO activities in out-of-(NATO)area operations, such as those humanitarian relief or peacekeeping operations initiated by WEU to deal with regional instabilities and ethnic conflicts.
Industry:Military
Consists of unarmed officers, to man observation posts, to monitor cease-fires and armistices.
Industry:Military
Coordinates on a map and place where troops are dropped by helicopter (e.g. behind enemy lines)
Industry:Military
