Empowering Peacekeepers: Role of Pre-Deployment Training for UN Operations

Finnish capacity in the field of UN training was strengthened as CMC’s Training Specialist Outi Lappalainen acquired trainer certification for the newly updated United Nations Pre-Deployment Training for peacekeepers in November. From now on, Lappalainen can train future peacekeepers in the framework of UN Pre-Deployment Training Materials (CPTM) which serves as a cornerstone in preparing … Read more

Finnish Participation in Civilian Crisis Management on 17 November 2025

Currently 103 Finnish experts work in international assignments in civilian crisis management missions or secretariats. 49 % of them are women. 80 experts serve in the assignments of the EU, eight in the UN and five in the OSCE. Ten experts work in other organisations. Click on the image to make it larger. If you … Read more

How CMC Finland advances the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda? 

For the past year and a half, I have coordinated CMC Finland’s work on the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda. The most visible part of this work is the advancement of the national action plan for UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security, in which CMC is designated as one of … Read more

Finnish Participation in Civilian Crisis Management on 15 October 2025

Currently 101 Finnish experts work in international assignments in civilian crisis management missions or secretariats. 46 % of them are women. 77 experts serve in the assignments of the EU, nine in the UN and five in the OSCE. Ten experts work in other organisations. Click on the image to make it larger. If you … Read more

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