The Folke Bernadotte Academy - for Peace, Security and Development

Facts about FBA

• Location: Sandö, Härnösand, Uppsala & Stockholm

• Staff: 93 + 85

• Turnover: 250 MSEK

FBA – three organizations in one

Recruitment & Field Support

Training Centre Peace Institute

FBA areas of competence (sample)• Political & operative guidance and cooperation• Intelligence & information cooperation in peace operations• Handling of threats & risks in peace operations• Human rights & gender issues• Dialogue, mediation & good offices• Security & development• Civil administration & good governance• Rule of Law• Security Sector Reform (SSR)• Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration of combatants (DDR)• Preventive diplomacy/peacemaking

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Policy, research & development

Education, training & exercises

Recruitment & field support

Width of Activities

Civilian Personnel

Mostly multifunctional & special areas

Covers the whole area & basically all actors

Policy, research & development

Education, training & exercises

Recruitment & field support

National Cooperation & Coordination

Knowledge ManagementKnowledge

Management

Research Forums

NationalReferenceGroup for

Recruitment

National AdvisoryCouncil

NationalContactGroups (SSR)

NationalReferenceGroup forEducation

International Cooperation

InternationalAdvisoryCouncil

•Int’l Association of PK Training Centers (Ex-Presidency)•Challenges Forum (Coordinator)•Post European Group on Training (EGT)•Association of SSR Education and Training (ASSET)•Mediation Support Network•Integrated DDR Training Group

Education, Training & Exercise

• Basic training for (Swedish) personnel in international service;

• Preparatory education for Swedish personnel to specific international operations: EU, OSSE, UN etc.

• International advanced education: SML, Good Governance, Dialogue & Mediation, SSR, DDR;

• Security related education: Personal protection & security & Security Management.

• 700 participants (2010)

Support to the Swedish Armed Forces

• Integrated & Multi-dimensional Training (UN, EU)

• Support to Military Training (EU BG, ISAF PRT)

• Support to Civil-Military Exercises (Viking, MNE, CJSE)

IAPTC – Association for Peace Training Centers• Engages major & emerging contributors

• Several civilian organizations

• The UN’s natural partner

• Organized EU cooperation

• Standardization of courses

• Needs to strengthen internal organization

• Common development & education

Recruitment & Mission Support

• Recruitment & Employment

• National Overview & Coordinated Reporting

• National Roster

• National Coordination of Complex Missions

• Pre-deployment Training

• Personal Equipment

• Support during Mission

• Knowledge Management & Best Practices

• Post-assignment Programs

Personnel Categories

• Political Officers & Advisers

• Civil Affairs Officers

• Civilian Monitors & Observers

• RoL, SSR, DDR & HR Officers

• Dialogue & Mediation Experts

• Gender Advisers

• Legal Advisers & IHL Experts

• Interpreters

• Female Leaders & Senior Officers

Research Activities

• Research – accumulation of knowledge

• Promotion of research – inspiring for research

• International research working groups

• The Folke Bernadotte Collections

• Publications – Reports, books, periodicals

• Conferences, seminars – Forum of Experts and Research

• National process for knowledge management

Challenges Forum

• International Platform for Cooperation

• Relevant & forward-looking

• Australia 2010, Egypt 2011 etc.

• UN, EU, NATO & AU as partners

• Doctrine & Method Development

• Extended National Cooperation

SSR – DDR - RoL

• Education & Training

• National Coordination

• Research & development

• Support to Missions

Conflict Prevention in Practice

•Dialogue & mediation•Role of economical actors•Reconciliation & coexistence

Iraqi Dialogue Process

Support to Civil Society Peace Projects

• Security, Development & Disarmament

• Mainly NGOs & Foundations

• 12+2 Million SEK Annually

• Application-based