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Subscribers of devel-l:
 
I'm forwarding this message on behalf of James Kiras at
the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, not IDRC. If you have
any questions, please refer to the Pearson Peacekeeping
Centre contact information at the end of this message.
 
Katherine Morrow
IDRC (Ottawa)
 
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The Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre
 
Le centre canadien international Lester B. Pearson pour la formation en
maintien de la paix
 
     The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre was established by the Government of
Canada in 1994 to provide research, education and training in peacekeeping in
all its aspects and to serve as a uniquely Canadian point of contact for
peacekeeping information.
 
     The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre is international and multi-disciplinary
in nature and serves the New Peacekeeping Partnership, the term applied to
the military, government and non-government agencies dealing with
humanitarian assistance, refugees, and displaced persons; elections monitors
and media; and civilian police personnel as they work together to improve
the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations.
 
APRIL 1995 - MARCH 1996 COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
 
C01  Interdisciplinary Cooperation: The New Peacekeeping Partnership in
     Action
     Dates: 3-13 April 1995;  20 November - 1 December 1995
 
C02  Creating Common Ground: Peacekeeping Negotiation and Mediation
     Dates: 18-28 April 1995; 12-23 February 1996
 
C03  Myths and Reality: The Legal Framework of Modern Peacekeeping
     Date: 18-29 September 1995
 
C04  Refugees and Displaced Persons: The Humanitarian Challenge
     Date: 8-19 May 1995
 
C05  Modern Peacekeeping Logistics
     Date: 30 October - 10 November 1995
 
C06  Beyond the Pale: Investigation of Gross Human Rights
     Abuses in Modern Peacekeeping
     Date: 26 February - 8 March 1996
 
C12  The Hard Road Home: Disarming, Demobilization and
     Reintegration Operations
     Date: 4-15 December 1995
 
C14  Peacekeeping and the Media: Cooperative Case Studies
     Date: 21 August - 1 September 1995
 
C15  War and Natural Disasters
     Date: 16-27 October 1995
 
C16  The Maritime Dimension of Peacekeeping
     Date: 21 August - 1 September 1995
 
C101 General Orientation to Peacekeeping
     Dates: 25 September - 6 October 1995; 20 November - 1 December 1995;
     18-29 March 1996
 
Tuition Cost:  CDN$ 2000 / two week course (includes tuition,
               reference material, accommodation and meals).
               Scholarship information will be forthcoming.
 
C99  Peacekeeping Management, Command and Staff Course. This
     capstone program will be conducted from September 11,
     1995 to November 17, 1995. The aim of the course is to
     prepare an international, multi-disciplinary group of
     intermediate and senior leaders to fill key positions in
     peacekeeping missions or within organizations of the New
     Peacekeeping Partnership.
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
 
Alex Morrison, President
The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
Cornwallis Park
PO Box 100
Clementsport, NS CANADA  B0S 1E0
 
Telephone: (902) 638-8808
Facsimile: (902) 638-8888
 
The Centre, established by the Government of Canada in 1994, is funded in
part by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the
Department of National Defence of Canada.