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Command investigations may also recommend remedial measures, such as disciplinary actions or changes in operational procedures.

A fact sheet providing representative examples of disciplinary actions taken by Member States for misconduct in peacekeeping operations has been added to the website.

It is important to ensure that its recommendations are implemented and that disciplinary actions are effectuated.

The central focus of the Mission training programme is on strengthening the substantive and technical capacities of Mission staff in the fields of aviation and air safety, information and communications technology, public information, movement control, engineering, human resources management, HIV/AIDS awareness, procurement, security, staff counselling, supply, finance, ground transportation, medical care, property management, corrections services, standards of conduct and discipline, political and civil affairs, gender sensitivity, human rights and occupational health and safety.

Since 2005, the Executive Director has issued an annual memo to all staff reporting the disciplinary actions taken by UNICEF to address proven wrongdoing by staff.

Provision is made for the appointment of a Judicial and Legal Services Commission to advise the Governor on appointments to and removal from office and on disciplinary action in relation to the holders of certain judicial and legal offices, including the Chief Justice, Grand Court judges and magistrates, the Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions (which will assume responsibility for the conduct of all criminal prosecutions, a function previously exercised by the Attorney General).

The Division also collaborates with the Registry of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal for the provision of evidence and testimony during disciplinary hearings.

The work involves reviewing investigation reports, making recommendations on whether to pursue disciplinary action, charging staff members, making recommendations on the final disposition of a case and preparing all related documentation.

[...] [...] or facing disciplinary actions because [...]

It is expected that there will be at least one [...] [...]

( e ) To fulfil its obligations to restore the independence of the judiciary and due process of law, the current state of which is not in compliance with international human rights law, as well as to ensure that discipline in prisons does not amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and that conditions of detention otherwise meet international standards

(b) Establishment of a policy development and application program, that includes the different legislative, regulatory, promotional, discouraging and punitive actions, to allow the government to exercise the required mandates and ensure the industry fulfilment with the obligations of the ODS consumption reduction

7) Procedures should exist, as a matter of course, for the investigation of any use of deadly force or discharge of firearms during demonstrations, and adequate disciplinary action should be taken where appropriate.

In OHCHR Nepal’s assessment, the use of force was excessive; internal disciplinary action was taken against the police officer implicated but there was no attempt to conduct a proper criminal investigation into the incident.

(a) United Nations staff members are subject to disciplinary action by the United Nations and may face criminal prosecution;26 (b) Experts on mission will be subject to administrative action by the United Nations, usually repatriation, and possible criminal prosecution

The forces of the United Nations Mission in Liberia will consolidate their locations and bases, shifting to a more mobile posture and working within the reduced strength of the military component of the Mission, in order to provide a security umbrella throughout the country, support the national security forces, conduct joint exercises with the new army, undertake inspections of inventories of weapons and ammunition obtained by the Government in accordance with the exemptions to the United Nations arms embargo for use by the national police, undertake cordon and search operations to retrieve illegal weapons, protect key United Nations and Government locations and installations and conduct regular air and ground patrols, in particular along the borders and in other high-risk areas.

According to the Administration, the area used as prison in Nei Kwu Correctional Institution is reduced by one dormitory (about 40 beds) to provide more places for addiction treatment programme.

[...] [...] AMISOM, including force generation and other arrangements necessary for the transition to a peacekeeping operation, through the newly established UNOAU (an integration of former entities); and (d) backstopping UNPOS with the provision of expertise, as required, for the rebuilding of the Somali security institutions, including police and military training, planning for future disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, security sector reform, and rule-of-law and corrections activities.

(d) Action by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to ensure that notes verbales sent to permanent missions seeking personnel, such as military observers, individual contributions to the police component of a United Nations operation and seconded corrections officers, make Member States aware of the expectation of the Secretariat that any person who serves as part of a United Nations operation is to have received predeployment training in relation to the zero tolerance policy and is aware that certain conduct may amount to a crime for which they will be held accountable.