The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress

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Abstract:

In its May 2009 budget request for FY2010, the Obama Administration has requested 96.8 million for the Global Peace Operations Initiative GPOI. GPOI was established in mid-2004 as a five-year program with intended annual funding to total 660 million from FY2005 through FY2009. Actual funds allocated to the GPOI program from FY2005 through FY2009 totaled, as of April 2009, some 480.4 million. The centerpiece of the Bush Administrations efforts to prepare foreign security forces to participate in international peacekeeping operations, GPOIs primary purpose has been to train and equip 75,000 military troops, a majority of them African, for peacekeeping operations by 2010. In October 2008, the National Security Councils Deputies Committee approved a five-year renewal of GPOIs mandate. Congressional approval of the FY2010 budget request would provide funding for the first year of this extension.

Author(s):
Serafino, Nina M.
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Descriptive Note:
Congressional rept.
Supplementary Note:
CRS Report for Congress.
Pagination:
0023

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CRS-RL32773
Monitor Series:
CRS/DC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_5.1.1_Establish and Maintain Unity of Effort with Mission Partners; JCA_5.1_Organize; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_8.2.2_Provide Aid to Foreign Partners and Institutions; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*PEACEKEEPING, *PLANNING PROGRAMMING BUDGETING, NATIONAL SECURITY, SECURITY PERSONNEL, CONGRESS, MILITARY OPERATIONS, MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Economics and Cost Analysis, Unconventional Warfare
Keyword(s):
GPOI(GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE)
Report Date:
2009 Jun 11
Creation Date:
2009 Jul 22