STORY: SNA and AMISOM jointly train on how to improve

civil-military coordination
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ SOMALI/ NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 31/OCTOBER/2019, JOWHAR SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert

Basoronga facilitating during the training
2. Med shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert
Basoronga facilitating during the training
3. Wide shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM
Burundi contingent and SNA attending the training
4. Med shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert
Basoronga facilitating during the training
5. Wide shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM
Burundi contingent and SNA attending the training
6. Med shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM Burundi
contingent and SNA attending the training
7. Med shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM Burundi
contingent and SNA attending the training
8. Med shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert
Basoronga facilitating during the training
9. Wide shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM
Burundi contingent and SNA attending the training
10. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) JACKSON ROBERT BASORONGA,
AMISOM HUMANITARIAN LIAISON OFFICER
“The main objective of this training is to improve knowledge and raise
awareness among soldiers, AMISOM forces and SNA on principles
and guidelines of civil-military coordination in Somalia. But also, the
training will focus on raising awareness on Human Rights, International
humanitarian Law and also issues related to civil-military cooperation
but again the training will also focus on women protection and child
protection in peace-keeping operation.”

11. Wide shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM

Burundi contingent and SNA in a group discussion during the training
12. Med shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM Burundi
contingent and SNA in a group discussion during the training
13. Med shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM Burundi
contingent and SNA in a group discussion during the training
14. Med shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert
Basoronga going through the points raised after the group discussion
15. Med shot, AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Robert
Basoronga going through the points raised after the group discussion
16. Wide shot, participants attending the training
17. Med shot, officials from AMISOM attending the training
18. Med shot, officials from AMISOM, Burundi military attending the
training
19. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) MAJ. WENCESLAS NTETURUYE,
AMISOM BURUNDI DEPUTY CHIEF OF TRAINING
“These lessons learnt here will be beneficial to us while we are still
here in fulfilling our mission here in Somalia but also later in our future
appointments when we will back in our country.”

20. Med shot, AMISOM official facilitating during the training

21. Wide shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM
Burundi contingent attending the training
22. Close up shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officer from the AMISOM
Burundi contingent attending the training
23. Med shot, AMISOM official facilitating during the function
24. Close up shot, AMISOM official typing on the laptop during the training
25. Wide shot, Civil-Military Cooperation officers from the AMISOM
Burundi contingent and SNA attending the training
26. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ABDILLE OSMAN ABDI, PARTICIPANT
FROM SNA
“We appreciate the support and we are ready to learn. After the
training, we will return to our respective areas of deployment and we
will share the skills with our brothers in the army.”

27. Wide shot, participant from SNA receiving a certificate at the end of the
three-day training
28. Med shot, participant from SNA receiving a certificate at the end of the
three-day training
29. Med shot, AMISOM military officer from Burundi receiving a certificate
30. Med shot, AMISOM military officer from Burundi receiving a certificate
31. Wide shot, AMISOM military officer from Burundi receiving a certificate
32. Med shot, AMISOM military officer from Burundi receiving a certificate
33. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) JACKSON BASORONGA, AMISOM
HUMANITARIAN LIAISON OFFICER
“We hope that the knowledge they gained from here is going to help in
their work, especially in aspects of civil-military operations,
enforcement of human rights, and issues of women and children
protection and issues of respect of the international humanitarian law”.

34. Wide shot, participants taking posing for a group photo

SNA and AMISOM jointly train on how to improve civil-military coordination

Jowhar, 1 November 2019 – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has
conducted training for selected soldiers from both AMISOM and the Somali National
Army (SNA) on guidelines that govern relations between humanitarian actors,
civilians, and security forces.

The three-day joint training took place in Jowhar, the capital of HirShabelle State. It
was organised in collaboration with the UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

Participants included newly deployed civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) officers from

the AMISOM Burundian contingent and the SNA soldiers that are in joint operations
with AMISOM.

Participants were taken through Somalia country-specific humanitarian and civil-

military coordination guidelines. The guidelines specify how the military and
humanitarian actors should relate in conflict areas to enable the delivery of
humanitarian assistance to communities in need.

Other topics included gender aspects in peacekeeping operations, prevention of

sexual exploitation and abuse, and conflict-related sexual violence, protection of
women and children, human rights, and international humanitarian law.

Participants also shared best practices and identified common challenges so they
could plan on how best to cooperate to fulfil their mandate to defeat terrorist
groups in Somalia.

The AMISOM Humanitarian Liaison Officer, Jackson Basoronga said, "The training
objective was to improve the knowledge and raise awareness among the forces on
the principles and guidelines of civil-military coordination."

A participant from the SNA, Abdille Osman Abdi, was hopeful the knowledge
acquired would enable them work effectively and efficiently.

"We appreciate the support and we are eager to learn best practices across Africa
and the world," he said.

The AMISOM Burundian Contingent's Deputy Chief of Training, Major Wenceslas

Nteturuye, agreed that the knowledge and discussions would enable the soldiers
fulfil AMISOM's mandate.

"These lessons are both beneficial while we are in Somalia under AMISOM, but later
when we return to our country," added Major Nteturuye.
While closing the training, Basoronga encouraged the soldiers to apply the
knowledge acquired in their respective areas of deployment and share the
experience with their colleagues. ENDS