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Sisältö Contents 3 SISÄLTÖ CONTENTS 3 Jari Vaarnamo CMC:n johtaja ja Ari Kerkkänen, CMC:n edellinen johtaja kättelevät vuosijuhlassa 1.2.2012. SISÄLTÖ CONTENTS Jari Vaarnamo, Director of CMC and Ari Kerkkänen, former director of CMC shake hands in CMC’s anniversary celebration on 1st of February Johtajan katsaus 2012. 5 Message from the director Koulutus CMC:n yhteistyökumppaneita 9 Training, education and exercises Partners and cooperators of CMC Kriisinhallintakeskuksen koulutuksiin osallistuneiden kotimaat 2012 11 Countries of CMC Finland course participants 2012 Siviilikriisinhallinnan asiantuntijoiden henkilöstöhallinto 12 Human resources, logistics and situational awareness Suomalaiset asiantuntijat maailmalla 15 Deployed Finnish experts Projektit ja kehittäminen 16 Projects and development CMC:n koulutuspäällikkö Petteri Taitto ja Ulkoministeri Erkki Tuomioja Projektit CMC:n järjestämässä IAPTC:n kokouksessa Helsingissä 17.9.2012. 19 Projects Head of Training (CMC) Petteri Taitto and Foreign Minister Erkki Tapahtumakalenteri 2012 Tuomioja in IAPTC seminar arranged by CMC in Helsinki 17th September 26 Activity calendar 2012 2012. Talous 29 Finances CMC:n ja Iso-Britannian Suomen suurlähetystön järjestämä asiantuntijaseminaari “Creating Peace - The Difference People Make” Henkilöstö 2012 Kuopiossa 14.6.2012. 31 Personnel 2012 Seminar “Creating Peace - The Difference People Make” arranged by Yhteystiedot CMC and British Embassy Helsinki in Kuopio 14th June 2012. 33 Contact information JOHTAJAN KATSAUS MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR 5 JOHTAJAN KATSAUS MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Vuosi 2012 oli Kriisinhallintakeskuksen toiminnassa vakiintumisen vuosi, niin työskentelyajan lyhentämisestä enimmillään kahteen vuoteen, suurimpana syynä päätökseen kansallisesti kuin kansainvälisesti. Euroopan aluekehitysrahaston (EAKR) tuella keskuksen oli Terveystalon arviointi ilmanlaadun vaikutuksesta terveyteen. Georgian tarkkailumissiolla toimitiloja laajennettiin ja remontoitiin, keskuksen henkilöstön työsuhteita vakinaistettiin ja halutaan antaa mahdollisuus uusille asiantuntijoille saada kokemusta kansainvälisistä tehtävistä, asiantuntijoiden koulutus- ja rekrytointitoiminnot vastaavat Suomen osallistumistason tarpeisiin. joten myös Georgian osalta työskentely rajattiin kahteen vuoteen. Muutokset edellyttävät Suomen osallistuminen kansainväliseen siviilikriisinhallintaan supistui vuoden 2012 pidemmällä tähtäimellä lisää koulutusta ja ja rekrytointeja. aikana, kun ulkoasiainministeriön määrärahoja leikattiin. Keskuksen henkilöstösektori käsitteli Siviilikriisinhallinnan koulutukseen riitti hakijoita vaikka varsinkin poliisien hakeutumisessa vuoden 2012 aikana noin 1 200 hakemusta, mikä heijastaa vakiintunutta hakemusmäärää peruskoulutukseen on nähtävissä selvä notkahdus. Kriisinhallintakeskuksen koulutukselle on vuositasolla. Kaikista hakemuksista seuloutuu ehdolle asetettavaksi noin 10 prosenttia eli kansainvälistä kysyntää, koulutusviennille on selkeä tilaus ja myös poliittinen tahtotila. Keskus päälle 100 asiantuntijaa. Suomalaisista hakijoista on valittu keskimäärin puolet, mutta tässäkin työstää koulutusviennin periaatteita ja edellytyksiä. Kansainvälisesti Kriisinhallintakeskus keskus pyrkii nostamaan tasoaan. Mistä Kriisinhallintakeskus voi todella olla ylpeä, on naisten vakiinnutti myös asemansa tunnettuna osaamiskeskuksena järjestäessään kansainvälisten määrän kasvattaminen siviilikriisinhallintatehtävissä. Vuoden lopussa naisten osuus oli jo yli 41 rauhanturvakeskusten järjestön (International Association of Peacekeeping Centres / IAPTC) prosenttia, mikä on kansainvälisesti huippuluokkaa. seminaarin syyskuussa Suomessa. Maantieteellisinä painopisteinä olivat edelleen Afganistanin poliisimissio (Europan Tutkimuksen alalla Kriisinhallintakeskuksella oli vuoden 2012 aikana työstettävänä kolme Union Police Mission Afghanistan), Kosovon oikeusvaltiomissio (EULEX Kosovo) ja Georgian keskuksen ydintoimintoja tukevaa tutkimusta vakiinnuttaen osaltaan keskuksen asemaa tarkkailumissio (EUMM Georgia). Afganistanin osalta jouduttiin tekemään päätös missiolla siviilikriisinhallinnan osaamiskeskuksena. Kriisinhallintakeskus oli mukana puolustus-, ulkoasiain- The year 2012 witnessed the Crisis Management Centre (CMC) Finland further establishing its In 2012, three geographical areas remained as CMC Finland´s operational focal points: domestic and international operations. With the support of the European Regional Development Afghanistan and the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL), Kosovo and the European Fund (ERDF) the centre´s headquarters underwent a significant renovation project, a number of staff Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX Kosovo) as well as Georgia and the European Union Monitoring members signed permanent contracts with CMC Finland and the centre´s recruitment and training Mission (EUMM Georgia). CMC Finland made a decision to limit the number of years working in the operations were tailored to meet Finland´s needs in its participation in international civilian crisis Afghanistan mission to a maximum of two years per expert. This decision is based on the results of a management. clinical research concerning the impact that the air quality in Afghanistan has on overall health of an Finland´s participation in international civilian crisis management operations decreased in 2012 individual. The research was conducted by medical officials of Suomen Terveystalo. The monitoring due to budget cuts in the funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The human resources unit mission in Georgia is considered to be a valuable opportunity for new experts to gain experience from processed approximately 1 200 applications, which seems to be the established number of applications international missions and thus the years of working for the EUMM Georgia mission were limited to CMC Finland receives on a yearly basis. Out of all the applications about 10%, or 100 experts, are two. In the long term, these changes will increase the need for training and recruitment. nominated for the international positions available. Approximately half of these nominated Finnish The number of applicants to civilian crisis management missions was high although the number experts get selected for the position and CMC Finland is working hard to increase this figure. However, of police officers applying for the basic training courses decreased considerably. The trainings CMC CMC Finland can be very proud of the fact that the number of women sent to civilian crisis management Finland offers raise a great deal of international attention and there is a clear demand as well as political missions has grown; by the end of 2012 the amount of Finnish female experts working in the missions will for exporting this training knowledge outside Finland. CMC Finland has duly noted this and is at was over 41 per cent, which can be considered a significant achievement internationally. the moment developing the principles and requirements for exporting its know-how in the field of JOHTAJAN KATSAUS MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR 7 ja sisäasiainministeriön rahoittamassa vaikuttavuustutkimuksessa, sisäasiainministeriön alaisen hallinnon tutkimuksessa kansainvälisten tehtävien vaikutuksesta kotimaan uralle ja keskus tuotti myös tasa-arvotutkimuksen suomalaisten asiantuntijoiden kokemuksista. Keskus on vakiinnuttanut osaamisensa myös niin kansallisten kuin EU- projektien toteuttajana. Kansallisista hankkeista merkittävin on ollut Afganistanin poliisi-syyttäjä – yhteistyöhanke, joka tuotti oppaan afganistanilaisten poliisien ja syyttäjien koulutukseen. UM:n rahoituksella aloitettiin myös samantyyppinen IKI-hanke Pohjois-Afrikan uusissa demokratioissa YK:n ’Naiset, rauha ja turvallisuus’ toimintaohjelma jalkauttamiseksi. ESR-rahoituksella Kriisinhallintakeskus toteutti ’Osaamisesta liikeideaksi’ –projektia, jonka puitteissa keskus järjesti ensimmäistä kertaa Suomessa liikeyrityksille suunnatun turvallisuuteen ja kulttuuriosaamiseen liittyvän koulutuksen. Kuuden toimintavuotensa aikana Kriisinhallintakeskus on todistanut osaamisensa ja löytänyt asemansa osana sisäasiainhallinnon konsernia. Siviilikriisinhallinnan yhä vaikeutuvat toimintaympäristöt asettavat uusia haasteita edelleen nuorelle organisaatiolle, mutta vahva näyttö osaamisesta luo myös vahvan pohjan tulevaisuuden toiminnoille. Helinä Kokkarinen Johtaja (vt.) 1.8.–31.12.2012 training abroad. Internationally CMC Finland also established itself as a well-known centre of expertise With the funds from the Ministry for Foreign Affair a similar ICI-project was initiated with the Cairo in crisis management when it organised the International Association of Peacekeeping Centre´s (IAPTC) Regional Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa in order to further seminar in Finland in September 2012. the goals of the United Nations´ programme “Women, Peace and Security” and integrate a gender In 2012 the research and development unit focused on three different research projects, that approach in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. In addition to the aforementioned project, CMC Finland each dealt with the central functions of CMC Finland. These projects helped to establish CMC Finland executed an ESF (European Social Fund) funded “Adapting Knowledge to Business Models” project. as the centre of expertise in crisis management. CMC Finland participated in a research project on As its outcome CMC Finland organised training on security and cultural knowledge aimed at Finnish the effectiveness of the crisis management operations, a project
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