- Industry: NGO
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The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
Transitional association status offering to former members of the Warsaw Pact and non-aligned nations the opportunity to cooperate with NATO in peacekeeping, search and rescue, humanitarian and other agreed-to operations.
Industry:Military
UN daily allowance payable to each soldier in the field, to cover incidental personal expenses; it is distinct from travel and subsistence allowance payable for trips to points where UN food and lodging facilities cannot be provided.
Industry:Military
UN forces usually have 3 states of readiness: normal vigilance, increased vigilance and full alert; the system allows for the gradual stepping-up of UN reaction as a situation develops, in response to increased threats in the area of operation; the 3 levels or states of alert are sometimes designated by colors: white, amber and red)
Industry:Military
UN issued armband that is usually made of blue wool; but tan brassards are also used, to which the UN shoulder sleeve insignia is fixed.
Industry:Military
UNCIVPOL; police officer; aka: chief personnel and logistics officer (CPLO); the responsibility may sometimes be divided between a chief personnel officer (CPO) and a chief logistics officer (CLO)
Industry:Military
Under a dry lease arrangement, equipment operated by one country but provided by another country.
Industry:Military
Under a dry lease arrangement, equipment operated by one country but provided by another country.
Industry:Military
Under these arrangements, the capabilities made available to the UN by States may be military formations, civilian police, specialized personnel (civilian and military), services, specialized equipment.
Industry:Military
Under these arrangements, the capabilities made available to the UN by States may be military formations, civilian police, specialized personnel (civilian and military), services, specialized equipment.
Industry:Military
Unintended damages, beyond the destruction of the enemy forces or installations specifically targeted, to surrounding human and non human resources, either military or nonmilitary, caused by the spillover of weapons effect (as opposed to the damage caused by aiming errors)
Industry:Military
