The workshop which aimed at enhancing troops’ skills preparing for deployment to the Central African Republic (to support the MINUSCA peacekeeping mission) took place on 28 and 29 October 2024 in Abidjan, training 165 FACI members.
During the opening ceremony at the N’Dotré Military Base, Squadron Commander Bla-Toh Guissi welcomed participants and stressed the importance of training defence and security forces in human rights and international humanitarian law, particularly focusing on values of protection. Colonel Major Honoraire Jean-Hubert, representing CADHA’s General Coordinator, stressed the importance of the activity in enhancing the operational effectiveness of the defence and security forces ahead of their deployment to the Central African Republic.
The training covered nine thematic modules, including International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Prevention of Mass Atrocities, Prevention of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Political, Social, Economic, and Administrative Organization of the Central African Republic, Lessons Learned from Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Military Ethics, Human Rights, and Prevention of Terrorism.
The closing ceremony included remarks from Mr. Kouassi Kouadio Bertin, representing CADHA’s General Coordinator, and Squadron Commander Bla-Toh Guissi, who expressed their gratitude to the participants and reaffirmed their commitment to carrying out their missions with professionalism and dedication.
