Regional Quick Reaction Force Lessons Identified Study

Abstract

In 2014, the Regional Quick Reaction Force (RQRF) was established in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) as part of the three-year drawdown plan for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The objective of the unit was to perform the role of a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) in UNOCI and to provide in extremis support to UNMIL in the event of a serious deterioration of the security situation in Liberia. The present study, conducted by the Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training (DPET) in DPKO-DFS, seeks to identify lessons from the establishment and deployment of the RQRF, including management of the political process, decision-making processes, support aspects, training exercises, and the deployment of the RQRF to the Central African Republic in 2015.