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The Standby High-Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG) was a Danish-led initiative associated with the United Nations that aimed to create a standby force ready for peacekeeping. It was formed largely as a result of the genocide in Rwanda and other atrocities. Its permanent headquarters were in Garderkasernen (Garder barracks), Høvelte 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen in Denmark.[1] It was declared ready for operations on January 1, 2000, and deployed to the Horn of Africa in November 2000 to form the core of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) under the command of Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Major General Patrick Cammaert. The Brigade returned from that mission six months later and began a training cycle. It announced that it would again be ready for action as of January 1, 2002. Cammaert's appointment expired in November, 2002, but was extended at least once. Later commanders included Brig. Gen. Sten Edholm (Sweden), and Brig Gen Greg Mitchell (Canada).[2]
The nations that contributed to SHIRBRIG had the right to opt out of any operation. For example, when the UNMEE was formed, Argentina and Romania opted out for financial reasons.
The Brigade expected to operate independently at a considerable distance from support for up to 60 days. It stood ready for deployment from point of embarkation at 15 to 30 days' notice. Its deployment will be limited to six months duration, after which the mission will either be terminated or other forces will replace the Brigade.
The Brigade ceased all operational activities on June 30, 2009 and closed down the organization.[4] The Brigade's files were given to the U.S. Army's Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) at Carlisle Barracks, PA and are located at the adjacent Army Heritage Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA. [5]
ReferencesEdit
^. web.un.org. February 28, 2007. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007.
^ abRobin Hughes, 'New commander for SHIRBRIG,' Jane's Defence Weekly, 7 January 2004, p.7
^. Ministerio de Defensa de España. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006.
^"Public Statement on Shirbrig" (PDF). www.shirbrig.dk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09.
^Interview, Dr. Karen Finkenbinder, PKSOI, Director of Research in 2009.
External linksEdit
Official website
Ten Years of SHIRBRIG-Research Paper
SHIRBRIG: The Future of Canada's Contribution to UN Peace Operations?, Canadian Forces Journal, 8, 2.
UN website - SHIRBRIG: Ready to deploy
August 25, 2023
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