The Swedish National Defence College conducts SSR training in Ukraine

4 June 2009

The Swedish National Defence College (SNDC) with Thomas Klementsson (ISS) and Lena Andersson (Balkan Analysis Group) continues to conduct education and training within the Security Sector Reform (SSR) field. The course is developed from a NATO PfP initiative and has been conducted by SNDC, UK Defence Academy, which is also the institution in lead, NATO School Oberammergau, Transparency International UK and Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Representative from these organizations organize a Training Team with instructors.

The purpose of the course is to strengthen good governance and transparency and to increase integrity and reduce corruption in the Defence Sector. Participants came from Azerbaijan, Finland, Turkey, Macedonia, Moldova and Ukraine.

In autumn 2009 education and training will continue in Kabul Afghanistan in November and at the PSOTC in December.