The immunity from prosecution of the national security forces contained in article 33 of the National Security Forces Act should be repealed.

To provide logistic support to national security forces

The Security Council also notes the commendable role played by the Iraqi Security Forces and the Multi National Forces Iraq in providing security to the elections.

To provide national security forces with personal and unit equipment for public security and law enforcement

This lack of international security further complicates the work of national security forces which are already dealing with a national security situation that is equally unsettled.

Despite our continuing efforts to build up our security forces, those forces cannot as yet assume full responsibility for maintaining our national security and defending our borders.

(b) The Popular Defence Forces (PDF) are paramilitary forces that are mobilized when there is a threat to the national security.

Providing security throughout the national territory by strengthening the defence and security forces both in personnel and in equipment.

Continued progress in national reconciliation will also assist Iraqi security forces development and hasten the process of bringing security and stability.

And the National Police is joining forces with MINUSTAH to ensure that security prevails in Haiti.

(a) Government forces, including the armed forces, the police forces, security forces and popular defence forces.

However, the National Indigenous and Peasant Coordinating Committee (CONIC) reported that the security forces burned down dwellings.

In Europe, many national defense budgets can no longer sustain both fully fledged national forces and a national defense industry. Only smarter multinational and transatlantic cooperation will give us forces that are capable of dealing with today s security challenges.

The quicker and better Iraqi Security Forces can be trained, the sooner they will be able to assume full responsibility for their national security.

(b) To assist the national security forces in maintaining law and order and in protecting key installations in Bangui

The fragmented Palestinian security services are being consolidated into three main branches the national forces, the intelligence forces and the police under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior.

The UNOCI special protection group has continued to provide security for Forces nouvelles ministers of the Government of National Reconciliation.

It is against this national and international background of all kinds of threats that the national security forces must ensure human security and provide overall security during the fifth Francophonie Games which the Niger is getting ready to host in 2005.

3. Support to the security forces

For the first time since 2001, the National Guard conducted its Nikiforos military exercise, and subsequently, the Turkish Forces Turkish Cypriot security forces held their Toros military exercise on 23 November.

Share techniques for organizing national, regional, and local effort to fight terrorism for structuring national security and police forces, for providing intelligence support, and for use of national military in support of counterterrorism.

All security forces, including members of the National Security Agency, should inform detainees immediately of the reasons for their arrest and promptly inform them of any charges against them.

The independent expert had an opportunity to familiarize himself with some aspects of legislation impacting negatively on human rights, including the 1999 National Security Forces Act, particularly its section 31, which gives power to the security forces to detain individuals without charge.

All of the security forces the national police and the National Defence Force are working hard to put an end to such actions, which could destabilize our hard won peace.

He also explained the election security plan that was developed by the secretariat of the Joint Electoral Management Body in close consultation with national security agencies, the International Security Assistance Force and the coalition forces.

A national security exercise on command and control at strategic and operational levels was successfully held in November 2004, involving President Kabbah and the National Security Council, as well as the senior echelons of the armed forces and police.

A number of those security forces were killed.

The demonstrations were broken up by security forces.

Spanish Conventional arms in the national armed forces.

Implementation of programmes for the decommissioning of personnel from the Armed Forces of Liberia and other national security agencies, including the Liberian National Police, is also being delayed by funding shortfalls.

Welcomes the development of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police and the ongoing efforts to increase their capabilities as important steps towards the goal of Afghan security forces providing security and ensuring the rule of law throughout the country

Training Iraqi security forces to take over primary responsibility for security is critical.

The Government indicated the readiness of the National Defence Force and the national police to address security challenges and stressed that the national security forces should assume as soon as possible all security responsibilities currently undertaken by ONUB in the 14 provinces where it considered that security had generally been restored and to which most of the refugees are expected to return.

The terms armed or security forces or peace support forces elements were put forward as suggestions.

Our armed forces and security forces have taken the precautions and measures required by the circumstances.

Given that the regrouping the initial phase of disarmament should allow for the reorganization of the public administration and the redeployment of the national security and defence forces, responsibility for order and security in areas previously controlled by the Forces nouvelles should fall under the competent administrative national authorities, unless anything to the contrary is contained in another agreement.

The only exceptions in this regard are related to requirements for meeting legitimate national security needs, such as regular provisions to the police and security forces or to participation in peacekeeping operations.

(b) National security forces should have adequate technical equipment and be appropriately trained to enable them to conduct operations efficiently and in conformity with national legislation and established norms of international law.

National security

Reports of human rights violations have been received concerning some of the activities undertaken by national security agencies and international forces, including those of the Coalition Forces, in dealing with such threats and anti Government activities.

The Government must also build on recent progress in the reform and restructuring of the security services, particularly the armed forces and the national police.

The transition working group on the roles and relationships of national security agencies noted that United Nations assistance would be required beyond May 2005 in order to develop a national security framework in which the respective roles of the armed forces and the national police are clearly defined.

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3. Excessive use of force by the security forces

A number of youths had reportedly thrown stones at members of the security forces and, in response, the security forces allegedly fired on the youths.