Integrity and Governance in the Defence Sector: Strengthening Democracy and Development

On Monday 17 December, representatives of Norway, Switzerland, the UK and EU, and Ambassador Alejandro Alvargonzález, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy signed the Building Integrity Executing Agent Arrangement for the fourth phase of the BI Trust Fund for 2019-2022. This arrangement designates the NATO International Staff as the responsible authority for the design and delivery of strategic advising and capacity building activities to promote good practices and strengthen transparency, accountability and integrity in the defence and related security sector with participating countries. Building Integrity capacity building activities are delivered through peer to peer contacts and education and training in key areas including management of personnel and financial resources, procurement and disposal of assets.

Originally launched in 2007, NATO Building Integrity is open to NATO member and partner countries. In 2018, 2552 civilian and military personnel took part in Building Integrity capacity building activities conducted in Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Central Asia and Afghanistan. In During the ceremony, Ambassador Alejandro Alvargonzalez expressed appreciation to Norway, Switzerland, UK and EU for choosing NATO as the executing agent for promoting good governance in the defence and related security sector. Hi highlighted that " NATO has a proven track record in building capacity to strengthen good governance in the defence and related security sector, and is looking forward to continuing to provide practical support to nations."

The resources of the Building Integrity Trust Fund will be used by the NATO International Staff to scale up the ongoing programme of activities made available to 71 nations world-wide. Tailored packages are currently being implemented in 20 nations. Through the NATO Building Integrity, nations are able to take part in education and training for civilian and military personnel, share lessons learned and promote good practices.

NATO BI presents to Allied and partner nations Phase IV of the BI Trust Fund.

On November 30, Phase IV for the next BI Trust Fund for 2019-2022 was launched at a meeting conducted at NATO HQ.

The meeting gathered Allied and partner nations such as Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, Mediterranean Dialogue, the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, Partners across the Globe as well as a representative of the European Union.

While presenting the objectives and ambitions for the next phase, Ms. Susan Pond, Head of NATO BI, underlined that this marks a new beginning and a new standard for BI, not only are we growing in numbers and scope, but most importantly providing tailored support , helping nations to build resilient and effective institutions. “NATO is a recognized leader in building capacity and promoting good governance in the defence and security sector and this new phase reflects this commitment to transparency, accountability and integrity, she said adding that over the last 10 years, the NATO BI team has developed a unique expertise contributing to NATO’s three core tasks and promoting peace and security.

Phase III of the Building Integrity Trust Fund will be concluded in December 2018. The resources of this Trust Fund, led by Bulgaria, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and the UK, were used to strengthen good governance and reduce the risk of corruption in the defence and related security sector.

BI tools and the capacity building activities funded through the BI Trust Fund are open to Allies and all partners.

The annual Building Integrity (BI) Discipline Conference took place at NATO Defense College on 10 and 11 October, 2018 in Rome, Italy. Experts on BI, including representatives from NATO Headquarters and Commands, as well as academics and practitioners from member and partner countries discussed the role of BI in defence, security and education.

The conference focused on the development of synchronisation and coordination among stakeholders. Participants validated the requirements and identified training and education solutions in accordance with NATO’s Education Training and Evaluation and Exercises Policy and Global Programming, which aims to achieve alignment and coordination of efforts in further sustaining and developing the discipline.

Colonel Terje Haaverstad (Retired), represented the Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector (CIDS), Norway, (Department Head for the BI Discipline and a contributing nation to NATO BI). He stressed the importance of NATO training facilities and those of other related institutions to update and validate training requirements and existing training solutions within the field of Building Integrity. Based on the exchange of information and fruitful discussions during the meeting, the Discipline Alignment Plan could now be finalised.

Representing the BI team at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Dr Lidra Zegali briefed on the development of BI in education and training. She highlighted the requirements identified for BI discipline, as well as the progress made in including BI in the curricula in educational institutions within NATO and nations.

Representatives from solution provider institutions showcased the opportunities they offer for the BI discipline. These included the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, the Peace Support Operations Training Centre in Sarajevo, the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence in Poland, and the Public Affairs Regional Centre in Skopje.

The conference was organised by CIDS in cooperation with the NATO BI team.

NATO’s Building Approach to Good Governance, Rule of Law and Institution Building

At JFC Brunssum on 5th of June, Ms Susan Pond, senior officer from the NATO HQ, conducted a series of briefings for staff members of the command on the NATO BI Policy, programme of activities conducted by the NATO IS and the importance of addressing BI throughout NATO’s three core tasks.
This event was part of a professional development initiative organized by JFCB to support implementation of the NATO BI Policy and ensure all staff members were made aware of the policy and the code of conduct. This event was attended by more than 125 staff, including Chef of Staff of JFCB.

During her visit in Brunsum Ms. Pond had an office call with the COS LGen Juan Campins.
They discussed about the implementation of the BI policy and action plan and shared ideas how to further enhance NATO’s BI agenda focusing on the future of BI 2019-2022 and upcoming BI Conference in 2019.

On 23 May, in Lisbon Portugal, Building Integrity discipline TNA (Training Need Analyses) Working Group Meeting kicked start the process for developing a new course to address good governance, corruption and transparency in operations and missions.

Under the lead of CIDS (Norwegian Center for Integrity in Defence Sector) as the BI Discipline Department Head and ACT JFT, representatives from ACT, ACO, JFCs, SME and BI implementing Partner discussed and shared their ideas in identifying current requirements and other elements related to the preparation of the course.

The objective of this meeting was to define and confirm target audience, level of knowledge and performance objectives, formulating guidance’s and setting the course of the action including guidance for the further steps to be completed.

Participants where engaged and participated vividly in the discussions, contributing in all stages of the course preparations planned for this particular phase. Developing a course that will address Good Governance, Corruption and Transparency in operations and missions will be a suitable solution in addressing BI training requirements for NATO and for nations.

The May 2018 issue of the Building Integrity Newsletter is out.
This is available in hard copy on request or you can download it here (323 kb).

The workshop was an invaluable tool in assisting Afghanistan to continue their efforts toward BI and by sharing similar experiences from around the world

On 10-11 April 2018, the NATO Building Integrity Programme organised peer-to-peer consultations on Building Integrity for Afghan Security Institution. High-level representatives of the Administrative Office of the President, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior met with their peers from the Ministries of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Montenegro, Norway and the United Kingdom at NATO HQ in Brussels.

“On behalf of HE President Ghani, the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan would like to note how important this Building Integrity workshop is in developing our Enduring Partnership and we welcome NATO’s engagement and support in bringing together delegations from around the world to work with our senior leadership in peer-to-peer consultations” these are the remarks of Mr Mirwais Farahi, Director General at the Administrative Office of the President.

The workshop was organised in the framework of NATO’s strengthening Enduring Partnership with Afghanistan . The aim of the workshop was to bring together Afghan officials with representatives from countries participating in the NATO’s Building Integrity Self-Assessment and Peer Review process to share their best practices and conduct discussions on how to strengthen transparency, accountability, good governance, management of resources and highlight values that we all share and address together. This discussion was developed based on the philosophy that we can grow and strengthen the Community of Practice on Building Integrity by sharing national experiences and learning from each other’s challenges, solutions and best practices.

“Countering corruption and strengthening integrity in institutions is a number one priority for the Government of Afghanistan”, said Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of Defence Mr Ahmad Tamim Asey during the consultations, highlighting the progress made. “There is no lack of leadership and political commitment. While we have introduced policies and procedures, we still have to focus on implementation. This workshop is an invaluable tool in assisting us to continue that work by sharing similar experiences from around the world. We in the Ministry of Defence look forward to taking this work forward”.

In his remarks, NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations Dr John Manza highlighted the progress made by Afghanistan in strengthening transparency, accountability and oversight, while also underlining the importance of further reforms and the role public officials play as “stewards of public tax money”.

During these frank and open discussions, participants shared their best practices and paved the way for further cooperation in the future. The event provided a platform for learning and sharing among nations on BI and on how NATO BI can further structure its tailored support for Afghanistan’s Security Institutions. This was an opportunity for Afghan representatives to understand the ways and means in developing good practices to address good governance and corruption and at the same time to share their experiences and challenges they face in this regard.

NATO-led Mission Resolute Support has the mandate to train, assist and advise Afghan Security Forces, at the same time NATO Allies and partners are also supporting financially the sustainment of Afghan Security Forces and institutions. NATO’s Enduring Partnership with Afghanistan provides a wider framework for political dialogue and practical cooperation.

Ms Abigail Austen, Director for Enduring Partnership Co-ordination at the RSM in Kabul, highlighted that “Integrity in office and governance is not just core to NATO’s values and standards. Integrity underpins a populace’s confidence in its institutions to deal with people’s needs and concerns in a fair, effective, transparent and accountable manner. Those values and standards are the basic building blocks of liberal democracy”.

Ms Austen further said: “I am delighted to be a small part of Afghanistan’s on-going efforts to adopt those standards as part of the Enduring Partnership. I am equally enthused by the commitment and professional approach of the Afghan delegation as they move towards joining the Building Integrity program. I have real faith that NATO and Afghanistan have started on a new journey together to embed Integrity as a core value and function across all government service.”

The consultations laid the ground for an increased engagement of Afghanistan with NATO BI, with the possibility for the country’s association with the NATO BI Policy, participation in the BI Self-Assessment and Peer Review process, and NATO’s support tailored to the needs and requirements of Afghan Security Institutions.

On 19-22 March, the NATO Building Integrity Programme (BI), successfully conducted the fourth iteration of the BI in Peace Support Operation course in Ukraine. Following the BI established principle rotation of capacity building activities, this course was held for the first time at the Academy of the National Guards. The past iterations took place at the Academy of the Land Forces of Lviv in 2015 and in Kyiv, at the National Defence University, both in 2016 and 2017.

General Sokolovsky, Commander of the Academy, co-opened the course with a representative of NATO HQ BI Team. The course brought together 32 representatives from various defence and security institutions participating in the NATO BI Programme inter alia, Air Force base of Kharkiv, Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Agency on Corruption Prevention, National Anti-Corruption Bureau and National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) as well as the NGU. Very active, the audience, engaged in both plenary discussion and syndicate work.

The conduct of the course was supported by NATO Expert lecturers from NATO HQ, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum and the NATO Representation in Ukraine, international experts, trainers from the Peace Support Operations Training Center of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a lecturers from the National Defence University BI and Training Education Center of Ukraine.

This event was widely covered by the Academy. For further information, you can consult the photos and NGU coverages of the event through the following links:

• http://nangu.edu.ua/?p=43314
• http://nangu.edu.ua/?p=43329
• http://nangu.edu.ua/?p=43424
• Facebook Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine
• Facebook NATO in Ukraine

Imbedding and mainstreaming Building Integrity (BI) into the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO) curricula was the main objective of a workshop organized at NSO with the participation of representatives from the school and CIDS as the Department Head and NATO International Staff BI as the Requirement Authority for the NATO BI Discipline.

In addition to hosting the NATO annual Defence Leadership in Building Integrity Course, NSO has implemented BI elements into some of their other courses. The participants shared and discussed their views on how BI could be further implemented into relevant courses as part of the work to implement NATO’s BI Policy and Action Plan, considering appropriate approaches and solutions.

Participants agreed to follow up this process on a step by step basis, institutionalizing the cooperation and making the best use of available teaching techniques, including Advanced Distributed Learning.

BI in Training and Education Working Group
Enhancing BI NATO Discipline and Education and Training vector of NATO BI
On 18-19 of January NATO BI Team organised a meeting of the BI Working Group in Education and Training with the participation of Norwegian Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector CIDS as the department head for the BI discipline and representatives from NATO command and force structures, academia, international organisations etc.

The objective of the meeting was to discuss on the latest development in addressing Integrity in Education, update on NATO BI in Education and Training activities, generate new ideas and share experiences with the view to enhancing the BI NATO Discipline and education and training vector of the NATO BI agenda.

At the same time participants shared views and opinions with the aim to preparing the ground for the BI Discipline Requirements Workshop.

The discussion also focused on the enhancement of the BI Discipline by developing new tools and mechanisms, sharing experiences, defragmenting activities and resources, increasing the level of engagement, addressing Cross Cutting themes etc.

A special attention was dedicated to the following topics: Gender, Counterterrorism and Mass Communication.

Finally the participants agreed on the need to develop Train of Trainers packages for BI Discipline. This will help countries do develop their teaching capacities and to increase the level of ownership for this matter specifically in national and regional perspective.

On 14 – 15 December 2017, the NATO Building Integrity (BI) Programme organised an expert meeting to assess the impact of NATO BI in nations involved in the BI Self-Assessment and Peer Review Process.
This event, hosted and supported by the Montenegrin authorities, united more than 30 national experts in the city of Budva and allowed for a reflexion on national experiences in generating and sustaining change in the defence and related security sector by applying systematically the NATO BI methodology.
Discussions were rich in concrete examples that nations gave to demonstrate the impact of BI. The meeting also provided an opportunity to review the BI Self-Assessment and Peer Review Process and discuss ways to reinforce it.
The NATO BI Programme conducts an assessment of the BI impact for the second time. The first assessment was completed in 2014 with results published at https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2015_03/20150309_150309-bi-Impact-on-Nations.pdf
This iteration will reinforce further the analysis of progress on BI made over time in national defence establishments and the value added by NATO BI in Defence Institution Building and Projecting Stability.

On 20-22 November 2017, the NATO Building Integrity Programme participated for the third consecutive year to the Anti-Corruption Week organised by the National Defence University of Ukraine.

This capacity building activity was organised for the third consecutive year. The aim of this year was threefold. Firstly, to sum up the results of the Ministry of Defence with the State Programme for Implementing the State Anti-corruption Policy Framework of Ukraine (Anti-Corruption Strategy) for 2015-2017. Secondly, to promote and generalize the experience of anti-corruption measures of Ukraine at the national and departmental level. Thirdly, to make recommendations by national and international experts to the Minister of Defence of Ukraine on counteraction and prospects of fighting corruption in the defence sector. To this end, the event gathered various foreign and Ukrainian experts of anti-corruption, corruption prevention and good governance. With the support of the NATO Building Integrity Programme, the 2017 Anti-Corruption Week became a regional event with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Moldova.

In addition, more than 60 participants from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Presidential Administration of Ukraine, National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Accounting Chamber of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, State Financial Inspection of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, departments and boards of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, law enforcement bodies, military formations, military educational institutions, public and non-governmental organisations attended the event.

The NATO Building Integrity Programme expresses thanks to Bulgaria, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom and Switzerland as Lead Nations of the BI Trust Fund for supporting this event as well as the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

http://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2017/11/22/3rd-international-anticorruption-week-concluded-in-national-defence-university-of-ukraine/

Integrity, Transparency and Accountability discussed at the military academies in the defence and security sector of Ukraine

During October-November 2017, NATO BI Programme held third iteration of BI Introductory seminars in various military educational institutions of Ukraine.
The seminars took place at:
 • Zhytomyr Military Institute – 18 October;
 • National Academy of State Border Guard Service in Khmelnitsky – 19 October;
 • Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy in Lviv – 20 October;
 • National Defence University of Ukraine in Kyiv (including representatives from the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, National Academy of Security Service of Ukraine, Military Faculty of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University) – 31 October;
 • Military Academy in Odesa (including representatives from the Naval Institute of National University “Odesa Maritime Academy”) – 1 November;
 • National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine in Kharkiv (including representatives from the National Guard of Ukraine, Kharkiv National Air Force University, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Military Law Faculty of Yaroslav Mudry National Law University ) – 2 November

The experts from the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, Peace Support Operations Training Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NATO BI Implementing Partner), National Defence University of Ukraine and Attorney-at-law from Belgium specialized in money laundering and management of finance on such relevant and significant topics as:
 • Integrity, transparency and accountability in the management of human resources;
 • Building Integrity challenges in peace support operations - Importance of individual integrity honour and code of conduct;
 • Integrity in procurement and contracting;
 • International anti-corruption legal framework

730 cadets, officers, members of scientific faculties and pedagogical staff took part in these events and used the chance to actively communicate with the Building Integrity Team.

The NATO events were covered by media in different regions of Ukraine and reflected on respective web sites of the military educational institutions.

Links
National Academy of State Border Guard Service
(http://nadpsu.edu.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=768:provedennya-v-akademiji-seminaru-u-ramkakh-initsiativi-nato&catid=44:mizhnarodni-novini&Itemid=262);
Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy
(http://www.asv.gov.ua/?q=news/2017/10/20/ofis-zvyazku-nato-v-ukrayini-proviv-seminar-u-lvovi);
National Defence University in Kyiv
(http://nuou.org.ua/informatsiia/novyny/provedeno-seminar-prohramy-nato-z-buduvannia-tsilisnosti-ta-vykhovannia-dobrochesnosti.html);
National Academy of National Guard of Ukraine
(http://nangu.edu.ua/?p=39694)
including the web-sites of Kharkiv top news spots -
http://newsroom.kh.ua/news/v-harkove-siloviki-i-predstaviteli-nato-obsuzhdayut-borbu-s-korrupciey
https://www.057.ua/news/1848535
https://glavnoe.ua/news/n323985-predstaviteli-nato-rasskazali-silovikam-harkovschiny-o-metodah-borby-s-korrupciej-(foto)

Building Integrity Annual Discipline, highlights the importance to further enhance the discipline.

Building Integrity Annual Discipline Conference for the year 2017, was conducted at the NATO Headquarters on 25th of October. The Conference, was hosted by Norwegian Center for Integrity in Defence Sector (CIDS) in cooperation with NATO Building Integrity. The aim of the conference was to discuss and share ideas on aligning and updating BI training and education solutions.

Director for Integration, Partnership and Cooperation (IPCD) Dr. Alberto Bin addressing the conference highlighted that “establishing BI as a NATO discipline among 29 disciplines, the endorsement of the BI Policy and agreement of the BI Action Plan represent a great achievement. Together they demonstrates our commitment to our values and principles. They also provide solid ground for us to put into practice the values for which we stand”.

Director of CIDS Mr. Per Christensen in his remarks highlighted that the NATO Bi Discipline remains essential for one of the core values that keep nations in NATO together.

Representatives from different institutions and organisations from NATO allied and partner countries, NATO Command Structures and schools discussed how to enhance NATO BI Education and Training Discipline. Representatives from UK Defence Academy, Transparency International Defence and Security Programme, Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSOTC), Finnish Armed Forces International Operations Centre and others present shared their experiences how they are integrating and developing BI in their programme of work.

Furthermore, The Conference provided the opportunity to discuss and share ideas and proposals with the aim to find new ways and means to further enhance the Discipline.

NATO Building Integrity in Peace Support Operations Orientation Course, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Moldova, 26-29 September 2017

The NATO Building Integrity Programme is currently conducting a Building Integrity in Peace Support Operations course for Moldovan military officers at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Moldova. Throughout the week course, participants are focusing on the consequences of corruption in the context of operations and how individual integrity, accountability, transparency make military forces more resilient to this recognised threat. In his opening remarks, State Secretary Fondos highlighted the value of the participation of the Ministry of Defence in the NATO Building Integrity Programme. This course is indeed part of the implementation of the recommendations of the NATO Building Integrity Self-Assessment and Peer Review Report. It also contributes to prepare Moldovan Armed Forces before their deployment in peace-keeping operations including at KFOR and in Africa.

The conduct of this course is supported by NATO and international expert lecturers, and a Mobile Training Team from the Peace Support Operations Training Center of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Moldova.

This course enters into the implementation of the NATO Defence and Related Security Capacity Building (DCB) Package agreed with the Republic of Moldova and is supported by the DCB Trust Fund.

NATO Building Integrity in Peace Support Operations Orientation course, Ministry of Defence and National Police, 5-8 September 2017
From 5 to 8 September 2017, the NATO Building Integrity (BI) Programme held the first BI course for representatives of the Colombian defence sector in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence and Police, and the Escuela de Misones International y Accion Integral of the National Army (ESMAI School), in Bogota, Colombia. The conduct of this capacity building activity is a follow – up of the completion of the NATO BI Self-Assessment and Peer Review Process in August 2016. The participation of the National Ministry of Defence and Police in this Process provides the foundation for the tailored strategy designed by the NATO BI Team and the Ministry to further assist in the defence sector reforms with regard to good governance.

During four days, the sixty representatives from the Air, Army, Navy and Police services as well as few representatives from the civil society undertook the Orientation Course on Building Integrity in Peace Support Operations. This course which is certified by NATO Allied Command Transformation, focuses on corruption in operations. It addresses various consequences of corruption including on deployed troops, in the country, as well as the management of resources in – theatre. The programme of instruction contributes to prepare troops before their deployment. In this regard, it entirely falls in with the national agenda to contribute to UN Peace Keeping Operations and NATO – Colombia agreed partnership programme. The course was conducted with the support of a mobile training team from the Peace Support Operations Training Center of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, NATO BI Implementing Partner, and international expert lecturers from NATO HQ, Denmark and France.

The NATO Building Integrity Programme is grateful for the support provided by Spain in its capacity of NATO Contact Point Embassy in Colombia and the participation of H.E.Mr. Gomez de Olea, Ambassador, at the opening ceremony.

At the 2016 NATO Summit held in Warsaw the NATO Heads of State and Government endorsed the Building Integrity (BI) Policy and thereby reaffirmed their conviction that transparent and accountable institutions under democratic control are fundamental for stability and international security cooperation.
In December 2016 Allied Foreign Ministers noted the BI Action Plan aimed at supporting the overarching aim of the BI Policy, namely the development of effective, transparent and accountable defence institutions which are responsive to unpredictable security challenges.
The BI Action Plan sets the course for a strategic approach to BI and good governance in the defence and related security sector and identifies concrete steps to make BI applicable across NATO’s political and military lines of activity.

At a book talk at NATO Headquarters on 9 June 2017, Dr Louise Shelley – a Professor at George Mason University, a well-known researcher and a leading expert on the relationship among terrorism, organised crime and corruption as well as human trafficking, transnational crime and terrorism – presented and discussed her thoughts on her recent work “Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime and Terrorism”.
This event, which was a part of NATO’s effort to promote good governance, transparency and accountability, coincided with International Archive Day.

More info on this newsitem : http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_146289.htm?selectedLocale=en .
Video of the booktalk: Video .
Audio of the booktalk: Audio .
High resolution pictures of the booktalk: High Resolution Pictures .

Additional resources have been added to the Building Integrity website (Administrative note and outline).

You can find these in the resources tab, or go to the dedicated events page.

On 15 to 18 May 2017, a new iteration of the NATO Building Integrity in Peace Support Operations course took place at the National Defence University of Ukraine named after Ivan Chernyakhovski. This ACT certified course which focuses on the consequences of corruption in operations and how individuals can bring change is part of the NATO Building Integrity Tailored Work Programme for Ukraine since 2015 (for previous iterations, see stories on the Building Integrity website).

The course was delivered by a mobile training team from the Peace Support Operations Training Center of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, NATO expert lecturers and international subject matters experts. For the first time, a Ukrainian trainer from the National Defence University’s Building Integrity training and Educational Center was part of the training team. The audience gathered a wide audience from the Armed Forces, the National Guards and the State Border Guards Service of Ukraine.

The course was supported by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in-kind contribution from Bulgaria which is one of the nation leading the BI Trust Fund.
NATO Liaison Office Ukraine: Facebook Page

On 27 February 2017, 24 representatives of the Ministry of Defence, National Guard and State Border Guard Service of Ukraine participated in a NATO Building Integrity Professional Development Workshop addressing good practices in the management of financial resources - procurement and contracting.
This workshop was conducted with NATO experts and the assistance of the NATO Liaison Office of Kyiv.

Link to the State Border Guard Service’s website: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/V-Ofisi-zvyazku-NATO-proyshov-seminar-z-pitan-korupciynih-rizikiv-v-sferi-derzhzakupivel/ .

On 23 - 27 January 2017 a Planning and Review Process Assessment visit took place in Ukraine.
During this week, productive discussions on the Partnership Goals on Integrity Development were held with the participation of a NATO BI Programme representative.
In the margins of these meetings, additional consultations were held with representatives of the Office of the General Prosecutor, the National Security and Defence Council, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention, and the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Link to the Ministry of Defence: http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2017/01/23/v-kievi-rozpochalosya-ekspertne-zasidannya-z-pitan-uchasti-ukraini-u-proczesi-planuvannya-ta-oczinki-sil/ .

On 11 October 2016, the National Defence University of Kazakhstan hosted a NATO Building Integrity Seminar. The NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy’s Building Integrity (BI) Team presented the Programme, its mandate, the Self-assessment and Peer Review Process as well as the wide spectrum of tailor-made assistance made available to countries participating in the Process. The Ministry of Defence of Serbia actively supported this event and shared national experience in participating in the NATO BI Programme including the completion of the NATO BI Process.

On 12 October, the Director of the NATO BI Programme gave a lecture at the KAZGUU University on the impacts of corruption in the defence and related security sector and NATO’s contribution to good governance.

The NATO Liaison Office for Central Asia supported the conduct of these activities.

Link of the National Defence University: http://www.nuo.kz/en/news/nato-seminar-on-building-integrity-program.html

On February 17th and 18th 2016, a Planning and Review Process Assessment visit took place in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*. During the course of these two days, productive discussions on Partnership Goal on Integrity Development were held with the participation of a NATO BI Programme representative.

Link to the Ministry of Defence: http://morm.gov.mk/?mainnews=parp-bilateralni-konsultacii-megju-mk-i-nato-17-02-2016&lang=mk

*Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name

On 24 May 2016, upon invitation of the General Inspector of the Tunisian Armed Forces, the NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy’s Building Integrity (BI) Team participated in a seminar to introduce the NATO BI Programme, its mandate and the BI Self-Assessment and Peer Review Process. Under the lead of the General Inspector, various departments of the Ministry of Defence participated and presented good governance related policies and measures in place.
The future of the cooperation in the field of NATO Building Integrity was also addressed including the wide range of education and training activities available to countries completing the NATO BI Self-Assessment and Peer Review Process.

From 4 to 8 April 2016, the NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy’s Building Integrity (BI) Team conducted a second iteration of the NATO BI in Peace Support Operations course for representatives of Ukrainian defence and related security sector.

This ACT certified course was conducted with the support of a Mobile Training Team from the Peace Support Operations Training Center (PSOTC) of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. PSOTC is an active Implementing Partner of the NATO BI Programme. The Center conducts twice a year residential BI in PSO courses for senior NCOs and OF2-OF4 officers in Sarajevo with the support of the NATO BI Programme.

After a first iteration in 2015 held at the Lviv Academy of Land Forces, the 2016 edition took place at the National Defence University of Ukraine "Ivan Chernyakhovsky". It gathered representatives from various institutions of the defence and related security sector participating in the NATO BI Programme. The course was organised with the support of the NDU Building Integrity Training and Education Center (BITEC) and the NATO Liaison Office in Kiev.

Link of the National Defence University of Ukraine: http://nuou.org.ua/informatsiia/novyny/oriientatsiinyi-kurs-dobrochesnist-v-operatsiiakh-z-pidtrymannia-myru.html .

• • SAQ - Russian version.
• • SAQ - Ukrainian version.

Key officers of the Georgian Defence and Security Sector address Building Integrity and Corruption Risks Reduction

• • Russian version (262kb).
• • Ukrainian version (267kb).

“Corruption as a threat to stability and peace – a Norwegian view on the role of NATO”