The Gang Suppression Force (GSF) Pre-deployment Training Course No 1 - Haiti (Stage I) was successfully concluded on 18 March 2026 at IPSOTSL.

This course mainly focused to equip personnel with the skills needed to operate effectively under a UN mandate in Haiti’s unstable and high-risk security context. The programme also includes a French language component to enhance the ability to engage effectively with local communities and host-nation partners.

Moreover, the Commandant of IPSOTSL delivered the closing remarks.......

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The Gang Suppression Force (GSF) Pre-deployment Training Course No 1 - Haiti commenced on 23 February 2026 and scheduled to be terminated on 14 March 2026.

The Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) has designed this course to prepare troops for effective service under the United Nations mandate in Haiti’s highly volatile and destabilised security environment, which is dominated by organised armed gangs. The curriculum incorporates a French language module focused on mission-oriented communication, operational terminology and effective civil-milita......

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The Pre-deployment Training for Level II Hospital in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) No 13 was successfully concluded on 5 January 2026 at Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL).

The course was commenced on 30 January 2026 with the participation of 19 Officers and
78 Other Ranks of Sri Lanka Army. The course conducted to uplift the basic knowledge on practical and theoretical aspects of United Nations and special tasks which are assigned to them according to the mandate.

The Director General Overseas Operations gr......

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The Pre-deployment Training for Level II Hospital in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) No 13 commenced on 05 January 2026 and scheduled to be terminated on 30 January 2026. The Course consists of 93 students (17 x Officers and 76 x ORs).

The Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) has designed this course to provide participants with fundamental knowledge of the practical and theoretical aspects of United Nations (UN) operations, including the special tasks assigned under UN mandates. The course curriculum emphasizes the importance of main......

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Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL), in collaboration with the Directorate of Legal Services, Human Rights & Humanitarian Law (Dte of Legal Svcs HR & IHL), conducted the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Course (Officers) No. 31 from 24 November 2025 to 23 December 2025. The course comprised 27 x officers from the Tri-Forces, including 19 x officers from the Sri Lanka Army, 5 x officers from the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), and 3 x officers from the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and, successfully completed the course.

The objective of t......

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A United Nations Mobile Training Team from the German Federal Armed Forces visited the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) on Monday, 01 December 2025, to assess the feasibility of conducting a United Nations Peacekeeping Training programme.

The day’s proceedings were chaired by the Commandant of IPSOTSL. An initial presentation was delivered by the Chief Instructor, highlighting the institute’s role and Sri Lanka’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations as a Troop Contributing Country. This was followed by a fruitful discuss......

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