How are requests for JRR assistance made?
When a request for assistance is made, there will be a quick, thorough, impartial and consistent assessment to enable JRR participants to decide on the most appropriate response. The basic issues to be assessed are: legitimacy; genuineness; feasibility; and usefulness. More specifically: does the requesting authority have the necessary legal basis to issue the request; is the requests main purpose the furtherance of accountability mechanisms in aid of lasting peace and security; is this a feasible mission, i.e. are the assurances, especially concerning the security situation, realistic and is the requesting party representing an accurate picture of the situation and its own capabilities to contribute; and is JRR assistance what the situation calls for, i.e. would the deployment of a JRR team make a sufficiently significant difference to the situation? As part of this assessment, a team of experts will undertake a technical evaluation and, where that evaluation is positive, will develop
