Heavy lifting for un peacekeeping

When the decision has been taken to initiate a peacekeeping mission, the required lead-time for deployment varies, depending on the of Member States to contribute troops, equipment, and other financial and material resources in a timely fashion. Previous UN deployments have shown the paramount need for an accessible, stand- alone materiel reserve which could be rapidly dispatched anywhere, thereby facilitating the rationale to create the Strategic Deployment Stocks (sds).