2021.11 United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit Manual

Abstract

The “United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Military EOD Unit Manual” (second edition) describes the UN Military EOD Unit focusing primarily on support to a UN Mission and Force Headquarters. The EOD units should be scalable in size, modular in function and tailored to the respective mission. This Manual provides guidance to the EOD Unit commander for planning, preparing and executing assigned tasks by describing employment concepts, expected capabilities, and unit support requirements. The last chapter describes training and evaluation guidance to achieve a high level of operational performance. The Department of Peace Operations, Member States’ experts, and the NATO accredited Counter Improved Explosive Devices Centre of Excellence collaborated on this manual due to the complexity and scale of IED threats facing all UN Peacekeepers.