The Guidelines establish the common set of roles and necessary skills for Staff Officers, noting that post-specific skills (such as operations, intelligence, personnel, logistics, CIMIC, communications, training, planning, ...

The manual aims to provide the respective Governments of the Member States (MS) with relevant information enabling them to select suitable officers finalise their pre-deployment preparation; standarize the administrative ...

These guidelines apply to all military personnel deployed in UN field missions with POC mandates, as well as staff members of the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Field Support (DFS), United Nations ...

By its resolution 2154 (2014), the Security Council noted ‘with deep appreciation how Captain Mbaye Diagne of UNAMIR1 and of Senegal saved, unarmed and in the face of extreme danger, hundreds of, or perhaps even a thousand, ...

This document provides guidance on the considerations required for the generation and employment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The guidelines are intended to provide an overview for both the military and civilian ...

This document provides guidance on the operational deployment of United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) in multidimensional peacekeeping operations. These guidelines replace the 2009 DPKO/DFS guidelines on the Roles ...

To enhance the role played by women in the maintenance of international peace and security, the UN Security Council has to date adopted four specific resolutions on women, peace and security: Resolution 1325 (2000), ...

This manual describes the United Nations (UN) Military Logistics Unit, a unique entity that comes into existence only when peacekeeping contingencies require a military capability due to time constraints, security, logistical ...

This first edition of the United Nations (UN) Reconnaissance Unit Manual provides field commanders and their staff a guide for planning and conducting UN Reconnaissance Unit operations in support of UN peacekeeping Missions. ...

This first edition of the United Nations Signals Unit Manual provides field commanders and their staff with a guide for planning and conducting Military Signals Unit operations in support of United Nations peacekeeping ...