The purpose of this Pocket Reference Guide is to provide military personnel in UN peacekeeping missions with an overview of available and relevant military documents in support of their duties. The target audience of ...

These guidelines are intended to provide clarity in the appropriate use of force at the tactical and operational levels of United Nations peacekeeping missions. They aim to mitigate hesitation, accelerate decision making, ...

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 ...

As stated in the DPKO/DFS Mission Evaluation Policy, the primary purpose of evaluations is to strengthen the ability of DPKO/DFS and missions to accumulate and utilize experience, thus enhancing peacekeeping operations. ...

The training modules aim at standardizing the procedures for the command and staff of the UN infantry battalion drawn from diverse environments and having different training standards. Having been exposed to the peculiarities ...

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 Manual describes the United Nations Military/Combat Transport Unit, a unique entity that comes into existence only when peacekeeping contingencies require military ground transport due to less permissive security ...

This policy clarifies and consolidates existing guidance regarding the participation of National Support Elements (NSEs) in United Nations peacekeeping operations. Troop and Police Contributing Countries (TCC/PCC) may ...

This handbook provides UN missions, military and police commanders and their staff officers with a reference guide to support the understanding, planning and execution of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat Mitigation ...

This document provides guidance to UN Military units tasked with Public Order Management. This guidance applies to UN Headquarters staff at DPKO, DFS and all field Mission personnel. The guidelines herein are complementary ...