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), ...

The Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Policy Cheat Sheet provides a visual and easy-to-read summary of the Policy for UN Field Missions on Preventing and Responding to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) released in ...

The report recommends adopting a joint planning approach if there is a possibility of re-hatting. This would lay the foundation for future transition. Additionally, an essential step in the re-hatting process is to strike ...

This study on the role of the United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) examines the contributions of political mediation, the sanctions regime, and other relevant factors that allowed for the successful completion ...

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 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) sets out the procedure for the preparation, submission, processing and dissemination of EoARs for senior DPO and DPPA personnel in field missions and at UN Headquarters.

While the extension of state authority (ESA) concept has not been clearly defined, examples from the ground have shown that it is based on three components: presence, capacity and legitimacy. In order for sustainable peace ...

This Practice Note on the MONUSCO Force's Engagement Teams explores the latter's role and best practices and challenges in promoting the Women, Peace and Security Mandate. As a key initiative to further promote gender-responsive ...

The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide United Nations personnel with guidance on the establishment and conduct of special investigations in peacekeeping operations. This is the first version of these guidelines.

The United Nations Policy on Human Rights in Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions requires all peace operations with a human rights mandate to report publicly and routinely on the human rights situation ...