• Implementing Extension of State Authority Mandates in Peacekeeping 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2017-06-12)

  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 ...

• Report on the Ten-Year AMISOM Lessons Learned Conference 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (2017-03-10)

  This document, the result of a 2-day Lessons Learned Workshop on AMISOM held from 9 to 10 March 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya, records recommendations on the way forward for AMISOM. In accordance with the African Union's methodology, ...

• 2017.12 The role of UNPOL in protection of civilians (Guidelines) 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO/OROLSI/Police Division (2017-08-01)

  These guidelines are designed to assist United Nations (UN) police in effectively implementing protection of civilians (POC) mandates in peace operations as a critical element in the comprehensive, whole of mission approach ...

• 2017.11 Child Protection in UN Peace Operations (Policy) 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department of Political Affairs; UN. Department for Field Support; DPA/PMD/Guidance and Learning Unit; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2017-06-01)

• Vacancy Management and Succession Planning for Heads of Police Components in PKOs and SPMs (SOP) 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO/OROLSI/Police Division (2016-11-17)

  This standard operating procedure (SOP) provides instructions for vacancy management and succession planning of heads of police component (HoPCs) as experts on mission in United Nations peacekeeping operations and special ...

• Understanding and Improving Engagement with Civil Society in UN Peacekeeping: from Policy to Practice 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2017-05-01)

  This study analyses issues and dilemmas that peacekeeping operations and indeed the larger peacebuilding and development community has faced when engaging with civil society in conflict-affected environments with a particular ...

• 2017.06 Engagement with Civil Society (Guidelines) 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2017-05-01)

  This DPKO-DFS guidance seeks to help peacekeeping personnel effectively engage with civil society with the aim of broadening the range of actors peacekeeping missions engage with and better linking engagement efforts with ...

• 2017.07 Peacekeeping Intelligence Policy 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2017-04-01)

  This Policy sets out why and how United Nations peacekeeping operations acquire, collate, analyze, disseminate, use, protect and manage peacekeeping intelligence in support of United Nations peacekeeping operations in the ...

• 2017.09 SOP on the Assessment of Operational Capability of FPU in PKOs and SPMs 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; DPKO/OROLSI/Police Division (2017-04-20)

  This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provides instructions and guidance to DPKO/DPA/DFS personnel on how to assess formed police units (FPUs) against the requirements of operational capability for service in United ...

• 2017.08 DPKO-DFS Business Continuity Arrangements for Critical Staff (Guidelines) 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO-DFS/OCOS/Focal Point for Security (2017-03-01)

  These Guidelines describe the business continuity arrangements and responsibilities for identification and management of critical staff in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Department of Field ...

• 2016.25 UN Military Observers in Peacekeeping Operations 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO/OMA/Office of the Military Advisor (2017-03-15)

  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 ...

• Community Liaison Assistants in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (Survey of Practice) 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2016-11-30)

  Since their introduction in MONUSCO in 2010, Community Liaison Assistants (CLAs) have become a successful tool to support community engagement in peace operations. Research for this survey has indicated that the experiences ...

• Protection of Civilians Coordination Mechanisms in UN Peacekeeping Missions: DPKO/DFS Comparative Study and Toolkit 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2012-12-01)

  This study focuses on the structures that peacekeeping operations implementing POC mandates have utilised or established towards that end. It provides an analysis of the comparative advantages of different approaches that ...

• UN Peacekeeping in Sierra Leone 2003 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2008-08-31)

  The UN peacekeeping experience in Sierra Leone offers invaluable lessons, not only because of the later successes of the Organization, but particularly because of the trials encountered in the early stages of involvement. ...

• 'Re-hatting' ECOWAS Forces as UN Peacekeepers 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2005-08-01)

  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 ...

• Letter from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, conveying the findings and recommendations of the lessons learned exercise on the transitions from the AU to the UN in the contexts of Mali and CAR 

  UN. Secretary-General (2015-01-02)

  The Letter from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, conveying the findings and recommendations of the lessons learned exercise on the transitions from the AU to the UN in the contexts ...

• Regional Quick Reaction Force Lessons Identified Study 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2016-12-19)

  In 2014, the Regional Quick Reaction Force (RQRF) was established in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) as part of the three-year drawdown plan for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The ...

• Environment Strategy of the United Nations Department of Field Support (Executive Summary) 

  UN. Department for Field Support (2017-01-01)

  The Environment Strategy of the United Nations Department of Field Support (DFS) sets out the context behind environmental management in international peace operations, establishing a vision for performance that DFS will ...

• 2016.24 Guidelines on Use of Force by Military Components in Peacekeeping Operations 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; DPKO/OMA/Office of the Military Advisor (2017-02-01)

  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, ...

• 2016.09 Planning and Review of Peacekeeping Operations (Policy) 

  UN. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; UN. Department for Field Support; DPKO/OO/Integrated Assessment and Planning Unit (2017-01-01)

  This Policy sets out principles, main decision milestones, processes and structures for planning peacekeeping operations by DPKO and DFS, which also includes assessments and strategic reviews. The purpose of the Policy is ...

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