• End of Assignment Reports 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2020-09-01)

  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.

• Information Labelling, Filing and Clean-up 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; DFS/ICTD/Field Communications and IT Operations Service (2016-07-01)

  This SOP has been developed to assist Peacekeeping staff in understanding and executing their responsibilities to label, file and clean-up information in accordance with UN policies on record keeping and information ...

• 2021.03 Force Protection for Military Components of United Nations Peacekeeping Missions (Guidelines) 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; DPKO/OMA/Office of the Military Advisor (2021-09-01)

  Guidelines for Force Protection for Military Components of UN Peacekeeping Missions” (first edition) is practical guidance on force protection and provides a generic set of planning, training, coordination, and implementation ...

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

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; DPKO/OMA/Office of the Military Advisor (2021-08-01)

  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 ...

• 2021.02 United Nations Environmental Management Handbook for Military Commanders in UN Peace Operations 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Operational Support; DPKO/OMA/Military Planning Service (2021-03-01)

  The “United Nations Environmental Management Handbook for Military Commanders in UN Peace Operations” (first edition) is an essential guide for military commanders and staff deployed to peace operations and discusses ...

• 2021.06 Functions and Organization of the United Nations Justice and Corrections Standing Capacity (Policy) 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; DPKO/OROLSI/Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service (2021-08-01)

  The Standing Police Capacity (SPC) and the Justice and Corrections Standing Capacity (JCSC) provide start-up capabilities in peace operations, support the planning and early implementation of transitions and reinforce ...

• 2021.07 Functions and Organization of the Standing Police Capacity (Policy) 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; DPKO/OROLSI/Police Division (2021-08-01)

  The Standing Police Capacity (SPC) and the Justice and Corrections Standing Capacity (JCSC) provide start-up capabilities in peace operations, support the planning and early implementation of transitions and reinforce ...

• The Protection of Civilians in United Nations Peacekeeping 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations (2019-11-01)

  The purpose of this policy is to provide the conceptual framework, guiding principles and key considerations for the implementation of protection of civilians (POC) mandates by United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations ...

• 2020.18 Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution of Serious Crimes Committed against United Nations Personnel in Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions (SOP) 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; UN. Department of Operational Support; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Partnerships Team (2020-12-01)

  The purpose of these Standard Operating Procedures (hereinafter, “Procedures”) is to establish key modalities and responsibilities for the prevention, investigation and referral of cases of serious crimes committed against ...

• Gender Equality and Women, Peace and Security Resource Package 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations (2020-01-01)

  The purpose of the Gender Equality and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Resource Package is to enhance the skills and capacity of DPO personnel, as guided by the ten Security Council resolutions on WPS and further elaborated ...

• Community Violence Reduction in Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Processes 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; UN. Department of Operational Support (2021-05-01)

  The joint Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Community Violence Reduction (CVR) in Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Processes, aims to provide procedural guidance and a harmonized approach to the ...

• DPO 2021.05 United Nations Manual for the Generation and Deployment of Military and Formed Police Units to Peace Operations (Manual) 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Operational Support (2021-05-01)

  This Manual provides practical advice to UN Member States, the UN Secretariat and field missions on the process for planning, generating, preparing and deploying military units and Formed Police Units (FPUs) for peace ...

• Midterm Review of the Partial Resumption of Rotations of United Nations Uniformed Personnel in a COVID-19 Environment 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2021-02-01)

  Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretary-General in April 2020 temporarily suspended rotations of Military and Police personnel in UN peace operations as part of broader efforts to mitigate the risk ...

• Practice Note on MONUSCO Engagement Teams ‐ Promoting the Women, Peace and Security Mandate 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2021-01-01)

  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 ...

• DPO 2021.04 United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Military Aviation Unit (Manual) 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Operational Support (2021-04-01)

  This is the second edition of the UN Military Manual (UNMUM) for Military Aviation Units and it provides field commanders and their staffs a guide for planning and conducting military aviation operations in support of ...

• Transitional Measures for the Resumption of Uniformed Rotations in a COVID-19 Environment 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; UN. Department of Operational Support; DPA/PMD/Guidance and Learning Unit; DPKO-DFS/DPET/Policy and Best Practice Service (2021-02-01)

  This guidance document sets out the temporary and extraordinary transitional measures for the resumption of uniformed rotations, repatriations and deployments (hereafter referred to as “rotations” for brevity) to and from ...

• 2020.13 Handling of Detention in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions (SOP) 

  UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; UN Department of Safety and Security (2021-01-01)

  A new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the Handling of Detention in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions was promulgated by DPO, DPPA and UNDSS with an effective date of 1 January 2021. ...

• Environmental Good Practice: 2020 Implementation of the Environment Strategy for Field Missions 

  ; UN. Department of Peace Operations; UN. Department of Operational Support (2020-12-20)

  This document highlights good practices that have emerged from the 2019 implementation of the DOS Environment Strategy for Field Missions.

• From Words to Action: The Experiences of UN Special Political Missions in Colombia on Women, Peace and Security 

  UN. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (2020-10-20)

  The Colombian peace process and its 2016 Final Peace Agreement are widely held to be an international model for gender-sensitivity and the inclusion of women’s rights. The United Nations (UN) played an active role, along ...

• UN Support to Local Mediation: Challenges and Opportunities 

  UN. Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (2020-11-20)

  This publication by DPPA's Mediation Support Unit outlines various opportunities and challenges related to the UN's involvement in support of local mediation and dialogue processes. The paper draws on insights emanating ...

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