Training and Guidance
Collection of training and guidance materials produced by UN departments. Training and Guidance Materials include:
.- policies
- guidelines
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- handbook and manuals
- lessons learned and best practices
Sub-collections
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Peacekeeping
Serves as a repository for all official DPKO and DFS training and guidance materials.
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DPKO-DFS joint message to staff on sexual exploitation and abuse
(2017-07-13)Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Mr. Atul Khare, talk to us about sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel. Ending ... -
Message conjoint DOMP-DAM pour le personnel sur l'exploitation et les abus sexuels
(2017-07-13)Le Secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de maintien de la paix, M. Jean-Pierre Lacroix et le Secrétaire général adjoint à l'appui aux missions, M. Atul Khare, nous parlent de l'exploitation et des abus sexuels commis ... -
Implementing Extension of State Authority Mandates in Peacekeeping
(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
(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)
(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)
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Vacancy Management and Succession Planning for Heads of Police Components in PKOs and SPMs (SOP)
(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
(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)
(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
(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 ... -
Module 3 Lesson 8 Slides
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2017.09 SOP on the Assessment of Operational Capability of FPU in PKOs and SPMs
(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 ... -
Sexual exploitation and abuse ‘No Excuse’ pocket card
(2017)The ‘No Excuse’ cards include a concise and portable statement of the UN rules and prohibitions related to sexual exploitation and abuse and provide contact details for reporting allegations. These are to be distributed ... -
2017.08 DPKO-DFS Business Continuity Arrangements for Critical Staff (Guidelines)
(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
(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)
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...