SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 1 SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations

Slide 2  Traditional and multidimensional operations  Main components of peace operations  Additional components  Traditional and multidimensional operations  Main components of peace operations  Additional components

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 3 Peacekeeping  Team effort of diverse components  Supplemented by a variety of partners  Depends on individual awareness  Team effort of diverse components  Supplemented by a variety of partners  Depends on individual awareness

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 4 Traditional  Mainly military  Civilian administrative support  May monitor human rights, law enforcement  Mainly military  Civilian administrative support  May monitor human rights, law enforcement

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 5 Multidimensional  Wide mission mandates  Many civilian tasks  Many components  Wide mission mandates  Many civilian tasks  Many components

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 6 Tasks and “themes”  Components for political & civil affairs, law, public information, other  Special units for gender, child protection, discipline, HIV/AIDS  “Clusters” for Rule of Law/Governance, Administration/Management  Components for political & civil affairs, law, public information, other  Special units for gender, child protection, discipline, HIV/AIDS  “Clusters” for Rule of Law/Governance, Administration/Management

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 7 UNMIK in Kosovo  SRSG and 4 DSRSGs for 4 “pillars”  Linkages with UN system, others  SRSG and 4 DSRSGs for 4 “pillars”  Linkages with UN system, others

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 8 Office of the SRSG  Leadership, vision  Political negotiation  Benchmarks of progress  Harmony of total effort  Good order, discipline  Mission safety, security  Leadership, vision  Political negotiation  Benchmarks of progress  Harmony of total effort  Good order, discipline  Mission safety, security

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 9 Military components  Formed units  UNMOs  Liaison officers  Staff officers  Formed units  UNMOs  Liaison officers  Staff officers

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 10 Force commander  Commands military component  Executes military mandate  Supervises military bodies in peace process  Chief interlocutor with warring parties  Responsible for conduct of military personnel  Commands military component  Executes military mandate  Supervises military bodies in peace process  Chief interlocutor with warring parties  Responsible for conduct of military personnel

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 11 Formed unit  Infantry  Force HQ  Engineers  Mine clearance  Medical  Logistics  Transport (land, sea, air)  Communications, signals  Infantry  Force HQ  Engineers  Mine clearance  Medical  Logistics  Transport (land, sea, air)  Communications, signals

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 12 UNMOs  Deployed unarmed in small teams  Encourage negotiation, dialogue  Observe and report on situation  Monitor military agreements  Deployed unarmed in small teams  Encourage negotiation, dialogue  Observe and report on situation  Monitor military agreements

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 13 JOC  Facilitates information- sharing  Coordinates, harmonizes efforts  Facilitates information- sharing  Coordinates, harmonizes efforts

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 14 JMAC  Military, police, civilians  Intelligence advice  Across all mission activities  Military, police, civilians  Intelligence advice  Across all mission activities

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 15 UN police  Individual officers or formed units  Advise, mentor, train local police  Rebuilding law-and-order capacity  Establish performance standards  Individual officers or formed units  Advise, mentor, train local police  Rebuilding law-and-order capacity  Establish performance standards

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 16 UN police special roles  Maintain law and order  Interface with all elements  Partner with civil affairs  Support DDR  Security for electoral processes  Maintain law and order  Interface with all elements  Partner with civil affairs  Support DDR  Security for electoral processes

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 17 Administrative support  Logistics  Personnel  Finance  Procurement  General services  Logistics  Personnel  Finance  Procurement  General services  Transport (air, surface)  Integrated support services  Communications, information  Health services  Transport (air, surface)  Integrated support services  Communications, information  Health services

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 18  Integrated Support Services  Joint Logistics Centre  Integrated Support Services  Joint Logistics Centre

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 19 Political affairs  Focuses on thorny details of political settlements  Works with host, diplomatic community. partners  Focuses on thorny details of political settlements  Works with host, diplomatic community. partners

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 20 Electoral component  May organize, conduct, verify electoral process  May simply observe process or support logistically  Are civilian, with military and police support  May organize, conduct, verify electoral process  May simply observe process or support logistically  Are civilian, with military and police support

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 21 Humanitarian assistance  Mandate for delivery or coordination  Led by humanitarian coordinator  Coordinates funds, programmes, agencies  Works with other organizations  Mandate for delivery or coordination  Led by humanitarian coordinator  Coordinates funds, programmes, agencies  Works with other organizations

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 22 Targetting needs  Food, water, shelter, sanitation  Survival under extreme weather  Vital infrastructure repair  Conflict-related threats  Security  Food, water, shelter, sanitation  Survival under extreme weather  Vital infrastructure repair  Conflict-related threats  Security

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 23 Human rights  Civilian staff report to DPKO and OHCHR  Monitor and promote human rights  Investigate, report and follow-up violations  Support development of the rule of law  Civilian staff report to DPKO and OHCHR  Monitor and promote human rights  Investigate, report and follow-up violations  Support development of the rule of law

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 24 Public information  Explains mandate, publicizes progress  Becomes trusted local news source  Builds confidence in peace process  Helps others achieve objectives  Explains mandate, publicizes progress  Becomes trusted local news source  Builds confidence in peace process  Helps others achieve objectives

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 25 Civil affairs  Assist civilian authorities, communities  Restore political, legal, socio-economic structures  Mediate, negotiate to encourage reconciliation  Interact with local leaders, media  Assist civilian authorities, communities  Restore political, legal, socio-economic structures  Mediate, negotiate to encourage reconciliation  Interact with local leaders, media

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 26 DDR  Civilians prepare, implement plan  Continuing process, time-limited tasks  Different components contribute in phases  Humanitarian services support reintegration  Civilians prepare, implement plan  Continuing process, time-limited tasks  Different components contribute in phases  Humanitarian services support reintegration

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 27 Rule of law  Supports legal system and judiciary post-conflict  Partners with human rights, UN police, corrections  Supports legal system and judiciary post-conflict  Partners with human rights, UN police, corrections

SGTM 2: Structure of United Nations Peace Operations Slide 28  Multidimensional operations require cooperation, interlinked effort  Structures reflect linkages, complexity of multidimensional peacekeeping  Multidimensional operations require cooperation, interlinked effort  Structures reflect linkages, complexity of multidimensional peacekeeping