e-Guide for staff supporting the UN Peace and Security Pillar This e-Guide is a companion piece to the induction programme for new DPPA-DPO staff and DOS staff supporting field missions. It is designed to be a practical resource for UN staff members working in and supporting the Organization’s Peace and Security Pillar. It is not an official document of the UN. June 2021 Table of Contents Introduction to the e-Guide ................................................................................................................................................................................................. i Module One - Introduction to the Peace and Security Pillar and Supporting Offices 1.1 Introduction to the Peace and Security Pillar and Supporting Offices ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Department of Peace Operations .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2.1 The Components of the Department of Peace Operations ........................................................................................................................................4 Office of the Under-Secretary-General, DPO ................................................................................................................................................................5 Office of Military Affairs ................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 Office of Peacekeeping Strategic Partnerships ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Policy, Evaluation and Training Division ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 1.3 Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 20 1.3.1 The Main Offices and Divisions of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ....................................................................................... 21 Office of the Under-Secretary-General, DPPA............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Security Council Affairs Division .................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Electoral Assistance Division ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Policy and Mediation Division ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Division for Palestinian Rights ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Decolonization Unit .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Peacebuilding Support Office...................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 1.4 The Regional Divisions of the Peace and Security Pillar ........................................................................................................................................ 32 1.4.1 The Divisions for the Middle East and Asia and the Pacific ...................................................................................................................................... 32 1.4.2 The Divisions for Africa ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 1.4.3 The Divisions for the Americas and Europe and Central Asia ................................................................................................................................... 36 1.5 The Shared Services of the Peace and Security Pillar ............................................................................................................................................ 37 1.5.1 The Office of the Director for Coordination and Shared Services ............................................................................................................................ 37 1.6 The Department of Operational Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 1.6.1 The Department of Operational Support Offices and Divisions supporting the Pillar .............................................................................................. 40 Office of the Under-Secretary-General, DOS .............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Office of Support Operations ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Office of Information and Communication Technology .............................................................................................................................................. 45 Office of Supply Chain Management .......................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Division for Special Activities ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Division of Administration, New York ......................................................................................................................................................................... 50 1.6.2 The Service Centres of the Department of Operational Support ............................................................................................................................. 51 UN Global Service Centre ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 51 Regional Service Centre in Entebbe ............................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Kuwait Joint Support Office ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 53 Module Two - An Overview of UN Mission and Field Support 2.1 Introduction to UN Missions ................................................................................................................................................................................ 53 2.1.1 Types of UN Missions............................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 2.2 Peacekeeping Operations Context ....................................................................................................................................................................... 58 2.2.1 The Three Basic Principles of Peacekeeping ............................................................................................................................................................ 58 2.2.2 Legal Foundations of UN Peacekeeping Operations ................................................................................................................................................ 60 2.2.3 The Structure of UN Peacekeeping Operations ....................................................................................................................................................... 61 UN Peacekeeping Operations Organigrammes ........................................................................................................................................................... 64 2.2.4 The Components of UN Peacekeeping Operations .................................................................................................................................................