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THE PEACEKEEPING SITUATION CENTRE

THE PEACEKEEPING SITUATION CENTRE. BACKGROUND. SitCen was established in 1993 Initially staffed by ‘gratis’ military personnel until 1998 Gradual expansion Originally in OUSG; transferred to OCoS in 2009. Shared DPKO-DFS Resource. DPKO. DFS. Office of Chief of Staff. Executive

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THE PEACEKEEPING SITUATION CENTRE

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  1. THE PEACEKEEPING SITUATION CENTRE

  2. BACKGROUND • SitCen was established in 1993 • Initially staffed by ‘gratis’ military personnel until 1998 • Gradual expansion • Originally in OUSG; transferred to OCoS in 2009

  3. Shared DPKO-DFS Resource DPKO DFS Office of Chief of Staff Executive Office Peacekeeping SitCen Focal Point for Security Information Management Unit Public Affairs Section

  4. FUNCTIONS • Situational Awareness for DPKO-DFS • Current situation in and around PKOs • Developing situation in and around PKOs • Facilitate DPKO-DFS crisis response • Technical support to JOCs and JMACs • Contact services

  5. SITCEN STRUCTURE Desk 1 Desk 2 Desk 3 RoW W & C Africa N & E Africa Chief Deputy & Front Office Staff OPERATIONS ROOM Dept of Safety & Security Integrated Ops Team RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LIAISON UNIT MANAGEMENT UNIT

  6. Operations Room Desk 1 Desk 2 Desk 3 RoW W & C Africa N & E Africa Operations Coordinator

  7. OPERATIONS ROOM

  8. Operations Room • Current situational awareness • Flash Reports + Situation Reports from Mission JOCs • Open Source and other reporting • Evaluation and validation of reporting • Daily written summaries • Facilitate HQ Crisis Response • Contact services • Technical support to JOCs

  9. SITCEN STRUCTURE Desk 1 Desk 2 Desk 3 AAE & ME W & C Africa N & E Africa Chief Deputy & Front Office Staff OPERATIONS ROOM DSS IOT RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LIAISON UNIT MANAGEMENT UNIT

  10. Research & Liaison Unit “No sensible Government in the world and indeed no sensible multinational [organisation] operates without the capability to provide its leadership with well informed, balanced assessments, upon which to make strategic decisions.” Julian Harston Former SRSG

  11. Research & Liaison Unit • Awareness of developing situations • Provide deeper and broader analysis and assessment on: • Situations in and around PKOs • Key issues as required • Technical support to JMACs

  12. Outreach MEMBER STATES

  13. MS-SitCen Interaction • NOTICAS • Weekly MS briefing Information on all other matters through the IOT or subject-matter experts (OMA, ORoLSI and DFS)

  14. NOTICAS • DPKO-DFS procedure • SitCen informs MS only of uniformed casualties • Information must be verified • Detailed NOTICAS through OMA/PD

  15. Weekly MS Briefing • In SitCen briefing room (DC1-0925) • 10-15 minutes overview; OMA/AT and CMOS present • Written summary provided to MS: • Exclusively for MS, no further distribution • Not an Official UN Document • UN Confidential

  16. Desk 1 (Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East & Pacific): 212-963-2802 Desk 2 (East & North Africa): 212-963-1820 Desk 3 (Central & West Africa): 212-963-1805 DPKO-SITUATION-CENTRE@un.org

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