Download selected key UN reports on a variety of peacekeeping-related issues, produced by the Secretary-General, or by his specially-designated panels for the consideration of the General Assembly and/or the Security Council.
Through the 2020 Standing Police Capacity Report, you will be able to see the large spectrum of expertise and support provided by SPC to many partners and stakeholders on policing issues. Despite the 2020 pandemic in which we were all embedded, the SPC was able to implement its mandated tasks and demonstrated the Team’s eagerness and capacity to deliver the required support to UN Missions, both DPO and DPPA alike.
By its resolution 71/314, the General Assembly welcomed the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (A/71/19), decided that the Committee, in accordance with its mandate, should continue its efforts for a comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects, review the implementation of its previous proposals and consider any new proposals so as to enhance the capacity of the United Nations to fulfil its responsibilities in that field, and requested the Committee to submit a report on its work to the Assembly at its seventy-second session. To download this document in other UN official languages, click on this link.
The Annual report provides an overview of the different tasks and achivements of the Standing Police Capacity in 2018.
The report of the Secretary-General on United Nations policing outlines how the environment in which the United Nations police operates has been altered by changing conflict dynamics. The United Nations police now engages in United Nations peace operations and post-conflict and other crisis situations across the entire peace and security spectrum, from conflict prevention and management to peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peace sustainment. It is often the breakdown of law and order that triggers United Nations deployment and, conversely the establishment or re-establishment of policing and other rule of law functions that allows United Nations peace operations to downsize and eventually withdraw.
It also contains the Secretary-General's response to the external review of the functions, structure and capacity of the Police Division of 31 May 2016. Notably, it sets out my vision as to how to ensure that the United Nations police is ready to respond effectively to the challenges of the twenty-first century and contains 14 key recommendations. The report constitutes the second report on the United Nations police, the first (A/66/615) having been submitted to the General Assembly in December 2011 in response to a request by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (see A/65/19, para. 78).
As recognised in Security Council Resolution 2185 (2014) and the report of the High Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (HIPPO), United Nations Police are a critical component of peace operations. United Nations Police bolster one of the host State’s core functions through their support to national policing.
An independent review team was appointed by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations in January 2016 to review the functions and responsibilities of the Police Division and provide recommendations in light of new demands, evolving mandates and mission environments. The review was prompted by the Secretary- General’s Report “The future of United Nations peace operations: implementation of the recommendations of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations” (A/70/357–S/2015/682).
The review team was co-chaired by the former Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson and Ambassador Abdallah Wafy, the Permanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations in New York and and former Police Commissioner and subsequently Deputy SRSG with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). The review team was supported by an independent secretariat, managed by the International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).
The final report of the review team was submitted to the United Nations Secretary-General on 31 May 2016. Currently, the Secretariat is considering the recommendations in consultation with Member States and other partners with the goal of ensuring that United Nations Police Division can best support United Nations Police in the field.
The Annual report provides an overview of the different tasks and achivements of the Standing Police Capacity in 2015.
Special report on the review of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan:The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 13 of Security Council resolution 2241 (2015) [S/2015/899] of 23 November 2015
Report on the situation in Abyei : The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 27 of Security Council resolution 2230 (2015) [S/2015/870] of 13 November 2015
The future of United Nations peace operations: implementation of the recommendations of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations [A/70/357-S/2015/682] of 2 September 2015
Report of the Independent Panel of Experts dealing with the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, appointed by the Secretary-General to examine and assess the probative value of new information relating to the deaths of the former Secretary-General and those accompanying him [A/70/132] of 2 July 2015
Report of the Independent High-level Panel on Peace Operations, convened by the Secretary-General to undertake a thorough review of the current United Nations peace operations and the emerging needs of the future [A/70/95–S/2015/446] of 17 June 2015
Report of the Secretary-General on Partnering for peace: moving towards partnership peacekeeping, providing assessment and recommendations on the progress of the partnerships between the United Nations and relevant regional organizations in peacekeeping operations focusing primarily on the partnerships with the African Union and the European Union [S/2015/229] of 1 April 2015
Final Report of the Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN Peacekeeping: Recommendations of an independent expert panel presented to the Under-Secretaries-General of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support on how technology and innovation can be leveraged to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of peacekeeping.
Transitions from African Union peace operations to United Nations peacekeeping operations in Mali and in the Central African Republic: Letter dated 2 January 2015 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council transmitting results of the lessons-learned exercise and providing specific recommendations that could be used for possible future transitional arrangements [S/2015/3] of 5 January 2015
Fifth annual progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the global field support strategy, outlining the proposed way forward for shared services and supply chain management. The global field support strategy, launched in 2010, provided a five-year strategic agenda to reshape and strengthen support to United Nations field missions. The report says that beyond June 2015, the Secretariat will mainstream the strategic approach of the support strategy in order to ensure continuous performance improvement as an integral part of UN field support. [A/69/651] of 9 December 2014
Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. The present report, prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/277, highlights key developments in United Nations peacekeeping since the issuance of the previous report (A/68/652) and identifies issues for consideration by the SpecialCommittee on Peacekeeping Operations. [A/69/642] of 9 December 2014
UN Police contribute to sustainable peace through effective and efficient delivery on police-related mandates. The "UN Police Towards 2020: Serve and Protect to Build Peace and Security" vision and multi-year strategy, adopted in 2014 defines four strategic priorities that will guide the work of the United Nations police over the next four years (2014-2017), as international police peacekeeping continually evolves to meet new needs.
These priorities are to:
Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. [A/68/19] of 24 February-21 March 2014
Report of the Secretary-General on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict, the last standalone report on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict highlighting results achieved in the past two years, underlining lessons learned, and identifying remaining challenges and a way forward [A/68/696–S/2014/5] of 6 January 2014
Fourth annual progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the global field support strategy providing the refined end-state vision for each of the pillars of the global field support strategy and the approach for achieving each of those end states [A/68/637] of 4 December 2013
Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. In its resolution 67/301 of 16 September 2013, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Special Committee on PeacekeepingOperations at its 2014 session. [A/68/652] of 10 December 2013
Third annual progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the global field support strategy identifying critical next steps towards attaining the desired end state and outlines how the pillars of the global field support strategy will transform support services at all levels [A/67/633] of 12 December 2012
Report of the Secretary-General: Civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict [A/67/312-S/2012/645] of 15 August 2012
United Nations police: report of the Secretary-General, illustrating the growing importance of the UN police as a central element in the achievement of sustainable peace and security, and the current challenges faced in this regard [A/66/615] of 15 December 2011
Report of the Secretary-General: Civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict [A/66/311–S/2011/527] of 19 August 2011
Civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict: Independent report of the Senior Advisory Group [A/65/747 - S/2011/85] of 22 February 2011
Prosecution of crimes against deployed peacekeepers: report of the Secretary-General, reviewing the processes involved in the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed against deployed United Nations peacekeepers [A/65/700] of 28 January 20112010
Strengthening the capacity of the United Nations to manage and sustain peacekeeping operations: report of the Secretary-General, substantiating the strategic and operational benefits realized through the restructuring of DPKO and the establishment of DFS [A/65/624] of 13 December 2010
The Secretary-General’s bulletin on the Organization of the Department of Peace Operations (ST/SGB/2010/1, 2010) promulgates the functions and organizational structure of the Department of Peace Operations, which includes the Police Division.
Report of the Secretary-General: Progress in the implementation of the global field support strategy [A/65/643] of 1 February 2010
Report of the Secretary-General: Global field support strategy [A/64/633] of 26 January 2010
Report of the Secretary General: Implementation of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations [A/64/573] of 22 December 2009
Report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security [S/2009/465] of 16 September 2009
Report of the Secretary-General on the support to African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations [A/64/359] of 18 September 2009
Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict [S/2009/277] of 29 May 2009
Report of the Secretary-General on Securing peace and development: the role of the United Nations in supporting security sector reform [A/62/659] of 23 January 2008
Report of the Secretary-General on Peacekeeping Best Practices [A/62/593] of 18 December 2007
Report of the Secretary-General: Comprehensive report on strengthening the capacity of the United Nations to manage and sustain peace operations: Report of the Secretary-General [A/61/858] of of 13 April 2007
Report of the Secretary-General on Uniting our strengths: Enhancing United Nations support for the rule of law [A/61/636] of 14 December 2006
Peace operations 2010: Excerpts from the report of the Secretary-General, outlining reform strategy [A/60/696] of 24 February 2006
Report of the Secretary-General on In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all [A/59/2005] of 21 March 2005
Report of the Secretary-General's Special Advisor, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein on A comprehensive strategy to eliminate future sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping operations [A/59/710] of 24 March 2005
Peace Operations 2010
Report of the Secretary-General on Children and armed conflict [A/59/695] of 9 February 2005
Report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change on A more secure world: our shared responsibility [A/59/565] of December 2004
Report of the Secretary-General on Enhancement of African peacekeeping capacity [A/59/591] of 30 November 2004
Joint report of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Operation in Burundi and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into the Gatumba massacre [S/2004/821] of 18 October 2004
Report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security [S/2004/814] of 13 October 2004
Report of the Secretary-General on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies [S/2004/616] of 23 August 2004
Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict [S/2004/431] of 28 May 2004
