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United Nations
Department of Safety and
Security (UNDSS)
The Challenge
185 countries
5 Areas
98,431 UN employees
More than 300,000 dependants
Increasing number of ‘High Risk’ countries
Background
► The Department of Safety and Security was created in
response to three resolutions adopted by the General
Assembly over a three year period.
► In resolution 56/255 of 24 December 2001, the
Assembly requested the Secretary-General to conduct
an evaluation of the United Nations security system.
► In its resolution 57/155 of 16 December 2002, the
Assembly requested the Secretary-General to take the
necessary measures to ensure that security matters
were an integral part of the planning for existing and
newly mandated United Nations operations.
► Lastly, General Assembly resolution 58/295 of 18 June
2004, requested the Secretary-General to submit to the
Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a comprehensive
report on the further strengthening of the safety and
security of United Nations operations, staff and
premises.
Background
► Secretary-General’s Report to the General Assembly –
“Strengthened and Unified Security Management
System for the United Nations”-A/59/365 – 11 October
2004
► General Assembly Resolution A/RES/59/276
► Decision to unify:
 UNSECOORD
 Safety and Security Service (SSS)
 DPKO Civilian Security
► Established the United Nations Department of Safety
and Security on 1 January 2005
UNDSS Mission Statement
The Department of Safety and Security is
responsible for providing leadership,
operational support and oversight of the
security management system to enable the
safest and most efficient conduct of the
programmes and activities of the United
Nations System
A New Strategic Vision for DSS in 2009
► Provide worldwide security leadership for the entire UN
System.
► Provide sound, well designed, and valuable security
programs and policies
► Lean and capable security organization
► Coordination and collaboration critical to success.
► Risk analysis based policies and procedures not risk
avoidance.
► Use of transparent and justifiable security methodologies.
► Common framework of accountability.
► Capacities to be developed in an evolutionary approach.
“Important to recognize that in spite of best efforts to
protect staff and premises it may still not be enough to
avoid or prevent tragic events.”
Terrorist
Incidents
Evacuations
Natural
Disasters
Baghdad 2003
Algiers 2007
Hostage Incidents
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
DIVISION
OF HQ SECURITY
AND SAFETY
SERVICES
Under Secretary
General (USG)
POLICY, PLANNING
AND COORDINATION
UNIT
DEPUTY USG
COMPLIANCE AND
MONITORING
SECTION
FIELD SUPPORT
SERVICE
DSS Structure
DIVISION
OF
REGIONAL
OPERATIONS
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
DIVISION
OF HQ SECURITY
AND SAFETY
SERVICES
HQ UN SSS
UN OFFICES
AWAY FROM HQ
REGIONAL
COMMISSIONS
INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL
TRIBUNALS
Under Secretary
General (USG)
POLICY, PLANNING
AND COORDINATION
UNIT
DEPUTY USG
COMPLIANCE AND
MONITORING
SECTION
PROTECTION
COORDINATION
UNIT
Division of
Headquarters
Safety and
Security Services
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
Under Secretary
General (USG)
POLICY, PLANNING
AND COORDINATION
UNIT
DEPUTY USG
COMPLIANCE AND
MONITORING SECTION
THREAT AND RISK
UNIT
Division of
Regional
Operations
NGO
LIAISON
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
& OPERATIONS UNIT
DIVISION
OF
REGIONAL
OPERATIONS
DEPUTY/SENIOR
OPERATIONS
OFFICER
COMMUNICATIONS
CENTRE
MIDDLE
EAST
EAST
AFRICA
WEST
AFRICA
ASIA PACIFIC
IRAQ
FIELD OPERATIONS
(CSA / SA / CSO / COS / DSA/ FSCO )
EUROPE AMERICAS
PEACEKEEPNG
OPERATIONS
SPT. SECTION
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
Under Secretary
General (USG)
POLICY, PLANNING
AND COORDINATION
UNIT
DEPUTY USG
COMPLIANCE AND
MONITORING SECTION
FIELD SUPPORT
SERVICE
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SECTION
TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
SECTION
CRITICAL INCIDENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT UNIT
Field Support Service
Under Secretary
General (USG)
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
PROTECTION
COORD UNIT
HQ UN SSS
UN OFFICES
AWAY FROM HQ
REGIONAL
COMMISSIONS
INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL
TRIBUNALS
COMPLIANCE AND
MONITORING
SECTION
DEPUTY USG
DSS Structure
DIVISION
OF HQ SECURITY
AND SAFETY SERVICES
POLICY, PLANNING
AND COORDINATION
UNIT
DIVISION
OF
REGIONAL
OPERATIONS
FIELD SUPPORT
SERVICE
INFORMATION
MGMT SECTION
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
& OPERATIONS UNIT
TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
SECTION
COMMUNICATIONS
CENTRE
CRITICAL INCIDENT
STRESS MGMT UNIT
MIDDLE
EAST
IRAQ
EAST
AFRICA
DEPUTY/SENIOR
OPERATIONS
OFFICER
NGO
LIAISON
THREAT AND RISK
UNIT
WEST
AFRICA ASIA PACIFIC
PEACEKEEPNG
OPERATIONS
SPT. SECTION
EUROPE AMERICAS
FIELD OPERATIONS
(CSA / SA / CSO / COS /DSA/ FSCO )
Resources
“ To provide security support in all countries
where UN has a presence”
► Headquarters : 140
► Field Posts: 305 international, national 398
► HQ Security Operations: 1600
► Countries covered:
185
► Countries where DSS has a presence: 113
DSS Global Deployment
What do we buy
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Personal Protection Equipment
Armoured Vehicles
Armoured Office & Accommodation Units
Close Protection Equipment
Perimeter & Access Control
Blast Mitigation
Vehicle Tracking
Medical First Response
Communications
Uniforms & Accoutrements
Ammunition
All Goods and Services required by
UNDSS are procured through the
United Nations
Procurement Division
(UNPD)
http://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/
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QUESTIONS?
New Strategic Vision
“The Department of Safety and Security will provide worldwide security leadership
for UN Secretariat entities and UN Agencies, Funds, and Programs. Critical to and
implicit in the strategic vision is the recognition that this unified security structure
must implement sound, well designed, and valuable security programs and policies
throughout a highly decentralized United Nations system. DSS headquarters must
be a lean and capable security organization providing guidance, policy, training, risk
assessments, and other security products that UN organizations and security
coordinators must be able to leverage effectively in order to ensure the delivery of
security to their various constituents. This will also avoid costly redundancies and
conserve both programme and security resources. Coordination and collaboration
on security programs and policies at all relevant UN organizational levels must be
scrupulously observed. Risk analysis based policies and procedures as opposed to
risk avoidance policies must be the security measure for UN operations if critical
programs are to continue in security challenged environments. To this end, a
unified DSS security organization must set the example. Security policies, programs,
and recommendations must be based on transparent and justifiable security
methodologies, designed to find ways for UN programmes to remain in countries
and succeed in their missions. A common and fully coordinated framework of
accountability will provide realistic guidance on security roles and responsibilities.
These capacities will be developed in an evolutionary approach, thereby ensuring
that additional resources are properly absorbed and utilized; and recalibrated
against actual requirements. Nevertheless, it must still be recognized that
organizational and individual best efforts to protect staff and premises may still not
be sufficient to avoid or prevent tragic events, when faced by determined and
resourceful opponents intent on disrupting or damaging United Nations personnel
and activities. “