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Gilles Michaud

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2021-05-24
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2021-05-24
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  1. “We stand ready to provide technical support and to engage with all stakeholders on issues under my purview. I thank Council members for the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion. They can be assured of my support and attention.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source

  2. “Further coordination across the intergovernmental processes on the safety and security of United Nations personnel will contribute to improving the security of peacekeepers and the security of mandated United Nations operations overall. Of course, security involves resources and cannot be an afterthought. To truly improve the security of United Nations peacekeepers, with all the associated implications for broader United Nations delivery, security considerations and associated resources must be integral to deliberations on United Nations mandates and in the design and planning of missions. In closing, DSS is fully committed to supporting efforts to further enhance the safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers. My department has a wealth of expertise on security matters relevant to United Nations programme delivery.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source

  3. “For example, DSS has worked hand in hand with the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)-Department of Peace Operations (DPO) focal points on developing mission policies, such as guidance on improvised explosive devices. Our collective aim is to ensure that DPPA and DPO policies are coherent with UNSMS policies. Existing crisis-management mechanisms in the field and at United Nations Headquarters allow for daily coordination. The United Nations relies on coordination with Member States and a primary role of United Nations security advisers in field duty stations is to work closely with host Government authorities on security issues.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source

  4. “We need to embed a people- and community-centred approach to security risk management and ensure that our workforce can apply an approach based not just on physical security measures but also on forward-looking threat and risk analysis, data-based security management, access negotiation, engagement with non-State armed actors and acceptance by the communities we serve, among others. Thirdly, dialogue and collaboration among Secretariat departments and with Member States is key to strengthening the safety and security of peacekeepers. Mechanisms are already in place for coordination among Secretariat departments on security policy and operational issues.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source

  5. “UNSMS has put in place security management policy guidance and operational support to enable the United Nations to stay and deliver programmes in high-risk areas. It provides security threat and risk analysis and increases security awareness for UNSMS leaders and personnel through training programmes. As such, the UNSMS has a robust, tried-and-tested system in place to support the security of civilian and individually deployed military and police personnel in peace operations. Of course, there is always room to improve. My strategic vision is to develop a more agile and diverse security workforce.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source

  6. “The Department of Safety and Security (DSS), which I head, is mandated by the General Assembly to direct and lead the United Nations security management system (UNSMS). This system comprises more than 50 United Nations and non- United Nations entities. My Department has representatives working on the security of more than 180,000 United Nations personnel and their dependents across the globe, including in mission and non-mission settings. Turning specifically to United Nations peace operations, UNSMS does not cover United Nations troops deployed in military contingents, neither does it cover those deployed in formed police units. Peacekeepers that are included under the purview of DSS include United Nations civilian personnel in missions and individually deployed military and police personnel working in peace operations.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source

  7. “First, my colleagues have already raised important points in relation to peacekeeping effectiveness and peacekeeper security as vital ends in themselves. I would add that peacekeepers are a critical partner for the broader United Nations family in keeping personnel safe and ensuring that the United Nations can operate in very insecure environments. I am certain that improving the operational safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers will better enable the United Nations to deliver on its peace, security, human rights and humanitarian mandates. Secondly, allow me to briefly recap the safety and security frameworks and roles already in place, as that could further inform Council members’ discussion on opportunities within the United Nations system.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source

  8. “It is my great pleasure to join this important discussion. The United Nations is increasingly called upon to work in some of the world’s most high-risk locations. Traditional and non-traditional security factors, including increasingly deadly weapons, pose serious threats to the entire United Nations family, including peacekeepers. The global security landscape is unlikely to improve in a generation, while the economic, social and political root causes of conflicts persist. In that context, we have an urgent and collective responsibility to improve the security of United Nations personnel and operations in a multidimensional and inclusive manner. To that end, I would like to highlight three points.”

    2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source