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| [https://undocs.org/S/2013/696 S/2013/696] || BINUCA || Referenced exchange of letters of 22 and 29 October 2013; indicated that Morocco will deploy approximately 250 troops | |||
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| [https://undocs.org/s/2013/704 S/2013/704] and [https://undocs.org/s/2013/705 S/2013/705] || UNSMIL || Authorized deployment of a guard unit of up to 235 military personnel | | [https://undocs.org/s/2013/704 S/2013/704] and [https://undocs.org/s/2013/705 S/2013/705] || UNSMIL || Authorized deployment of a guard unit of up to 235 military personnel | ||
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| [https://undocs.org/S/2013/764 S/2013/764] and [https://undocs.org/S/2013/765 S/2013/765];<br />[https://undocs.org/s/2015/234 S/2015/234] and [https://undocs.org/s/2015/235 S/2015/235];<br />[https://undocs.org/s/2019/140 S/2019/140] and [https://undocs.org/s/ | | [https://undocs.org/S/2013/764 S/2013/764] and [https://undocs.org/S/2013/765 S/2013/765];<br />[https://undocs.org/s/2015/234 S/2015/234] and [https://undocs.org/s/2015/235 S/2015/235];<br />[https://undocs.org/s/2019/140 S/2019/140] and [https://undocs.org/s/2019/141 S/2019/141] || UNSOM || (2013) Authorized guard unit consisting of a battalion, an extraction and reinforcement team and a logistics company, totaling 410 personnel<ref>In [https://undocs.org/S/2014/239 S/2014/239], the Security Council was informed that these would be provided by Uganda</ref><br />(2015) Authorized increase in strength by 120 troops, to 530 personnel<br />(2019) Authorized increase in strength by 95 troops<ref>in [https://undocs.org/S/2019/372 S/2019/372], the Security Council was informed that these would be provided by Uganda</ref>, to 625 personnel | ||
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Revision as of 12:37, 29 December 2020
In recent decades, the increasing deployment of missions to non-permissive security environments has led the United Nations to consider the deployment of guard units to protect United Nations personnel and premises.
A United Nations guard unit is a formed unit deployed under a memorandum of understanding with a troop- or police-contributing country, which is reimbursed for its personnel and contingent-owned equipment as part of the standard frameworks established by the General Assembly.
The deployment of a guard unit is a possible security risk management option when other preferred security risk management options have been exhausted. The decision to deploy a guard unit begins with a needs assessment, followed by a request for authorization through an exchange of letters with either the Security Council or the General Assembly, based on which intergovernmental body established the mission in question.[1]
Guard units have been deployed in the following situations:
| Exchange of letters | Mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| S/2004/764 and S/2014/765 | UNAMI | Authorized deployment of three formed guard units of 160 armed civilian police, paramilitary or military personnel |
| S/2013/696 | BINUCA | Referenced exchange of letters of 22 and 29 October 2013; indicated that Morocco will deploy approximately 250 troops |
| S/2013/704 and S/2013/705 | UNSMIL | Authorized deployment of a guard unit of up to 235 military personnel |
| S/2013/764 and S/2013/765; S/2015/234 and S/2015/235; S/2019/140 and S/2019/141 |
UNSOM | (2013) Authorized guard unit consisting of a battalion, an extraction and reinforcement team and a logistics company, totaling 410 personnel[2] (2015) Authorized increase in strength by 120 troops, to 530 personnel (2019) Authorized increase in strength by 95 troops[3], to 625 personnel |
See also
References
- ↑ UNDSS/SOP/1/2015 Deployment of United Nations Guard Units (SOP)
- ↑ In S/2014/239, the Security Council was informed that these would be provided by Uganda
- ↑ in S/2019/372, the Security Council was informed that these would be provided by Uganda