Part One: Political and security questions
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UNRCCA
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone Established: 1 October 2008. Mandate: To provide political support for resolving tensions and threats of potential conflict; monitor and promote human rights, democratic institutions and the rule of law, including efforts to counter transnational organized crime and drug trafficking; consolidate good governance reforms, with a focus on anti-corruption instruments; support decentralization, reviewing the 1991 Constitution and the enactment of legislation; and support the work of the Peacebuilding Commission, the implementation of the Sierra Leone Cooperation Framework and projects supported by the Peacebuilding Fund. Executive Representative of the SecretaryGeneral: Michael von der Schulenburg (Germany). Strength: 29 international civilian staff, 29 local civilian staff.
United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Established: 10 December 2007. Mandate: To liaise with Governments of the region and other parties on preventive diplomacy issues; monitor and analyse the situation on the ground and provide the Secretary-General with information related to conflict prevention; facilitate coordination and information exchange with regional organizations; and support the efforts of regional coordinators and the UN system in promoting an integrated approach to preventive development and humanitarian assistance. Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Miroslav Jenča (Slovakia). Strength: 7 international civilian staff, 13 local civilian staff.
BINUB United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi Established: 1 January 2007. Mandate: To support the Government in its efforts towards long-term peace and stability, focusing on peace consolidation and democratic governance; disarmament, demobilization and reintegration; security sector reform; promotion and protection of human rights and measures to end impunity; and donor and UN agency coordination. Executive Representative of the SecretaryGeneral: Youssef Mahmoud (Tunisia). Strength: 125 international civilian staff, 239 local civilian staff, 5 military observers, 10 police, 50 UN volunteers. UNMIN
Threats to international peace and security International terrorism Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy The Secretary-General in 2005 established the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force [YUN 2005, p. 77] to bring together key UN system actors and their partners dealing with counter-terrorism issues. The General Assembly in 2006, by resolution 60/288 [YUN 2006, p. 66], adopted the Global CounterTerrorism Strategy—a common strategic approach to fight terrorism worldwide. The Strategy welcomed the Secretary-General’s intention to institutionalize the Task Force within the Secretariat in order to ensure overall coordination and coherence in the UN system’s counter-terrorism efforts. On 24 December, by resolution 64/235, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to provide the resources necessary to institutionalize the Task Force.
United Nations Mission in Nepal Established: 23 January 2007. Mandate: To support the peace process by: monitoring the management of arms and armed personnel of the Nepal Army and the Maoist Army; assisting GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTION On 24 December [meeting 68], the General Assembly the parties, through a Joint Monitoring Coordinating Committee, in implementing the agreement on the adopted resolution 64/235 [draft: A/64/L.27 & Add.1] management of arms and armed personnel; assisting without vote [agenda item 115]. in the monitoring of ceasefire agreements; and providInstitutionalization of the Counter-Terrorism ing technical assistance to the Election Commission. Implementation Task Force Representative of the Secretary-General: Karin Landgren (Sweden). The General Assembly, Strength: 48 international civilian staff, 119 local Recalling the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism civilian staff, 72 military observers, 19 UN volunteers. Strategy, contained in its resolution 60/288 of 8 September