UNHCR/eCentre/InterWorks - Emergency Management Training 3.2.1. Introduction to the UN Security System Session 3.2

UNHCR/eCentre/InterWorks - Emergency Management Training 3.2.1.

Introduction to Introduction to the UN Security the UN Security SystemSystem

Session 3.2.


WHYWHY

HISTORICALLY:HISTORICALLY: PRIOR TO 1992:PRIOR TO 1992:

SECURITY NOT AN ISSUESECURITY NOT AN ISSUE MAJOR CONCERN WAS TO EVACUATE STAFF & MAJOR CONCERN WAS TO EVACUATE STAFF &

DEPENDANTS IF CRISIS OCCURREDDEPENDANTS IF CRISIS OCCURRED WHEN DEATH OCCURRED:WHEN DEATH OCCURRED:

RANDOM ACTRANDOM ACT WRONG PLACE - WRONG TIMEWRONG PLACE - WRONG TIME

TODAY:TODAY: SECURITY NO LONGER A LUXURY - IT IS AN SECURITY NO LONGER A LUXURY - IT IS AN

ACCEPTED COST OF DOING BUSINESSACCEPTED COST OF DOING BUSINESS


WHYWHY

TODAYTODAY MAJOR CONCERNSMAJOR CONCERNS

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONSOPERATIONAL CONDITIONS ACCEPTABLE RISK LEVELACCEPTABLE RISK LEVEL UN REQUIRED TO OPERATE IN HAZARDOUS UN REQUIRED TO OPERATE IN HAZARDOUS

AREASAREAS GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

LACKINGLACKING COMPLETELY ABSENTCOMPLETELY ABSENT


ASSUMED PROTECTION OF THE ASSUMED PROTECTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS NO LONGER UNITED NATIONS NO LONGER

NECESSARILY TRUENECESSARILY TRUE


1996 Kenya1996 Kenya

1 UNHCR staff member 1 UNHCR staff member shot deadshot dead


1996 Chechnya1996 Chechnya

8 ICRC members staff 8 ICRC members staff killedkilled


1997 Great Lakes1997 Great Lakes

26 UNHCR staff killed 26 UNHCR staff killed or disappearedor disappeared


1999 Kosovo1999 Kosovo

1 ICRC staff member killed 1 ICRC staff member killed and 2 others seriously and 2 others seriously wounded in mine strikewounded in mine strike..


2000 Indonesia (West Timor)2000 Indonesia (West Timor)

3 Staff members killed3 Staff members killed


2000 Indonesia (Aceh)2000 Indonesia (Aceh)

3 NGO National Staff with 3 NGO National Staff with Danish NGO shot dead.Danish NGO shot dead.


2000 Guinea2000 Guinea

1 UNHCR staff member 1 UNHCR staff member killedkilled


SOLUTIONSOLUTION

SECURITY AND STRESS SECURITY AND STRESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING MANAGEMENT TRAINING SYSTEM WIDE PRIORITYSYSTEM WIDE PRIORITY


United NationsUnited NationsSecurity ManagementSecurity Management

SystemSystem


UN FIELD SECURITY HANDBOOKUN FIELD SECURITY HANDBOOK

CORNERSTONE OF UN SECURITY CORNERSTONE OF UN SECURITY PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

ESTABLISHES UN SECURITY POLICYESTABLISHES UN SECURITY POLICY ADDRESSES UN SYSTEM-WIDE ADDRESSES UN SYSTEM-WIDE

SECURITY MANAGEMENTSECURITY MANAGEMENT UNSECOORD IS PROPONENTUNSECOORD IS PROPONENT REVISED EVERY TWO YEARS REVISED EVERY TWO YEARS


IMPORTANT TOPICSIMPORTANT TOPICS

SECURITY PLANSECURITY PLAN DESIGNATED OFFICIALDESIGNATED OFFICIAL AGENCY HEADAGENCY HEAD FIELD SECURITY OFFICERFIELD SECURITY OFFICER AREA COORDINATORSAREA COORDINATORS WARDENSWARDENS SECURITY MANAGEMENT SECURITY MANAGEMENT

TEAMTEAM

STAFF AND ELIGIBLE STAFF AND ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY MEMBERS

EMERGENCY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS

SECURITY PHASESSECURITY PHASES LOCAL STAFFLOCAL STAFF OFFICE SECURITYOFFICE SECURITY COMPENSATION COMPENSATION

ENTITLEMENTSENTITLEMENTS


““ASSISTANCE”ASSISTANCE”

UN ORGANIZATIONS MAY LEND UN ORGANIZATIONS MAY LEND ASSISTANCE TO NON-UN STAFF:ASSISTANCE TO NON-UN STAFF: WHEN POSSIBLE WHEN POSSIBLE TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLETO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE ON A REIMBURSABLE BASISON A REIMBURSABLE BASIS

NO OBLIGATION OR GUARANTEE NO OBLIGATION OR GUARANTEE IMPLIEDIMPLIED


UN SECURITY MANAGEMENTUN SECURITY MANAGEMENT“Chain-of-Command”“Chain-of-Command”

D ESI GNATED OFFI CAL

U NSECU R I TY COOR D I NATOR

( U NSECOOR D )

SECR ETAR Y-GENER AL


SECRETARY-GENERALSECRETARY-GENERAL

OVERALL UNITED NATIONS OVERALL UNITED NATIONS SECURITY AUTHORITYSECURITY AUTHORITY


ADVISES SECRETARY-GENERAL ON ALL ADVISES SECRETARY-GENERAL ON ALL SECURITY AND SAFETY ISSUESSECURITY AND SAFETY ISSUES

ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY-ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON ALL SECURITY MATTERSGENERAL ON ALL SECURITY MATTERS

FORMULATES & COORDINATES RESPONSES FORMULATES & COORDINATES RESPONSES TO SECURITY THREATSTO SECURITY THREATS

MAINTAINS DATA BASES & DISTRIBUTES MAINTAINS DATA BASES & DISTRIBUTES SECURITY INFORMATIONSECURITY INFORMATION


REVIEWS, EVALUATES & MONITORS REVIEWS, EVALUATES & MONITORS COUNTRY SECURITY PLANSCOUNTRY SECURITY PLANS

RECRUITS & MANAGES ALL FIELD SECURITY RECRUITS & MANAGES ALL FIELD SECURITY OFFICERSOFFICERS

INTERFACES WITH IGO/NGO ON ALL INTERFACES WITH IGO/NGO ON ALL SECURITY RELATED MATTERS SECURITY RELATED MATTERS

PREPARES ALL SECURITY RELATED NOTES PREPARES ALL SECURITY RELATED NOTES AND RESPONSES FOR SG AND OTHER AND RESPONSES FOR SG AND OTHER SENIOR UN OFFICIALSSENIOR UN OFFICIALS


ADMINISTERS THE MALICIOUS ACTS ADMINISTERS THE MALICIOUS ACTS INSURANCE PROGRAMMEINSURANCE PROGRAMME

ADMINISTERS THE UN SECURITY TRAINING ADMINISTERS THE UN SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

IMPLEMENTS THE UNIFIED IMPLEMENTS THE UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURECOMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE


SECURITY MANAGEMENT AT THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT AT THE COUNTRY LEVELCOUNTRY LEVEL


DESIGNATED OFFICIALDESIGNATED OFFICIAL

D es ig n a tedO ffic ia l


DESIGNATED OFFICIALDESIGNATED OFFICIAL

BRIEFS ALL STAFF AND DEPENDANTS ON BRIEFS ALL STAFF AND DEPENDANTS ON SECURITY MEASURES IN EFFECTSECURITY MEASURES IN EFFECT

ENSURES LOCALLY-RECRUITED STAFF ENSURES LOCALLY-RECRUITED STAFF SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACESECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE

ESTABLISHES EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ESTABLISHES EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL TRAVEL CLEARANCE SYSTEM, IF PHASE IN TRAVEL CLEARANCE SYSTEM, IF PHASE IN EFFECTEFFECT

PROVIDES STAFF WITH APPROPRIATE PROVIDES STAFF WITH APPROPRIATE SECURITY INSTRUCTIONSSECURITY INSTRUCTIONS


FIELD SECURITY OFFICERFIELD SECURITY OFFICER WORKS DIRECTLY FOR AND ASSISTS WORKS DIRECTLY FOR AND ASSISTS

DESIGNATED OFFICIAL IN ESTABLISHING DESIGNATED OFFICIAL IN ESTABLISHING COUNTRY SECURITY PROGRAMMECOUNTRY SECURITY PROGRAMME

NO PROFESSIONAL FSO - OTHER STAFF NO PROFESSIONAL FSO - OTHER STAFF MEMBER IS APPOINTED AS SECURITY MEMBER IS APPOINTED AS SECURITY OFFICEROFFICER

MANAGES DAILY SECURITY OPERATIONS MANAGES DAILY SECURITY OPERATIONS PREPARES SECURITY PLAN AND OTHER PREPARES SECURITY PLAN AND OTHER

SECURITY CONTINGENCY PLANSSECURITY CONTINGENCY PLANS COORDINATES UN RESPONSE TO CRISIS COORDINATES UN RESPONSE TO CRISIS

SITUATIONS - D.O./SMT APPROVALSITUATIONS - D.O./SMT APPROVAL


FIELD SECURITY OFFICERFIELD SECURITY OFFICER SUBMITS MANDATORY REPORTS SUBMITS MANDATORY REPORTS REPORTS ALL SERIOUS INCIDENTS TO REPORTS ALL SERIOUS INCIDENTS TO

UNSECOORD UNSECOORD CONDUCTS SECURITY BRIEFINGSCONDUCTS SECURITY BRIEFINGS CONDUCTS RESIDENTIAL /OFFICE PHYSICAL CONDUCTS RESIDENTIAL /OFFICE PHYSICAL

SECURITY SURVEYSSECURITY SURVEYS MANAGES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MANAGES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

SYSTEMSYSTEM CONDUCTS REQUIRED SECURITY TRAININGCONDUCTS REQUIRED SECURITY TRAINING SMT MEMBERSMT MEMBER


AREA COORDINATORAREA COORDINATOR

KEY ROLE IN SECURITY PLANNINGKEY ROLE IN SECURITY PLANNING APPOINTED BY DESIGNATED OFFICIALAPPOINTED BY DESIGNATED OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY OF UN STAFF AND RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY OF UN STAFF AND

PROPERTY IN SPECIFIC AREAPROPERTY IN SPECIFIC AREA PERFORMS SAME DUTIES AS DESIGNATED PERFORMS SAME DUTIES AS DESIGNATED

OFFICIAL FOR ASSIGNED AREAOFFICIAL FOR ASSIGNED AREA PREPARES SECURITY PLANPREPARES SECURITY PLAN APPOINTS AND SUPERVISES ZONE WARDENSAPPOINTS AND SUPERVISES ZONE WARDENS BRIEFS ALL STAFF ON SECURITY MATTERSBRIEFS ALL STAFF ON SECURITY MATTERS


SECURITY MANAGEMENT TEAMSECURITY MANAGEMENT TEAM

ADVISORY GROUP - ASSISTS D.O. ADVISORY GROUP - ASSISTS D.O. CHAIRED BY DESIGNATED OFFICIALCHAIRED BY DESIGNATED OFFICIAL CENTRALIZED SECURITY PLANNING CELLCENTRALIZED SECURITY PLANNING CELL PREPARES COUNTRY SECURITY PLANPREPARES COUNTRY SECURITY PLAN PREPARES CONTINGENCY PLANSPREPARES CONTINGENCY PLANS PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO D.O.PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO D.O. IMPLEMENTS D.O. DECISIONSIMPLEMENTS D.O. DECISIONS MEETS REGULARLY-MINUTES TO UNSECOORDMEETS REGULARLY-MINUTES TO UNSECOORD


SECURITY MANAGEMENT TEAMSECURITY MANAGEMENT TEAM

ALTER NATED ESI GNATED

OFFI CI AL

H EAD S OFAGENCY

FI ELDSECU R I TYOFFI CER

MED I CALOFFI CER

OTH ERMEMBER S

( a s requ i red )

AR EACOOR D I NATOR S

( a s requ i red )

D ESI GNATEDOFFI CI AL


SECURITY OFFICERSSECURITY OFFICERS

WHO DOES WHAT FOR WHOM WHO DOES WHAT FOR WHOM ??


FIELD SECURITY OFFICERFIELD SECURITY OFFICER

Works directly for the Works directly for the Designated Official Designated Official

Shared Inter-Agency Shared Inter-Agency resourceresource

Senior security officer at Senior security officer at duty station duty station

Other security officers Other security officers coordinate with FSOcoordinate with FSO


AGENCY SECURITY OFFICERAGENCY SECURITY OFFICER

Works for Agency and Works for Agency and Agency Rep at duty stationAgency Rep at duty station

Limited focus - Agency Limited focus - Agency security issues only security issues only

Coordinates with FSOCoordinates with FSO If no FSO assigned, supports If no FSO assigned, supports

D.O. and SMT as requiredD.O. and SMT as required


SECURITY RESPONSIBILITYSECURITY RESPONSIBILITY

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SECURITY OF UN STAFF, THEIR SECURITY OF UN STAFF, THEIR DEPENDANTS AND UN PROPERTY DEPENDANTS AND UN PROPERTY RESTS WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENTRESTS WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT


Security PhasesSecurity Phases

1. Precautionary1. Precautionary 2. Restricted Movement2. Restricted Movement 3. Relocation3. Relocation 4. Programme Suspension4. Programme Suspension 5. Evacuation5. Evacuation

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UNHCR/eCentre/InterWorks - Emergency Management Training 3.2.1. Introduction to the UN Security System Session 3.2