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UNDSS<br />

newsletter<br />

Issue 12 | October 2016 | UNDSS Internal Newsletter<br />

USG OFFICE<br />

NEWS<br />

DELIVERY<br />

Message from USG Drennan<br />

Key Events<br />

Integration<br />

Internal News<br />

Activities from Thailand, NY,<br />

Panama, Jamaica, Colombia,<br />

Vienna, Timor Leste, Pakistan<br />

SUPPORT<br />

STAFF<br />

Policy, Physical Security<br />

Staff moves, Q&A<br />

PROTECTING PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR A BETTER WORLD<br />

United Nations Department of Safety and Security<br />

Your Safety, Your Security, Our Priority


UNDSS<br />

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Contents<br />

USG Office<br />

News<br />

Delivery<br />

Support<br />

Staff<br />

03 Message from the USG<br />

04 Key Events<br />

05 Integration Project: Making Integration Work in the DRC<br />

06 UNDSS Internal News<br />

07 A Day with... Peter Marshall<br />

07 Gender & Diversity<br />

08 Panama: HIM Training<br />

08 Colombia: Implementation of Gender Considerations<br />

08 Thailand: Personnel and Facility Security Course<br />

08 Timor Leste: Back to Dili<br />

09 Pakistan: Safety and Security for Women<br />

09 Jamaica: Active Shooter Training<br />

09 Vienna: Evacuation Exercise<br />

10 New York: 71 th United Nations General Assembly<br />

11 Policy: Resources on Security Policies<br />

11 SRM: SRM Going Digital<br />

11 Physical Security: A New App for Assessment<br />

12 Staff Questions & Answers<br />

13 Staff Highlights<br />

14 In Memoriam<br />

15 Staff Mobility<br />

16 HQ contacts<br />

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UNDSS<br />

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USG Offi ce<br />

MES S AGE FROM USG PETER DRENNAN<br />

It is time for the quarterly newsletter and a good opportunity for me to catch up with you on some key issues, so welcome<br />

to the October 2016 newsletter!<br />

The security environment continues to be highly volatile and challenging, making the work of the Department and its<br />

staff even more relevant and critical. This makes it timely for us to reflect on some of the implications of these security<br />

challenges on our staff and the delivery of UN programmes.<br />

In August, we held a ceremony to remember our twenty fallen colleagues during the thirteenth anniversary of the<br />

Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq. This is a strong reminder for us on how these attacks aim to force the UN and its staff to<br />

leave countries and people in crises, and of how important it is for us to “stay and deliver”. At the same time, we need<br />

to recognize the good work of our staff in field who are key to enabling the delivery of UN programmes. I have always<br />

been, and will remain to be, highly appreciative of all UNDSS staff who are the forefront of our efforts in helping the<br />

UN deliver on its priorities. It’s thanks to our efforts and dedication that humanitarian programmes are delivered in<br />

countries like Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, Iraq and Somalia, to name a few.<br />

Related to this, I would like to mention that the Department recently finalized the Secretary-General’s report on safety<br />

and security of humanitarian personnel and the protection of UN personnel. The report, which will be published in<br />

October, includes an analysis of emerging security trends and implications for staff as well as the additional requirements<br />

needed for the UN to be able to respond to the rising demand for security services.<br />

The expectations of what UN security can do and deliver is continuously increasing. I’m fully aware of the challenges<br />

and demands placed on the Department to enable the UN to do its important work. These cause us to reflect on why the<br />

Department exists and the importance of our Vision (protecting the people who work for a better world) and our Mission<br />

(provide professional safety and security services to enable the United Nations to deliver its programmes globally). We<br />

also need to remember those things that are important to us: being effective, efficient, excellent and ethical in our work;<br />

focusing on solutions and being innovative; developing a culture that values security; ensuring we are value-driven;<br />

responding to our clients and stakeholders needs; continual learning; communicating effectively and valuing gender and<br />

diversity in our workforce.<br />

I also want to update you on the steady progress we are making on the UN Secretariat Safety and Security Integration<br />

Project (UNSSSIP). In this newsletter there is an interesting article by Paul Farrell (Chief Project Officer of UNSSSIP) on<br />

“Making Integration Work in the DRC”, that provides insights into the practical application of Integration in the field.<br />

We’re going to share more communications on the UNSSSIP in the coming months and I encourage you to read these<br />

articles.<br />

Another key priority of the Department, on which we’ve made good progress, is the Human Resources’ Strategy to guide<br />

the career development of all DSS staff. I will share this Human Resources’ Strategy with you in the coming months.<br />

Last but not least, during the week of the 71st General Assembly at UN HQ in New York, I took the opportunity to<br />

meet many Special Envoys, SRSGs and Senior Officials to highlight the important work of the Department and the key<br />

priorities that we continue to pursue. These senior officials consistently praised the excellent work done by UNDSS. This<br />

is a great source of pride for me and us all.<br />

Overall, the work of the Department remains very much on track. This is clearly recognized and commended by other<br />

UN Departments and entities with whom I meet regularly. It is our commitment and dedication in protecting the<br />

people who work for a better world and help the UN deliver its programmes that makes DSS a strong and respected<br />

Department. I thank all of you for your sustained hard work and your efforts in making this Department the success it<br />

is today.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Peter<br />

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Key Events<br />

Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC)<br />

LAC Workshop takes place in Bogota.<br />

A LAC workshop was held in Bogota, Colombia, from 18-20 May. Like other<br />

recent DRO workshops, it was conducted in a new format involving not only<br />

CSAs and SAs, but also DOs and observers from UNSMS organizations. Over<br />

50 participants attended the workshop.<br />

Core issues of leadership in security, decision making, working with<br />

Security Management Teams, the roles of senior security personnel and<br />

crisis management were addressed through open and frank discussions.<br />

Additionally, programme criticality and the implementation of new UNSMS<br />

policies, including the Security Risk Management process, and Residential<br />

Security Measures, were discussed.<br />

UNDSS will summarize recommendations from all workshops being held in<br />

2016 and develop an action plan that will be further addressed and discussed<br />

at the conference of all UNDSS CSAs and SAs in November 2016.<br />

.<br />

Chiefs & Directors of Mission Support (C/DMS)<br />

USG Drennan took part in a DMS/CMS conference in New York on 20 July.<br />

In his address to attendees, he discussed the global security environment, how<br />

terrorism and conflict affect the UN, risk mitigation and how UNDSS priorities<br />

are addressing the threats being faced. He also gave an update on the progress<br />

being made in the Integration project, as well as answering a wide range of<br />

questions from participants.<br />

Town Hall Meeting 14 September 2016<br />

The third Town Hall meeting was attended by<br />

approximately 70 staff in NY, 12 Duty stations were<br />

connected via VTC and colleagues in the field were<br />

able to watch the meeting on the webcast<br />

On 14 September USG<br />

Drennan and his senior<br />

managers, including newly<br />

appointed DRO Director,<br />

Mike Croll ,updated all staff<br />

on a wide range of issues,<br />

including the security<br />

environment, budgetary<br />

issues, and Integration.<br />

Watch or re-watch the<br />

event on UNSMIN.<br />

Road Safety<br />

IASMN Working Group on Road Safety Strategy<br />

More than 20 participants from 12 UNSMS organizations met during a twoday<br />

session held in New York, in parallel to the opening of the 71st Session<br />

of the General Assembly. The Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr. Jean Todt,<br />

recommended a strong commitment within the UN system and buy-in from<br />

UN senior management for a comprehensive road safety strategy, since road<br />

safety is included in two of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.<br />

Mr. Todt suggested the UN system lead by example and look at staff behaviour,<br />

as UN personnel need to be role models within the local communities they are<br />

living and serving in. “If there is a UN system-wide policy and it trickles down<br />

to all the UN country offices, I am optimistic it would achieve a lot and the UN<br />

would see reductions in traffic accidents and fatalities,” he said. Appointed in<br />

2015 as the Special Envoy, Mr. Todt mobilizes sustained political commitment<br />

to road safety and raises awareness on the United Nations road safety legal<br />

instruments and road safety best practices.<br />

Representatives from the private sector and non-profit organisations with<br />

highly developed road safety cultures, such as FedEx, Vision Zero, Network<br />

of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), and the FIA Foundation, contributed<br />

to discussions on a UN system road safety strategy with a focus on cementing<br />

commitment from senior leadership, robust data management with accurate<br />

and complete incident reporting, and resource mobilization for organisational<br />

investment in addressing road safety.<br />

The Working Group recognized the need for a road safety strategy based on<br />

five pillars: road safety management, policy, data collection, vehicle safety,<br />

and a road safety culture including training, awareness, and communications.<br />

It was agreed that the strategy should also have a balance between being<br />

aspirational and offering prescriptive measures.<br />

The Working Group will continue to work on data analysis and look at the root<br />

causes of traffic accidents. They noted there has to be more communication<br />

within the UN system on the real cost of road traffic accidents and the significant<br />

consequences it has to reputational risk, programme delivery, and the<br />

impact on local communities.<br />

Established by the IASMN in February 2015, the Working Group on Road<br />

Safety Strategy has been chaired by UNDSS since April 2016.<br />

Mr. Thomas Lopez, Managing<br />

Director of Corporate<br />

Safety, Health & Fire<br />

Prevention for FedEx, presenting<br />

Fedex's approach to<br />

Road Safety.<br />

Special Envoy for<br />

Road safety, Mr.<br />

Jean Todt shared<br />

his vision and<br />

commitment to the<br />

working group.<br />

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USG Offi ce<br />

UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT SAFETY & SECURITY INTEGRATION PROJECT<br />

Making<br />

Integration<br />

Work in the DRC<br />

Paul Farrell recently joined the United<br />

Nations Secretariat Safety and Security<br />

Integration Project (UNSSSIP) as Chief Project<br />

Officer. Before joining the UNSSSIP team, Paul<br />

was the Principal Security Adviser (PSA) in the<br />

DRC, where integration was a big part of his<br />

work. Paul shared his thoughts on integration<br />

with the UNDSS communications team.<br />

When Paul Farrell arrived in the Democratic<br />

Republic of Congo in July 2014 as PSA, he knew<br />

overseeing UN security in a country the size of<br />

Western Europe would not be easy. On top of the<br />

challenges that operating in the DRC presented, it<br />

soon became clear that there were two distinct UN<br />

security structures in place in the country: a large<br />

MONUSCO team, and a far smaller UNDSS team.<br />

“The division meant security was not as effective as<br />

it should have been”, he said.<br />

Problems with non-integration<br />

Having two security teams working relatively<br />

independently of each other for the same<br />

organisation caused significant problems. It was<br />

confusing for clients and for security staff. It<br />

caused overlaps and wasted resources. Paul gave<br />

an example: “There were two radio rooms being<br />

operated in various locations in the country – one<br />

run by MONUSCO, and another by UNDSS. It<br />

didn’t make any sense.”<br />

Security staff needed to be moved around the vast<br />

country to ensure maximum security coverage, but<br />

Paul did not have any official operational command<br />

over MONUSCO security staff to move them.<br />

Because of these problems, structured threat<br />

assessments, MOSS, and security plans were out of<br />

date and the service provided to clients was less than<br />

optimal. “This wasn’t because staff were not trying.<br />

It was because personnel were not being used in the<br />

most efficient and effective way”, he noted.<br />

Achieving functional integration<br />

Paul did not have the policy tools to bring UNDSS<br />

and MONUSCO teams together, so he set to work<br />

to achieve “functional integration” of MONUSCO<br />

and UNDSS security staff and assets in the<br />

country. He created a document, co-signed by the<br />

SRSG and the Mission Chief of Staff, creating the<br />

“UN Integrated Security Section – DRC”, which<br />

effectively established PSA authority over all<br />

MONUSCO security staff.<br />

Clients noticed the benefits. Rein Paulson,<br />

OCHA DRC Head of Office notes, “The benefits<br />

of integration were immediate and obvious. The<br />

depth and quality of analysis carried out within<br />

the SMT was improved and Security became<br />

more responsive due to consolidated capacity and<br />

reduction of duplication. Even support to NGOs<br />

through "Saving Lives<br />

Together" was improved.<br />

UNDSS Staff<br />

Rein Paulson saw the<br />

7,000<br />

positive effect in the<br />

DRC.<br />

3,000<br />

After Integration<br />

Before Integration<br />

“I wonder why<br />

integration would not<br />

always be adopted as<br />

a default approach to<br />

security management.”<br />

—Rein Paulson, OCHA<br />

Paul’s situation in the<br />

DRC was not unique.<br />

Many other duty stations<br />

have achieved so-called<br />

“functional integration”<br />

through various means,<br />

which has resulted in better work practices, team<br />

cohesion, and better security delivery. However<br />

it is clear that integration is needed at a global,<br />

standardised level to meet the global security<br />

needs and challenges of today.<br />

“To be most effective at our jobs, it makes sense to be<br />

under one roof.”<br />

—Paul Farrell<br />

Going global<br />

Paul is passionate about integration. “To be most<br />

effective at our jobs, it makes sense to be under<br />

one roof. UNDSS gains a great deal from the deep<br />

knowledge and experience of our DPKO colleagues.<br />

UNDSS and Mission staff bring different skills and<br />

experience to the table. We need one workforce, one<br />

family, to fully benefit from this wealth of skills and<br />

experience”.<br />

Achieving integration in the DRC has given Paul<br />

a realistic, on-the-ground perspective of what is<br />

needed to make integration work. The problems<br />

solved locally in the DRC are now being tackled at<br />

a global level through the Integration project. HR<br />

questions, such as the type of contracts staff will<br />

have post-Integration, and thorny finance issues<br />

such as funding models for integration are currently<br />

being worked through. “This work is ongoing and<br />

complex, but on-track,” he noted.<br />

What integration means for security staff<br />

UNSSSIP has a target of December 2017 to establish<br />

integration worldwide. What does this mean for<br />

security staff globally? Security staff from Missions<br />

will come under the UNDSS umbrella, so the<br />

number of staff that UNDSS oversees will increase<br />

by 126% to a total of over 6,900 staff members<br />

globally.<br />

Every one of those staff members will come under<br />

the management authority of the Under-Secretary-<br />

General (USG) for Safety and Security, Peter<br />

Drennan.<br />

“Our clients will be far more effectively served by<br />

having the right security personnel, with the right<br />

skills, in the right place, at the right time. This is what<br />

integration offers us.” — USG Drennan<br />

Security Staff will benefit. There will be greater<br />

mobility and career development opportunities,<br />

both in the field and at headquarters. In addition to<br />

greater mobility, recruitment and training practices<br />

will be standardised and staff will have equal<br />

opportunities and training.<br />

Paul summarised, “At a policy level, the UN is a<br />

global leader in safety and security. Member States’<br />

security services often look to the UN as a good<br />

example of clear, rational and accountable security<br />

management. Integration will make it even better.<br />

My experience in the DRC showed me how this can<br />

work, how it can benefit all clients, and this is why I<br />

believe in Integration”.<br />

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UNDSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

COMMUNICATION<br />

UNDSS Newsletter<br />

News<br />

NUMBERS<br />

UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT SAFETY & SECURITY INTEGRATION PROJECT<br />

The UNDSS Newsleer is published four mes a<br />

year (October, April, July, December). The quality<br />

of the newsleer is greatly linked to the quality<br />

and quanty of contribuons. Do not hesitate<br />

to contribute by sending input or feedback, and<br />

suggesons for topics.<br />

UN Personnel affected by security incidents<br />

Personnel who:<br />

Lost their lives as a result of acts of violence<br />

Lost their lives as a result of safety incidents<br />

Were injured as a result of acts of violence<br />

Were injured as a result of safety incidents<br />

Aacks on United Naons premises<br />

Aacks on United vehicles<br />

Intrusion of United premises<br />

23<br />

16<br />

99<br />

130<br />

35<br />

155<br />

109<br />

POLICY FORUM<br />

Understanding our Policies<br />

PPCU organises a policy forum the last Wednesday<br />

of each month in HQ on topics of interest. All<br />

materials are posted on UNSMIN so colleagues in<br />

duty staons and missions can access them.<br />

LANGUAGE<br />

UNDSS communicaon products are translated<br />

into the six official UN languages: Arabic, Chinese,<br />

English, French, Russian and Spanish. Check out the<br />

communicaon secon on SharePoint to access our<br />

logos, templates, banners in various languages.<br />

Geographic Information System<br />

UNDSS GIS Officer Hwa Saup Lee has returned<br />

from his assignment to the United Naons Global<br />

Service Center. Hwa Saup will now provide the<br />

Department with geo-spaal data, tools, and<br />

services. Quesons? Need GIS support? Contact<br />

Hwa Saup at lee53@un.org.<br />

AVIATION<br />

ARMO<br />

ARMO is set to launch a new online Air Travel Focal<br />

point (ATFP) Policy Awareness training course on 3<br />

October 2016. This course is designed to provide<br />

clear guidance to those assigned as ATFPs on their<br />

role in implemenng the UNSMS Air Travel Policy.<br />

There are currently 108 ATFPs who will be enrolled<br />

in this course.<br />

TRAINING<br />

I KNOW GENDER<br />

The "I Know Gender" online course aims to develop<br />

and strengthen awareness and understanding of<br />

gender equality and women’s empowerment as a first<br />

step toward behavioural change and the integraon<br />

of a gender perspecve into everyday work for all<br />

UN staff. It provides an introducon to the concepts,<br />

internaonal framework, and methods for working<br />

toward gender equality and women’s empowerment.<br />

The course takes approximately two hours to complete<br />

and is mandatory for all UNDSS staff.<br />

RECOMMENDATION<br />

HUMANITY & SECURITY<br />

Filmmaker Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years<br />

collecng real-life stories from 2,000 people in 60<br />

countries. The movie captures personal accounts<br />

of topics that unite us: struggles with poverty, war,<br />

homophobia, and the future of our planet. Launched<br />

at the UN last year, it emphasises the core values of the<br />

United Naons. See: hp://www.human-themovie.org/<br />

The movie has three volumes available on YouTube:<br />

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShttAt5xtto<br />

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0653vsLSqE<br />

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdb4XGVTHkE<br />

71 st General Assembly<br />

AFRICA Workshop<br />

Nairobi<br />

Global DRO Workshop<br />

Glen Cove, NY<br />

UNSSSNET, New York<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

OCTOBER<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

DECEMBER<br />

UNDSS Town Hall Meeting<br />

Asia & Pacific Workshop<br />

Bangkok<br />

IASMN Steering Group<br />

Valencia<br />

UNDSS Town Hall Meeting<br />

POSS Workshop<br />

Valencia<br />

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News<br />

Interested in contribung to this secon? Contact<br />

Communicaon Officer Helen Bray (bray@un.org)<br />

A day with...<br />

Peter Marshall<br />

08:30<br />

09:00<br />

09:30<br />

10:00<br />

12:30<br />

14:00<br />

15:00<br />

16:15<br />

17:00<br />

Review emails<br />

Standing meeting with UNDSS senior management team<br />

Meeting with the DO/DG, UNON<br />

Chair Security Cell meeting<br />

Working lunch with Director, DAS, UNON<br />

UNEP Chief of Staff and Director, DCPI<br />

Director, UNOPS<br />

VTC with Director, DHSSS<br />

Reception at the Japanese Embassy on the occasion of<br />

the Japan Self-Defense Forces day<br />

Peter Marshall is the<br />

Principal Security Adviser<br />

for Kenya & Eritrea, and<br />

Chief of Security & Safety<br />

Services in Nairobi.<br />

G e n d e r & Diversity<br />

GENDER UPDATES<br />

The Gender Coordinaon<br />

Team has been very acve<br />

over the summer. A parity<br />

plan is underway, a gender<br />

survey has been launched, a<br />

series of brown bag lunches<br />

to promote dialogue<br />

have been iniated, and<br />

stascal trends are being<br />

compiled as well.<br />

Brown Bag Lunch<br />

On 25 July, the first brown bag lunch<br />

was launched under the leadership of<br />

ASG Gwaradzimba. Parcipants watched<br />

and discussed a gender-related video.<br />

The discussion highlighted various<br />

opinions and was moderated by Ms.<br />

Randi Davis, Gender Expert at UNDP. The<br />

HQ brown bag lunch is now a series and<br />

the next one will be held later in October.<br />

Replicate the idea at your duty staon!<br />

GENDER SURVEY<br />

UNDSS staff were invited to be part of a large survey on gender. The<br />

stakes are high: as 78% of our staff are male; UNDSS is at the boom<br />

of the list regarding gender parity. Can we change this trend? Is<br />

gender important for our acvies? Do we need more training? Do<br />

we need more work-life balance provisions? Tell us what you think.<br />

We will establish a baseline and monitor carefully our progress.<br />

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Panama<br />

Hostage Incident Management (HIM) Training in Panama<br />

Delivery<br />

Colombia<br />

UNDSS Colombia is Making Gender Considerations a Priority<br />

On 21 September, UNDSS Panama organized the first HIM<br />

training for the WHO Latin America and the Caribbean<br />

Team responsible for responding to natural disasters and<br />

other emergencies in the region. 50 WHO staff members<br />

attended the training. Hostage incidents in some Latin<br />

American and Caribbean countries represent a significant<br />

threat to the UN. The training focused on hostage survival<br />

techniques and related UN HIM policies.<br />

UNDSS Colombia is committed to ensuring that gender considerations are fully integrated into<br />

security management and has developed various activities to achieve this goal.<br />

The implementation of the Women Security Awareness Training (WSAT) is key to this strategy,<br />

and has been provided in Bogotá and in five regions with a UNDSS presence (FSCOs). The<br />

course includes modules on violence against women as well as on general security for women.<br />

UNDSS is planning to organize a WSAT Training of Trainers Course in October 2016. Belen<br />

Sanz, DO for Colombia and UN Women Representative, is fully supportive of and promotes<br />

this training.<br />

UNDSS has also added a gender approach to the SSAFE training. Over 400 military observers<br />

who will join the UN mission in Colombia are expected to attend the SSAFE training with<br />

gender components such as inclusive language, cultural awareness, statistics on sexual violence<br />

in armed conflict, hostage survival, and mine awareness, among others. Specific scenarios of<br />

hostage taking, where gender violence occurs, and how to prevent and mitigate such threats<br />

will be discussed. Based on statistics and analysis, the Mine Awareness module covers the<br />

differentiated impact on gender and how to prevent it.<br />

Furthermore, UNDSS Colombia has included a gender-related violence case study in its SRM,<br />

which is to be further analysed by the participants.<br />

Thailand<br />

Personnel and Facility Security Course<br />

Insp. Saranya Chuenvichitr and Lt. Ekarat Onlamoon of<br />

UNDSS/SSS Bangkok attended the Personnel and Facility<br />

Security (PFS) course organized by the International Law Enforcement<br />

Academy (ILEA) from 1-12 August 2016 in Bangkok.<br />

The course was delivered by instructors from the US Department<br />

of State and Diplomatic Security Service, and was<br />

attended by forty-two law enforcement officers from eight<br />

countries in Asia.<br />

The course provided participants with an understanding of<br />

the best practices currently used to deter, prevent and respond<br />

to attacks on personnel and facilities. At the conclusion of the<br />

course, Insp. Chuenvichitr was nominated as the Class Speaker<br />

and delivered a speech to ILEA executives and guests at the<br />

closing ceremony.<br />

Timor Leste<br />

Back to Dili<br />

UN Security and UNDSS in Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor) have gone through<br />

several changes over the years since the first UN security officers arrived in May 1999. Lars<br />

Siefert was privileged to be one of the first to arrive in UNAMET/Dili in June 1999, months<br />

before the referendum that eventually led to creation of a new nation: Timor-Leste. Lars left<br />

Timor in 2001 and returned in July 2013, this time as DSA for UNDSS.<br />

Since UNAMET was established in 1999, Timor-Leste has hosted a number of UN DPKO<br />

missions including: UNAMET, UNTAET, UNMISET, UNOTIL, and UNMIT. The final<br />

mission completed its mandate in December 2012, and the security presence went from over<br />

fifty international security officers to UNDSS operating with just two international security<br />

professionals (SA and DSA), supported by three UNDSS national staff and a 24/7 Radio Room.<br />

Hundreds of security colleagues served in Timor-Leste during the mission years. Today’s<br />

UNDSS office is still located in the old DPKO compound, Obrigado Barracks.<br />

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Delivery<br />

Pakistan<br />

UNDSS Pakistan: Making a difference in Safety and Security for Women<br />

In July 2015, Lorna Wilson Morgan and Maryam Siyal were appointed as Women Security Focal<br />

Points (WSFPs) for Pakistan. They quickly identified many ways they could help and support<br />

female colleagues, starting simply by reaching out to them and building trust, confidentiality,<br />

and respect through dialogue along the way.<br />

Since the start of 2016, they have conducted two Women Security Awareness training (WSAT)<br />

courses and disseminated information pertinent to the safety and security of female personnel.<br />

They are pleased to report increased levels of contact from staff, who get in touch to report<br />

incidents affecting female personnel, as well as an increase of those seeking advice for relatives<br />

of staff encountering acts which threatened their safety and security, all of which is kept in the<br />

strictest confidence.<br />

Their work is grounded in a strong policy framework, most notably the policy on Gender<br />

Considerations in Security Management, Annex A: Immediate Response to Gender-based<br />

Security Incidents.<br />

Jamaica<br />

Active Shooter Training<br />

Active shooter incidents are being reported around the world, and are rapidly becoming the top<br />

threat scenario in many countries. The availability of small arms and light weapons along with<br />

the relative accessibility of populated areas has led to an increase in both the frequency of violent<br />

incidents and the number of victims killed or injured in each incident.<br />

UNDSS Jamaica conducted its first Active Shooter training recently with the participation of<br />

52 UN personnel, other international organizations, and guests from the Japanese, Colombian,<br />

and U.S. Embassies. The training went beyond purely practical exercises, striving also to provide<br />

insights on the motivations that lead people to engage in actions that will result in the loss of<br />

human lives, including their own.<br />

The session aimed to change inaccurate perceptions and participants actively engaged in group<br />

discussions and exercises on profiling the drivers, triggers, and recognizing signs of potential<br />

violent behaviour at different scenarios. The course included recognizing sounds of gun shots,<br />

best practices on how to respond, what to do when law enforcement arrives, and how to cope<br />

with post-stress incident.<br />

Vienna<br />

UNOV SSS Conducts Major Evacuation Exercise in Vienna International Centre<br />

At 09:48 AM on Wednesday 3 August, Chief O’Hanlon gave the order: “Attention,<br />

all personnel are to immediately evacuate the Vienna International Centre”. As<br />

alarms and speakers rang loudly, all available security officers, medical personnel,<br />

and wardens rushed to their positions. While only an exercise, the unseen planning<br />

and limited forewarning of the event added to its realism. Some 3000 personnel<br />

calmly left their workspaces and conference rooms, making their way to designated<br />

assembly points. The entire exercise was completed within 90 minutes, with<br />

minimal disruption to client services. Managers, supervisors, and representatives of<br />

the Vienna Emergency Services joined a debriefing after the event to draw lessons<br />

learned.<br />

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UNDSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

Delivery<br />

71 th United Nations General Assembly<br />

SSS officers on duty in the General Assembly Hall<br />

A security officer keeps watch from the roof of the General Assembly Building<br />

ID cards being checked by SSS officers<br />

USG Drennan being briefed at the Joint Operations Center<br />

Secretary-General with H.E Abdel Fattah el-Sisi<br />

A SSS officer on duty during the speech of H.E Barak Obama<br />

A SSS officer on duty in the General Assembly Hall<br />

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UNDSSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

Support<br />

FOR THE RECORD<br />

RESOURCES ON SECURITY POLICIES<br />

Security Management System<br />

SRM Going Digital<br />

UNSMIN<br />

SECURITY<br />

POLICY<br />

MANUAL<br />

POLICY<br />

PRESENTATION<br />

VIDEO<br />

COMMUNIQUE<br />

SRM, SSIRS,<br />

WEAPONS<br />

MANUALS<br />

SECURITY<br />

MANAGEMENT<br />

OPERATIONS<br />

MANUAL<br />

WEBEX MEETINGS (Field)<br />

DRO WORKSHOP<br />

MONTHLY POLICY FORUMS<br />

BRIEFING UPON REQUEST<br />

QUESTIONS:<br />

undss.policy@un.org<br />

LIVE<br />

The roll out of the new SRM process and platform is continuing, with a<br />

planned completion date of 31 December 2016.<br />

The introduction of a revised methodology for risk assessment, and its<br />

supporting online 'SRM tool', alongside the existing policy on Programme<br />

Criticality, will enable the shift of core UN Security risk management<br />

functions away from paper towards a new data-based approach, that will<br />

allow for more dynamic and responsive risk management decisions. The<br />

tool will also improve accountability within the UN Security Management<br />

System with the advent of 'implementation monitoring' for approved<br />

security prevention and mitigation measures.<br />

Moreover, the data collected will reveal important trends and patterns on<br />

the effectiveness of UN risk management on a local, as well as a global,<br />

level. Public reaction to the system so far has been positive, but it is also<br />

clear that the new digital platform will, at times, ask UN decision makers<br />

and security professionals to adjust their risk security management<br />

approaches to make best use of the technology. For example, SRM<br />

measures must be crafted in accordance with SMART criteria. In other<br />

words, they should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time<br />

bound in their realisation.<br />

For more on this users can contact the designated focal point within<br />

UNDSS DRO for responding to queries on SRM implementation, George<br />

Bloch (bloch@un.org).<br />

Physical Security<br />

Physical Security Assessment Application<br />

The Division of Headquarters Security and Safety Services’ Physical<br />

Security Unit (PSU) is working alongside the Crisis Management<br />

Information Support Section (CMISS), to develop a Physical Security<br />

Assessment App that will provide security practitioners from UNDSS<br />

and AFPs with a means to collect and analyse data on premises in order<br />

to identify vulnerabilities and appropriate mitigating measures, in line<br />

with the SRM methodology.<br />

The app can collect data while offline at a site, such<br />

as premises characteristics, existing mitigating<br />

measures, occupancy and location. The tool will<br />

also be capable of importing and exporting data<br />

to and from other existing UNSMS tools and<br />

datasets, including the SRM E-tool, the Premises<br />

database and SSIRS. All of the relevant collected<br />

information can then sync with the desktop<br />

component to develop a premises vulnerability<br />

assessment and provide a comprehensive list of<br />

possible mitigation measures to be implemented.<br />

DHSSS anticipates field testing the app in early<br />

2017.<br />

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UNDSSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

Staff<br />

F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D QUESTIONS & ANSWERS<br />

What you should know<br />

about MAIP & UNDSS?<br />

The United Nations Malicious Acts<br />

Insurance Policy (MAIP) has been in<br />

place for United Nations staff since<br />

1990. The purpose of the policy is<br />

to compensate staff for damages<br />

suffered as a result of malicious acts<br />

while serving for the United Nations.<br />

The Policy covers death or permanent disability – including Post Traumatic<br />

Stress Disorder - caused directly or indirectly by War or a Malicious Act.<br />

MAIP applies on a 24 hour basis, worldwide for staff and other eligible<br />

individuals of the UN and UN Participating Organizations. As of 2008, the UN<br />

and more than 20 other UN Participating Organizations participate in the MAIP.<br />

Participation in the UN MAIP is voluntary for the various UN organizations.<br />

However some UN organizations that do not participate maintain similar<br />

programs. Staff members should be directed to their organization’s personnel<br />

division for specific information on the applicability of the policy, and how to<br />

make claims.<br />

UNDSS has a specific role in the issuance of MAIP. It is a condition under the<br />

policy that each claim must include a UNDSS certification that the claimant<br />

was compliant with prevailing security guidelines and procedures. In the case<br />

of non-compliance, UNDSS may certify that non-compliance was inadvertent.<br />

UNDSS NY will decide on the certification in consultation with the affected<br />

UNSMS organization and UNDSS field office.<br />

The Policy is administered by the Insurance and Disbursement Service (IDS) in<br />

the Accounts Division, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts<br />

(OPPBA), United Nations. For further questions please contact: MAIPquestions_UNHQ@un.org<br />

Did you know? The MAIP was initially limited to those duty stations designated as<br />

‘Hazardous’ by UNSECOORD. On 1 January 2004 coverage was expanded to include<br />

all countries, except the 10 countries where the participating organizations have<br />

their HQ. Effective 1 January 2006, coverage was expanded to these 10 countries as<br />

well, so coverage is now worldwide.<br />

What is the status of the HR Strategy?<br />

Work on the UNDSS Human Resources Strategy is progressing well, with<br />

the draft document currently under review by the Department's senior<br />

management. It is expected that the final document will be disseminated<br />

before the end of the year. Prior to that, the draft Strategy will be shared<br />

with UNDSS Directors and with the Office of Human Resources Management<br />

(OHRM) for comments. The USG of UNDSS will give the final approval<br />

once all the consultations have been completed. The Strategy will provide<br />

the vision, objectives and a set of principles for the management of human<br />

resources in UNDSS for the coming years. Therefore, it is very important that<br />

these consultations take place in order to ensure the quality, value and relevance<br />

of the final document.<br />

Why shouldn't I play Pokemon Go<br />

on my phone?<br />

You may have been tempted or your children may have<br />

downloaded it to their phone but have you read the “fine<br />

print”? Many people who download apps fail to read the<br />

fine print.<br />

The fine print that states that you, the user, agree to provide<br />

access to any and all data on your device: emails, address book,<br />

location and other very private personal info, even driving data.<br />

When linked with other social media accounts, like Facebook and<br />

Twitter, your "anonymity" vanishes.<br />

Not only are you sharing your personal data with the app provider<br />

by clicking "I agree" on the apps' Terms and Conditions, you are<br />

also agreeing to allow others, third parties, to access your content,<br />

your contacts and all your private information. This occurs on<br />

your mobile phone, tablet and now on wearable devices. You are<br />

giving permission to be tracked and for your personal info to be<br />

shared/sold. In other words, you are relinquishing all rights to<br />

privacy and facilitating a potential security intrusion. "Pokemon<br />

Go" is just the latest app to take advantage of "data access."<br />

Companies want your information to share (more accurately to<br />

sell) with third parties to "provide better products and services"<br />

— for instance, to provide targeted, contextually relevant<br />

advertising based on your interests, behaviors, location and<br />

preferences. That is the "good guy" model. Facebook, Apple and<br />

Google are just three of the many companies generating billions<br />

of ad dollars this way from your private information.<br />

But what about all the information you are unwittingly making<br />

available to the "bad guys"? To demonstrate the data you are<br />

routinely sharing, walk through these next steps. If you are an<br />

iPhone user, here's how you can easily see if you are vulnerable<br />

to a data hack:<br />

Go to Settings. - Tap Privacy - Tap Location Services - Scroll down and<br />

tap on Systems Services -Scroll down to Frequent Locations (if Off,<br />

your privacy is intact). - If ON, tap on Frequent Locations - Tap on any<br />

of the History details.<br />

Here, you can see the last six weeks of your whereabouts,<br />

including frequency, time of day and amount of time spent at<br />

each location! This is not limited to iPhone users.<br />

This information can be mirrored, hacked or used by others for<br />

nefarious purposes. Another question to consider is where your<br />

previous locations prior to the last six weeks are being stored.<br />

Who has access to that, and is it secure?<br />

Therefore, read the fine print. Understand your rights and what<br />

personal information is being provided to others. Understand<br />

what and how it will be used and how it is being safeguarded.<br />

These days, the password on your smartphone is about as secure<br />

as locking your front door and leaving the windows wide open.<br />

The use of a smartphone is a challenge when performing security<br />

duties. Be aware before capturing Pokemons!<br />

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UNDSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

Staff<br />

S T A F F H I G H L I G H T S<br />

Mike Croll<br />

Fiona Beine<br />

Djeneba<br />

Coulibaly<br />

Mike Croll joins us as Director, Division of Regional<br />

Operations from the British Diplomatic Service. Until<br />

recently he was seconded to the European Union’s<br />

External Action Service where he was responsible for<br />

the security of the EU's diplomatic service covering 135<br />

countries. Other appointments include Deputy Director<br />

for Security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office<br />

(FCO) with responsibility for the security of diplomats<br />

at 240 embassies and consulates, Head of the FCO<br />

Crisis Management Team and Head of the FCO 24/7<br />

Global Response Centre. He has also held diplomatic<br />

appointments in Africa and South East Asia.<br />

His field experience includes working for an NGO in<br />

Cambodia, Afghanistan and the Balkans and for UNMAS<br />

in Mozambique. He served in the British Army as a bomb<br />

disposal officer and has been on active service in the<br />

Middle East.<br />

Mike holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography from University<br />

College London, a MSc in Emergency Management<br />

from the University of Hertfordshire, an International<br />

Diploma in Risk Management and he is an ASIS CPP.<br />

Fiona Beine joins UNDSS as the Field Security<br />

Coordination Officer (FSCO) in Freetown, Sierra Leone.<br />

She is a Ugandan National and a former Police Officer<br />

with the Uganda Police Force. Her previous experience<br />

in the field of safety and security was as a Local Security<br />

Assistant with UNDSS Uganda and in Peacekeeping<br />

Missions (UNAMID, UNAMI, UNMISS and MONUSCO)<br />

where she served in Information Analyst and Regional<br />

Security Officer roles.<br />

Fiona holds a MSc in Security and Risk Management,<br />

and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration<br />

and Management.<br />

Djeneba Coulibaly joins CISMU as the Regional Stress<br />

Counsellor for the West Africa Region. Prior to joining<br />

CISMU, Djeneba was the Senior Staff Counsellor in<br />

MIMUSMA from April 2014 to June 2016. She was<br />

responsible for the Staff Counselling Welfare Unit as<br />

well as coordinating and monitoring the psychosocial<br />

services provided to staff in MINUSMA. Before joining<br />

MINUSMA, she worked under CISMU for five years as a<br />

National Counsellor in Côte d'Ivoire. Djeneba was also<br />

appointed temporary Regional Counsellor in CISMU for<br />

West Africa in New York from November 2013 to March<br />

2014. Her vast field experiences includes organization<br />

of the psychological support response to UN Staff in<br />

critical situations in West and Central Africa (Chad, CAR,<br />

Congo Brazzaville, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire). She has also<br />

worked for UNICEF (Rwanda, Chad, DRC), for UNWOMEN<br />

(Mali), and for UNDP (CAR).<br />

Djeneba is a Medical doctor specialized in psychiatry<br />

(diploma from Abidjan University) and child psychiatry<br />

(Diploma from University Descartes in Paris).<br />

Mahsa<br />

Jafari<br />

Han Soe<br />

Aung<br />

Ramesh<br />

Lutchman<br />

Mahsa Jafari joined the office of the USG at<br />

the end of July 2016 as the Special Assistant to<br />

the USG. Prior to joining UNDSS, Mahsa Jafari<br />

was a Thematic Team Leader in the World<br />

Humanitarian Summit secretariat of OCHA.<br />

She has worked in coordination and advisory<br />

roles in the United Nations for over eleven<br />

years and has previously held positions as<br />

a Policy Specialist (Crisis/Post-Crisis) in the<br />

United Nations Development Group and<br />

as a Coordination Officer in the Integrated<br />

Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC/UNDP RR in the<br />

Democratic Republic of Congo. She holds a<br />

MSc in International Business Management<br />

from the Royal Holloway University, and a BSc<br />

in International Relations from the London<br />

School of Economics and Political Science.<br />

Han Soe Aung joins as a Local Security<br />

Assistant in Yangon, Myanmar, with<br />

country-wide responsibilities. Han brings<br />

with him a wealth of security experience,<br />

having served for ten years as a Myanmar<br />

Police Officer in various capacities, including<br />

as a liaison officer with international<br />

organisations at the Office of the Ministry<br />

of Home Affairs and as an Investigation Officer<br />

in Yangon.<br />

More recently, and since his retirement<br />

from the Myanmar Police Force, Han<br />

worked as the Project Liaison Officer for<br />

The Warnath Group, an INGO working on<br />

counter-trafficking issues and capacity<br />

building programmes.<br />

Han holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Science<br />

in Mathematics from the Yangon University.<br />

Han is married and has two children.<br />

Ramesh Lutchman is from San Juan,<br />

Trinidad and Tobago and was a Police<br />

Officer from the Trinidad and Tobago<br />

Police Service. His admiration for the<br />

UN led him to join SSS New York. After<br />

several years, his desire to be on the<br />

frontline led him to serve as FSCO in<br />

Hiiran and Mogadishu, Somalia. He<br />

would later separate from UNDSS and<br />

join UNSOM where he continued to<br />

serve as a Security Officer. In Somalia<br />

he adopted numerous roles including<br />

Security Information Analyst with<br />

UNDSS SIOC and a Security Training<br />

Officer. Ramesh holds a degree in<br />

Forensic Psychology. He is married and<br />

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UNDSSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

Staff<br />

I N M E M O R I A M<br />

Laurent Bourgeois<br />

1965-2016<br />

Officier de Sécurité<br />

MINUSMA - Tombouctou<br />

In Memoriam<br />

Né le 11 janvier 1965, Laurent Bourgeois a débuté sa vie professionnelle en tant que militaire dans la Gendarmerie Française en 1984.<br />

Après une brillante carrière en Gendarmerie, ponctuée par une mission des Nations Unies dans la composante UNPOL en Haïti, il décide en<br />

juin 2001 de s'établir au Canada dans le cadre du rapprochement familial.<br />

En 2008, il entame une nouvelle expérience dans la vie civile au sein des Nations Unies en rejoignant la MINURCAT, au Tchad et alterne les<br />

fonctions d’enquêteur et d’officier de sécurité. En 2011, il quitte le Tchad pour servir à la MONUSCO en RDC à Kinshasa.<br />

Dans sa quête perpétuelle pour de nouvelles expériences, Laurent rejoint la MINUSMA au Mali en 2013. Personne remarquable, Laurent fait partie<br />

des pionniers de cette mission et de la section de la sécurité, assumant le premier le poste de Chef du Bureau Sécurité à Tombouctou.<br />

Courageux et aux qualités humaines exceptionnelles, il avait réussi à faire l’unanimité autour de lui pour sa gentillesse, son professionnalisme, et<br />

surtout son humanité avec son désir d’aider toujours les autres, incarnant les valeurs fondamentales des Nations Unies.<br />

Toujours disponible, il a su devenir une référence au sein de son unité et au-delà. Attaché au don de soi, il a su être un mentor pour le personnel<br />

malien de l’unité et un frère d’arme pour ses collègues officiers de sécurité.<br />

Marié et père d’un enfant, il nous a quittés le 12 septembre 2016.<br />

Premier officier de sécurité de la section décédé en service, Laurent laisse derrière lui l’image d’un homme intègre, profondément attaché aux valeurs<br />

humaines. Loyal et courageux, son exemple restera gravé a jamais dans nos cœurs et nos mémoires .<br />

Shakespeare fait dire au roi LEAR : « Celui qui souffre seul, souffre surtout par imagination ; mais l'âme dompte aisément la souffrance, quand sa<br />

douleur a des camarades d'épreuve. Entouré de tes camarades et frères d’armes présents autour de toi nous ne pouvions te laisser partir sans un dernier<br />

hommage, sans un dernier Adieu. Notre résurrection n'est pas tout entière dans le futur, elle est aussi en nous, elle commence, elle a déjà commencé. »<br />

Adieu Laurent, Adieu Camarade. Adieu notre Frère Repose en paix.<br />

Bruno Denais, Chef du bureau de la sécurité<br />

MINUSMA rend hommage<br />

à Laurent Bourgeois<br />

Le 16 Septembre, MINUSMA a rendu<br />

un dernier hommage à leur collègue<br />

Laurent Bourgeois en présence de nombreuses<br />

personalités dont l'Ambassadeur<br />

Canadien, le SRSG, le 1er Conseiller<br />

de l'Ambassade de France, et les hauts<br />

fonctionnaires de la Mission. Après<br />

l'eloge funèbre de Bruno Denais, SRSG<br />

Saleh a ajouté ses propres remarques.<br />

L'émouvante cérémonie se termina par<br />

les hymnes nationaux canadiens et francais.<br />

UNDSS présente ses condoleances<br />

à la famille et aux amis de Laurent.<br />

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UNDSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

Staff<br />

S T A F F M O B I L I T Y<br />

Staff moves since the last newsletter:<br />

July 2016 to September 2016<br />

Arrival to UNDSS<br />

Name<br />

Position<br />

Remarks<br />

COULIBALY, Djeneba Stress Counsellor Transfer from MINUSMA<br />

CROLL, Mike Director, DRO Appointment<br />

GARCIA, Paul Staff Asst. OUSG Appointment (T)<br />

JAFARI, Mahsa Special Asst., USG Appointment (T)<br />

LOIFERMAN, Mirna Team Asst., PIDU/SSS Appointment (T)<br />

LUTCHMAN, Ramesh Sec. Off., DHSSS/SSS Assignment (T)<br />

MATTA, Micheline Assoc. Adm Off., SSS Adm Unit Transfer from ESCWA<br />

MWANGI, Margaret Ops Asst., Comscen Return from Assignment<br />

O'DONOVAN, Diarmuid SCO, APAC/DRO Return from Assignment<br />

SOBRON, Jose Miguel SCO, MENA/DRO Return from Assignment<br />

WATERS, Denise Prog. Mgmt Off. ARMO/FSS Appointment (T)<br />

Departure from UNDSS<br />

Name Position Remarks<br />

AUNG, Mar Mar Assoc. Adm Off., SSS Adm Unit End of Assignment<br />

COLAVITO, Francesco Security Officer Rerement<br />

CULLEY, Marcus CSA, Somalia Separaon<br />

FARRIA, Dewaine DSA, I/WB/Gaza Separaon<br />

GE, Shengsheng HRA, EO - NY Assignment to UNHABITAT<br />

GOMES, Illidia Training Off., TDS Separaon<br />

HUREZ, Magalie Stress Counsellor Separaon<br />

JIANG, Nan SCO End of Assignment<br />

KUNZWA, Charles SA, Uganda Secondment to UNFPA<br />

LEERS, Remon DSA, Lebanon Secondment to UNICEF<br />

LOIFERMAN, Mirna Assistant, PIDU/SSS Separaon<br />

MARCELLE, Clint Sec. Training Instructor, SSS/TDU Separaon<br />

MILLER, Ian CSA, Liberia Separaon<br />

PATTERSON, Donald Security Officer Rerement<br />

SCHWENGER, Ulrich Snr Ops SIOC, Somalia Rerement<br />

ZAKOUR, Shaden Ops Asst., Comscen End of Assignment<br />

Reassignment within UNDSS<br />

Name<br />

Position<br />

Remarks<br />

ALOKABANDARA, Ananda SA, Egypt Reassignment<br />

BARRY, Abdoulaye SA, Madagascar Reassignment<br />

CENGIC, Suad Chief SIOC, Somalia Reassignment<br />

CHLEBOWSKI, Andrzej FSCO, Kyrgystan Reassignment<br />

DEMARS, Charloe SIA, Nairobi SLWOP<br />

EDU, James Snr Ops Off., Somalia Reassignment<br />

DOUBOGRAI, Yuri DSA, Liberia Reassignment<br />

GIDUDU, Andrew FSCO, Darfur Reassignment<br />

HABIB, Sheikh FSCO, Indonesia Reassignment<br />

KULAWAT, Suchada SCO, PPCU Return from Assignment<br />

MAHBOOB, Saleh DSA, Libya Reassignment<br />

SCHOT, John FSCO, Philippines Secondment to Field<br />

SHAH, Bijay SA, PNG Reassignment<br />

SOULEY, Oumarou FSCO, Mali Reassignment<br />

THOMAS, Jamal Staff Asst, CEMS Reassignment<br />

FRIEDRICHS, Chrisan SA, Tanzania Reassignment<br />

GALLARDO, Diosdado Chief SIOC, Pakistan Reassignment<br />

GERSBACH, Michelle SA, Mozambique Secondment to Field<br />

GUMUNYU, Martha DSA, Darfur Reassignment<br />

JACOBS, Johannes CSA, Yemen Promoon<br />

KHAFAGI, Mohamed CSA, Jordan Return from Secondment<br />

KUFE, Senyo CSA, Liberia Promoon<br />

LAUKKANEN, Ilkka SA, Turkey Reassignment<br />

MANNING, Romina FSCO, Kenya Reassignment<br />

MEKONNEN, Addisu FSCO, I/WB/G Reassignment<br />

MOHAMED, Batel DSA, Senegal Reassignment<br />

NADOLSKI, Jan SA, Macedonia Reassignment<br />

OFORI, Alexander DSA, Burundi Reassignment<br />

PETERSON, Lee DSA, Somalia Reassignment<br />

POMPEY, Andrew DSA, Kenya Reassignment<br />

ROYSTER, Dwayne Team Asst, MENA Appointment (T)<br />

SIDLAUSKAS, Vygintas DSA, Sri Lanka Reassignment<br />

SOROKOVYI, Oleh DSA, Zimbabwe Reassignment<br />

TABAREZ, Fernando FSCO, Afghanistan Reassignment<br />

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UNDSSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

Staff<br />

U N D S S H E A D Q U A R T E R S C O N T A C T S<br />

|OFFICE OF THE USG | | UNSSSIP |<br />

Under-Secretary-General<br />

Peter Drennan<br />

drennan@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.3158<br />

Assistant Secretary-General<br />

Fadzai Gwaradzimba<br />

gwaradzimba@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.6962<br />

Director<br />

Mike Croll<br />

croll@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.4377<br />

Deputy Director<br />

OIC Africa Desk<br />

Igor Mitrokhin<br />

mitrokhin@un.org<br />

Director<br />

David Bongi<br />

bongi@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.9520<br />

Chief, SSS NY<br />

Mick Browne<br />

browne2@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.9211<br />

Communication<br />

Hélène Bray<br />

bray@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.4986<br />

Chief FSS<br />

Harriet Solloway<br />

solloway@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.3367<br />

Stress Mgmt.<br />

Moussa Ba<br />

ba2@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.4089<br />

+1.212.963.9038 Chief of Unit<br />

Training, a.i.<br />

Compliance<br />

Rodrigo V. Da Paixão<br />

Enrique Oribe<br />

Threat & Risk<br />

Mohamed Ragaey<br />

victordapaixao@un.org<br />

oribe@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.7770<br />

+1.917.367.3319<br />

ragaey@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.6307<br />

Conference Mgmt.<br />

Information Mgmt<br />

Viktoriya Tymoshenko<br />

André Dehondt<br />

Asia and Pacific<br />

Pae Pae Wiki<br />

Tymoshenko@un.org<br />

dehondt@un.org<br />

wiki@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.5196<br />

+1.212.963.9027<br />

+1.917.367.3042<br />

Protection Coord. Unit<br />

Aviation<br />

Europe & Americas<br />

Phillip Mclnerney<br />

Lisa Spencer<br />

André Bouchard<br />

Mclnerney@un.org<br />

spencer@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.6388<br />

+1.917.367.4813<br />

bouchard@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.6327<br />

MENA (a.i.)<br />

Valentin Aldea<br />

aldea@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.8509<br />

POSS<br />

Ken Payumo<br />

payumo@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.9181<br />

ComsCen<br />

Karen Duncan<br />

Duncank@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.0046<br />

Special Asst. to USG<br />

Mahsa Jafari<br />

jafari@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.4820<br />

Prog. Mgmt. Officer<br />

Special Asst. to ASG<br />

Laragh McAuley<br />

mcauleyl@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.3434<br />

Prog. Mgmt. Officer<br />

Margherita Zuin<br />

zuinm@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.5055<br />

| REGIONAL OPERATIONS | | HQ SECURITY SAFETY SERVICES | | FIELD SUPPORT SERVICE |<br />

Chief Project Officer<br />

Paul Farrell<br />

farrellp@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.1525<br />

|EXECUTIVE OFFICE |<br />

Executive Officer<br />

Menada Wind-Andersen<br />

wind-andersen@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.5500<br />

POLICY COMPLIANCE<br />

COORDINATION SERVICE<br />

Chief, PCCS<br />

Craig Harrison<br />

harrisonc@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.1525<br />

Policy (a.i.)<br />

Florence Poussin<br />

poussin@un.org<br />

+1.917.367.2980<br />

Daniel Igartua<br />

igartua@un.org<br />

+1.212.963.6525<br />

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UNDSS<br />

YOUR SAFETY, YOUR SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY<br />

PROTECTING PEOPLE WHO<br />

WORK FOR A BETTER WORLD<br />

O R G A N I S A T I O N A L C H A RT & IN-COUNTRY PRESENCE<br />

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia<br />

and Herzegovina, Botswana,<br />

Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central<br />

African Republic, Chad,<br />

China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic<br />

of, Congo, Repub-<br />

lic of, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican<br />

Republic, Ecua- dor, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial<br />

Guinea, Er- itrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands<br />

(Ma lvinas),<br />

Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,<br />

Ghana,<br />

Guatemala, Guinea, Guin-<br />

USG FOR SAFETY<br />

AND SECURITY<br />

ea-Bissau, EXECUTIVE<br />

Guyana, Honduras,<br />

India,<br />

OFFICE<br />

I n d o n e s i a ,<br />

Iran, Is- lamic Rep of,<br />

Iraq, Is- rael, West<br />

B a n k and Gaza,<br />

Jamai-<br />

ca, Jordan,<br />

P O L I C Y ,<br />

K a - F I E L D<br />

zakhstan,<br />

COMPLIANCE &<br />

Ken-<br />

SUPPORT<br />

COORDINATION<br />

ya, Kuwait,<br />

SERVICE<br />

Kyrgyz<br />

S E R V I C E<br />

Republic,<br />

L a o People<br />

Dem-<br />

ocratic Republic,<br />

Lebanon<br />

North,<br />

Lesotho,<br />

DIVISION OF<br />

Liberia,<br />

DIVISION OF<br />

HEADQUARTERS<br />

Libya, Macedonia,<br />

For-<br />

REGIONAL<br />

SECURITY<br />

mer Yugoslav<br />

Republic<br />

OPERATIONS<br />

& SAFETY<br />

of, Madagascar,<br />

Malawi, Ma-<br />

SERVICES<br />

laysia, Mali,<br />

Mauritania,<br />

Mexico, Mongolia,<br />

Mo-<br />

rocco, Mozambique,<br />

M y a n -<br />

mar, Namibia, Nepal,<br />

Nicaragua,<br />

Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,<br />

Panama, Papua<br />

New Guinea, Peru, Philippines,<br />

Philippines, Russian Feder-<br />

ation, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi<br />

Arabia, Senegal, Kosovo, Serbia, Sierra Leone,<br />

Solomon Islands, Somalia, South<br />

Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Darfur,<br />

Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan,<br />

Tanzania, United Republic of, Thailand, Timor Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmen-<br />

POLICY, PLANNING &<br />

COMPLIANCE, EVALUATION<br />

& MONITORING SECTION<br />

EUROPE & AMERICAS<br />

I N T E G<br />

COORDINATION UNIT<br />

ASIA & PACIFIC<br />

M E N A<br />

R A<br />

T I O N<br />

COMMUNICATION<br />

A F R I C A<br />

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istan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam,<br />

Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe<br />

P R O J E C<br />

T<br />

FRONT OFFICE<br />

P O S S<br />

THREAT & RISK<br />

ASSESSMENT SERVICE<br />

COMMUNICATION CENTER<br />

FINANCE<br />

SSS NY<br />

SSS for OaHs<br />

Geneva-Nairobi-Vienna<br />

SSS for RCs<br />

HUMAN<br />

Santiago-Beirut-Addis-Bangkok<br />

SSS for TRIBUNALS<br />

RESOURCES<br />

Arusha-The Hague-Phnom Penh<br />

PHYSICAL<br />

SECURITY UNIT<br />

DEVELOPMENT SECTION<br />

STRESS MGMT UNIT<br />

PROTECTION<br />

TRAINING &<br />

CRITICAL INCIDENT<br />

COORDINATION UNIT<br />

CRISIS MGMT INFO<br />

SUPPORT SECTION<br />

MANAGEMENT OFFICE<br />

SSS CONFERENCE<br />

SECURITY COORDINATION<br />

AVIATION RISK<br />

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