The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) and the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), although United Nations political or peacebuilding missions, are directed and supported by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

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See also Background Note for basic facts and figures on current UN political and peacebulding missions directed by the Department of Political Affairs.