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Peacebuilding Support Office

Mandate of the Peacebuilding Support Office

The Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) was established to assist and support the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) with strategic advice and policy guidance, administer the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) and to serve the Secretary-General in coordinating United Nations agencies in their peacebuilding efforts. In the founding resolutions (A/RES/60/180 and S/RES/1645(2005)) establishing the Peacebuilding Commission, the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council requested “the Secretary-General to establish, within the Secretariat, from within existing resources, a small peacebuilding support office staffed by qualified experts to assist and support the Commission”. The office comprises the Peacebuilding Commission Support Branch, the Policy, Planning and Application Branch and the Financing for Peacebuilding Branch.

STRATEGY 2012-2013

1. Increase the peacebuilding impact of key national and international actors at country level through the PBC and PBF
2. Strengthen UN system leadership, coherence and coordination on key peacebuilding policy priorities
3. Improve communication and understanding of peacebuilding through the PBC, UN and external actors.

PBSO Strategy 2012-2013