Best Practices
The Peacekeeping Best Practices Section (PBPS) assists in the planning, conduct, management and support of peacekeeping operations by learning from experience, problem solving and transferring best practices in United Nations peacekeeping.
To this end, the Section undertakes a broad range of activities and work, including: (i) knowledge management; (ii) policy analysis and development; and (iii) lessons learned. The overall goal is to develop and support a culture of best practices in United Nations peacekeeping by helping to establish and develop the mechanisms and working habits to share knowledge.
Policy & Lessons Learned
Through its activities and work programmes, the Peacekeeping Best Practices Section seeks to meet the following broad needs: i) to capture the knowledge gained by the United Nations in peacekeeping; ii) to disseminate best practices, at headquarters and in the field; and iii) to promote the adoption and use of best practices for the better conduct of UN peacekeeping – problem solving and policy development.
People
The Peacekeeping Best Practices Section (PBPS) is made up of a team of individuals who work together to accomplish all the varied tasks of the Section. Collectively, the Section has many years of experience both at Headquarters and in the field, including most recently Sudan, Darfur, Chad, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Advisory Areas
The Peacekeeping Best Practices Section, Policy, Evaluation and Training Division (DPET), DPKO, serves as the home of: the Knowledge Management Team and the Guidance Team (see above in "more" under "Policy and Lessons Learned"), the Gender Unit, HIV/AIDS Advisory Unit, Partnership Unit and Evaluation Team. PBPS is also the home of policy and advisory focal points for Civil Affairs and Child Protection. Although CLJAU and DDR, also listed herein, are now within the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, they are nevertheless part of the Department’s efforts in policy analysis and development.