Stéphane Jean is a Judicial Officer and Mission Coordinator in the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions of the United Nations Department of Peace Operations. He has served as a rule of law expert with United Nations peace operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Kosovo and Mali, including as Chief of the Justice Section of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and Deputy Chief of the Justice and Corrections Section of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
Supporting National Justice and Security Institutions: The Role of United Nations Peace Operations
While United Nations police, justice and corrections personnel represent less than 10 per cent of overall deployments in peace operations, their activities remain fundamental to the achievement of sustainable peace and security, as well as for the successful implementation of the mandates of such missions.