Objectives

This project aims to strengthen mandate implementation by rolling out an integrated information platform (Unite Aware) that enhances operational planning, analysis and data-informed decision-making.

Components

The project includes : (i) implementation of the Enhanced Situational Awareness workstream ; (ii) the deployment of business analysis, data management and visualization capabilities : (iv) the development of recommendations on work processes, based on existing policies and frameworks, to support the Unite Aware rollout ; and (v) the support to missions in establishing and implementing data governance, data exploitation, related training activities and business requirements, as well as in-situ situational awareness/early warning/peacekeeping intelligence coordination mechanism.

Main achievements

The project has contributed to a more enhanced and integrated approach to situational awareness and information/data management in peacekeeping through the deployment of the Unite Aware (UA) platform. Its core modules, namely situational Awareness Geospatial Enterprise (SAGE), Patrol Plans, Maps, and Dashboards have been rolled out in UNFICYP, MINUSCA, and UNMISS.

Across these three missions, the project has deployed critical surge capacity that has improved information and data management, contributed to broader digital transformation efforts, and significantly strengthened situational awareness. Through comprehensive consultations with mission components, the project has enhanced information flows and enabled the creation of custom dashboards, automated workflows, and new mapping tools that support more informed decision-making and operational planning.

Governance mechanisms, engaging both civilian and uniformed stakeholders, have ensured that mission-specific needs are met while aligning with broader peacekeeping priorities. Integration has been further advanced through digital governance working groups, which coordinate mission-wide data requirements.

Following the roll-out, the project continues to enhance existing UA modules and focuses on expanding the collection of incident and activity data using the SAGE application; collecting and managing patrol data through the UA Patrols Management application; and integrating and visualizing operational data via the UA Maps application and dashboards.

• In UNFICYP, the UA has been established, as the information management platform for situational awareness, including incidents and operational activities. The project has strengthened joint planning, access to operational information, including more reliable and structured data for analysis and use of sensors (e.g., Closed-Circuit Television in the buffer zone) and data visualization for planning and decision-making. The project has developed a detailed Standard Operating Procedure. Work continues on the development of a customized Buffer Zone Management tool that will automate and digitize the Mission’s land permit application process.

• In MINUSCA, implementation is ongoing, with patrol management enhancements.

• In UNMISS, the focus is on patrol planning. and a custom Patrol Plans module has been developed.

Additionally, a global UA training curriculum has been established.

Impact

The project seeks to deliver a ‘tried and tested’ integrated approach to enhancing situational awareness and data interoperability that can be replicated and adapted by other peacekeeping missions as the project progresses.