Content_paragraphs:  Taken into consideration in the assessment are previous review processes and 
  
  evaluations of the mission, including the 2018 military capability study, the 2012 and 
  
  2017 strategic reviews of UNIFIL and the civilian staffing review undertaken in 
  
  2013/14, the latter of which was subsequently implemented over a three-year period. 
  
  The implementation of these reviews has resulted in reductions in major equipment 
  
  and troop strength, from 10,600 in 2016/17 to the current 10,155. Also explored in 
  
  the assessment are different ways of doing business, including the use of new or 
  
  alternative equipment and technology. Synergies with other United Nations entities 
  
  in Lebanon were also looked at, taking into account policy frameworks such as Action 
  
  for Peacekeeping (2018) and resolution 2436 (2018) on peacekeeping performance, 
  
  as was the UNIFIL support role to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force 
  
  (UNDOF), the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) and the 
  
  Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon in logistical and 
  
  administrative matters and to other missions regarding conduct and discipline. In line 
  
  with the system-wide strategy on gender parity, gender balance is a key principle 
  
  guiding any future configuration of the mission’s staffing. As a pilot mission of the 
  
  Comprehensive Performance Assessment System, some of its preliminary findings  
  
  informed an evaluation of the mission’s strengths and weaknesses and helped to 
  
  articulate priorities for the coming years, as reflected in the present assessment.