UNITED NATIONS | FIELD SUPPORTFACT SHEET | 31 DEC 2014

FIELD SUPPORT FACTS
Key Facts and Figures for the United Nations Department of Field Support

KEY FIGURESFIELD SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTPEACEKEEPING MISSIONS

zz

16+1PKMs

Peacekeeping missions + UNSOA
zz

170,200

Authorized PKM personnel incl. UNSOA$8.1 billionzzest. PKM budget incl. UNSOA

1$376 million

Support Acc't + UNLB excl. ERPPOLITICAL MISSIONS AND OTHERS

zz

2

12+8 SPMs + otherszzSpecial political missions + others

4,770

Auth. personnel in 12 SPMs + 8 otherszz$790 million

est. budget 12 SPMs + 8 others

Overall deployment levels will reacha new peak and budgets will climb torecord levels in 2015/16.

Est.

Uniform

Civilian

MINURSO

1991

245

278

$54

MINUSCA

2014

11,800

1,476

$629

The newest missions are in large, remoteand land-locked areas with poor markets
and infrastructure.

MINUSMA2013

12,640

1,609

$831

MINUSTAH

2004

7,572

1,791

$500

MONUSCO

2010

22,016

4,541$1,397

Most missions are likely to face continued
security risks including increased targeting of UN personnel and asymmetricsecurity threats.

UNAMID

2007

19,248

4,011$1,154

UNDOF

1974

1,284

168

$64

UNFICYP

1964

929

150

$58

UNIFIL

1978

15,000966$510Missions with previously relatively stableenvironments have to adapt to fluid
regional security dynamics.

UNISFA

2011

5,376

309

$319

UNMIK

1999

16

372

$43

UNMIL

2003

6,661

1,621

$427

Crises triggered by conflict, humanitarian or health disasters continue to affectoperations and may require rapid mission
upscaling and downscaling.

UNMISS

2011

13,8003,090$1,097

UNMOGIP

1949

39

70

$20

UNOCI

2004

8,692

1,385

$494

UNSOA

2009

22,126489$490

Downward financial pressures will not
relent and higher costs from new reimbursement levels must be absorbed.

UNTSO

1948

157

229

$74

147,598

22,555$8,136PEACEKEEPING BUDGET TRENDS

Combined budget of PKMs incl. UNSOA in $bn 3
$8bn
$6bn
$4bn
$2bn

2000/01$0bn
2014/15

2007/08

PEACEKEEPING PERSONNEL TRENDS

Change in authorized personnel levels since 2000/01 4
Uniformed incl. UNSOA+250%

Uniformed
Civilians

2000/01

+150%
+50%

-50%
2014/15

2007/08

COST PER PEACEKEEPER

Expenditure per uniformed personnel since 2004/05 5
$85k

-16%
$80k
$75k
Adjusted for inflation

2004/05$70k
2008/092010/112013/14

Total # 16+1

BudgetSPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS + OTHERS 2
Office (Cluster)

Est.

Uniform

Civilian

BudgetBNUB (III)

2011

2

123

$14.7

CNMC (III)

2002

1

12

$5.8

OJSRS (I)

2012

80

$12.6

OSES (I)

2012

15

$3.3

OSESSS (I) 33

2011

8

$1.7

OSASG-Y (I) 34

2012

33

$5.1

2. Strengthen collaboration with troops
and police: prioritize joint planning anddeployment synchronization with OMA,
ensure that new units become rapidly
operational, enable more proactive, flexible and mobile operations.

OSESG-GL (I)

2013

26

$4.4

OSGGOS-C (I)

1974

19

$3.4

UNAMA (IV)

2002

21

1,690

$191.4

UNAMI (IV)

2003

291

951

$136.3UNIOGBIS (III)

2010

18

129

$20.8

UNOCA (III)

2011

27

$5.8

3. Improve quality of service delivery:
deliver more consistent and higher quality
services for clients, measure performancerigorously, top priority is for RSCE, withfullest support of client missions and HQ,
to deliver improved performance andcustomer satisfaction.

UNOWA (III)2001

UNMEER 35

PRIORITIES FOR 2015/16

Staff (PKMs, SPMs, HQ, SCs)

Personnel / budgets in $m as of 31 Dec (see notes) 6
MissionMISSION SUPPORT AND SECURITY

16,700PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS INCL. UNSOA

1. Enable operations in more remote,dangerous environments: prioritize
safety, security and welfare of personnel,
and expand shared services for nonlocation dependent functions.

4. Ensure corporate reforms work in thefield: improve supply chain management,
restructure mission support, expand
shared services, and roll out Umoja extension 1.
5. Be careful with limited resources:
absorb cost increases within existing
budgets, find creative solutions for clients,
reduce fixed costs, review resources andfind productivity gains.

44

$9.4

2014

368

$204.5

UNRCCA (III)

2007

30

$2.9

UNRGID

2011

7

$2.2

UNSCO 32

1999

65

$17.6

UNSCOL (III)

2007

83

$8.8

UNSMIL (III)

2011

384

$69.4

UNSOM (III)2013

Total # 12+8

2

6

223

$70.2

341

4,428

$790.3HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE CENTRES
OfficeEst.

Civilian

BudgetDFS NY

2007

424

$67

UNLB

1994

425

$71

10

2012

350

$44

KJSO 10

2012

85

$8

1,284

$190

RSCE

Total # 4

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OVERVIEW OF SUPPORTED OPERATIONS AND AUTHORIZED DEPLOYMENTUNRGID
GenevaUNMIKGSC

DFS HQOSGGOS-C

UNSCOLUNFICYPUNIFIL

CyprusBrindisi

Valencia

New York

KosovoGSC

CyprusLebanon

UNRCCA

Turkmenistan

UNSMIL
Libya

Iraq

Syria

UNTSO

KJSO

OJSRS

Mid-East

Western Sahara

Afghanistan

UNAMI

UNDOF

MINURSO

UNAMA

LebanonUNMOGIP

KuwaitSyria

India & Pakistan

UNSCO
oPT

MINUSTAH

OSES

Haiti

Sahel

MINUSMA

UNOWA

UNAMID

Mali

West Africa

OSESS

Darfur, Sudan

Sudan

OSASG-Y
Yemen

UNISFACNMC

UNIOGBIS

Cameroon
Nigeria

Guinea-Bissau

UNMIL
Liberia

Abyei

MINUSCAUNMISS

Central African
Republic

South Sudan

UNSOA
UNOCI

Côte d'Ivoire

Somalia

UNMEER

RSCE

Ebola Response

UNOCA
CentralAfricaUNSOM

EntebbeMONUSCO

BNUB

Dem. Rep. of
the Congo

Somalia

OSESG-GL
Great Lakes

Burundi30,000 personnel
15,0001,500

Land-locked

10 - 500

Hard-to-reach

Peacekeeping Mission
Special Political Mission or Office
Shared Service Location or HQ

Circles indicate size of authorized personnel deployment. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

TROOPS + POLICE: PEACEKEEPING

Contributions at 30 Nov 2014 excl. UNSOA (rounded) 11

Member state, assess'd 15

FINANCING: PKMs

FINANCING: SPMs

OTHER FIELD SUPPORT FIGURESCountry

Troop+ME Police

Member state, assess'd 16

Figures according to budgets or indicated 19

Total

%

Country

ShareCountry

Share

Description

Value

Bangladesh

7,961

1,314

9,275

8.9%

US

28.38%

US

22.00%

Number of aircraft (PKMs+SPMs)

220+10

Pakistan

7,139

1,002

8,141

7.8%

Japan

10.83%

Japan

10.83%

Number of UN vehicles (PKMs+SPMs)

13k+1K

India

7,458

468

7,926

7.6%

France

7.22%

Germany

7.14%

Number of medical facilities (PKMs)

Ethiopia

7,777

33

7,810

7.5%

Germany

7.14%

France5.59%

Rations budget / year (PKMs)$375m

Rwanda

5,127

557

5,684

5.4%

UK

6.68%

UK

5.18%

Meals delivered / day

300,000

Nepal

4,443

766

5,209

5.0%

China

6.64%

China

5.15%

Water provided / day

10m ltrs

Ghana

2,810

183

2,993

2.9%

Italy

4.45%

Italy

4.45%

Power generated / day

313 MVA

Nigeria

2,552

396

2,948

2.8%

Russia3.15%

Canada

2.98%

Fuel / year (air, ground, facilities, PKMs) 20

350m ltrs

Senegal

1,771

1,052

2,823

2.7%

Canada

2.98%

Spain

2.97%

Passengers on rotation flights / year

294,000

Egypt

2,178

413

2,591

2.5%

Spain

2.97%

Brazil

2.93%

Cost / flying hour (avg, mission aircraft) 23$6,200114 Other

42,674

6,246

48,92047%

183 Other

19.56%

183 Other

30.78%

Cost of out-mission travel / pers. (avg) 24$650

100.00%Support staff as % of civilians 26

62%

Total # 124

91,890 12,430 104,320 100%

Total # 193

100.00%Total # 193

310

21

Women as % of int'l and nat'l civilians

DEPLOYMENT STATUS: PEACEKEEPING

As of 30 Nov 2014 incl. recent start-ups, excl. UNSOA 12

83%

104,320 of 125,500 auth. uniformed personnel

86%

18,940 of 22,100 auth. civilian personnel + UNV

Int'l

SPMs and other
UNLB 14DFS HQ (auth.)

13

Nat'l

UNV

Total

5,310 11,800 1,830

18,780

1,187

2,017

3,279

107

281

75

[1] Land-locked

44,300[2] Hard-to-reach51,6002X%[3] Other

69,300Total

170,200

26%

388
424

25%

of 7.5m km2
Dec 2011

29% | 18%

National staff as % of civilians (ex. UNV)28

68%

Civilians per 1 security staff (avg, PKMs) 29

7:1

Fatalities since 1948 30

3,277

Fatalities 1 Jan to 30 Sep 2014 30

4X%
[3]
41%

[2]
33%

Area of ops in 'substantial', 'high' or 'extreme' danger 18

Deployment as of 31 Oct 2014 or as indicated

PKMs

Share of auth. mission personnel by environment 17
Environment
Personnel[1]

SECURITY AND SAFETY: PEACEKEEPINGCIVILIANS
EntityLOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT: PEACEKEEPING

27

42%

of 7.5m km2
Jul 2014

86

For official figures refer to reports of the Secretary-General.
See overleaf for notes and sources.
For feedback or ideas contact gfss-dfs@un.org

FIELD SUPPORT CLIENT SATISFACTION

Results of staff survey Aug 2014; 7,500 respondents 31
I am generally satisfied
with the field support
services I receive

61%

I have confidence DFS
reforms will improve
field support in 3-10 yrs

60%

Yes

Yes

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NOTES AND SOURCES
Please note that this fact sheet is not intended to replace information from official UN
reports or other sources listed below. For current and official figures, please referdirectly to the sources. For feedback and ideas, please contact gfss-dfs@un.org
1
2

3

4

5

6

10

11
12
15
16

Estimate of full year requirements for 2014/15 pending approval of final budgets
for MINUSCA, UNAMID and UNMISS.
Figures for Special Political Missions and other offices refer only to those supportedby the Department of Field Support. The total figures are higher. Civilians include
UNVs.
For historic figures on peacekeeping requirements, see for example the annual
Support Account budget reports. For 2014/15 see http://www.un.org/ga/search/
view_doc.asp?symbol=A/68/742
For historic figures on peacekeeping requirements, see for example the annual
Global Review of Peace Operations. For 2013 see http://cic.nyu.edu/content/
annual-review-global-peace-operations-2013
The cost per peacekeeper is calculated as actual and audited expenditure for
PKMs excl. UNSOA, Support Account and UNLB divided by the average reported
troop and police deployments. To account for price changes, figures are adjusted
for inflation, using the average annual inflation rate for OECD countries, given thatthese countries account for more than 90 percent of assessed funding.
Approved budgets are published in the annual Overview Report XXX. Final
12-month budgets for MINUSCA, UNAMID and UNMISS are pending approval.
Figures used here are estimates and subject to change. Civilians include UNVs.
Costs for the RSCE and KJSO are carried by the participating missions. Figures
shown here are cost estimates. For the RSCE budget, see page 140 of the Overview Report on Peacekeeping Financing 2014/15 http://www.un.org/ga/search/
view_doc.asp?symbol=A/68/731
For statistics on troop and police deployment see http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/contributors.shtml
For summary statistics on military, police and civilian deployment see http://www.
un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/factsheet.shtml
For rates of assessment for peacekeeping up to 31 Dec 2015 see http://www.
un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/67/224/Add.1
For rates of assessment for the biennium 2014-15 see http://www.un.org/ga/
search/view_doc.asp?symbol=ST/ADM/SER.B/889

17 For operations classified as 'land-locked' or 'hard-to-reach' see map above.
18 Based on size of area by security level as assessed by the United Nations Department of Security and Safety, whereby 'substantial' refers to security level 4, 'high'refers to level 5 and 'extreme' refers to level 6.
19 Unless indicated, all figures refer to budgeted deployments and costs as documented in IRIS, not yet including MINUSCA. Actual figures will differ.
20 Estimate
21 Estimate
22 All reimbursement costs are averages across peacekeeping missions. Figuresdiffer substantially between missions. Contigent refers to funded troops andformed police units.
23 Average. Figures differ substantially for various aircraft types and peacekeeping
missions.
24 Average. Figures differ substantially for various peacekeepin missions and destinations.
25 Average including travel costs.
26 Average across peacekeeping missions.
27 As in Monthly FPD Statistics as of 31 July 2014. Excludes UNVs.
28 As in Monthly FPD Statistics as of 31 July 2014. Excludes UNVs.
29 Average across peacekeeping missions.
30 For statistics on fatalities see http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/fatalities.shtml
31 Gray area shows % of responding with neutral or negative opinion.
32 UNSCO is not a category III mission for budget purposes. Figures are estimates.
33 OSESS 2014/15 budget and personnel estimate.
34 OSASG-Y 2014/15 budget and personnel estimate.
35 UNMEER budget and personnel estimate as of 30 Nov 2014.

ACRONYMS
avg.
BNUB
CNMC
COE
DFS NY
est.
GSC
HQ
KJSO
MINURSO
MINUSCA

Average
United Nations Office in Burundi
Cameroon Nigeria Mixed Commission
Contingent-owned equipment
United Nations Department of Field Support, New Yorkestablished
Global Service Centre
Headquarters
Kuwait Joint Support Office
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in theCentral African Republic
MINUSMA United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
MINUSTAH United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
MONUSCO United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
OSES
Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel
OSESSS
Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan and South
Sudan
PK
Peacekeeping
PKMs
Peacekeeping Missions
RSCE
Regional Service Centre Entebbe
SASG-YSpecial Adviser to the Secretary-General on Yemen
SESG-GL
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region
SGGOS-C Secretary General's Good Offices Mission in Cyprus
SPMs
Special Political Missions
sqkm
Square kilometres

UNAMA
UNAMI
UNAMID
UNDOF
UNFICYPUNIFILUNIOGBIS
UNISFAUNLBUNMEERUNMIK
UNMIL
UNMISSUNMOGIP
UNOCA
UNOCI
UNOWA
UNRCCAUNRGIDUNSCO
UNSCOLUNSMIL *
UNSOA
UNSOM
UNTSO
UNV

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
United Nations Logistics Base Brindisi
United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
United Nations Mission in Liberia
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
United Nations Office for West Africa
United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia
United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions
United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon
United Nations Support Mission in Libya
United Nations Support Office for AMISOM
United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
United Nations Volunteer