United Nations Department of Defense Operations (United Humanity)

The Department of Defense Operations (DDO) is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations (UN) and part of the United Nations Executive with responsibility for the planning, preparation, management and direction of UN peacekeeping and defense operations, global defense policy, as well as advising and assisting the Secretary General and his envoys on policy and the running of those operations on Earth and in Space.
Established in 1992 as the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), it is headed by a United Nations Under-Secretary-General, who reports directly to the Secretary-General and is a member of the Executive. Analogous to a Defense Minister, the Under-Secretary-General serves as the UN Executive's chief officer responsible for defence matters under the Secretary-General as de-facto Commander-in-Chief. The position is currently held by TBD, who was appointed by the General Assembly on recommendation by Secretary-General TBD.
The Department manages the UN Peacekeeping Forces on Earth, as well as the UN Navy and UN Marine Corps in Space. In addition, UN global intelligence services and numerous defense-related Agencies and Organizations are subordinate to the Department. It also operates several schools, academies and universities, including the UN Naval Academy and the UN Staff College. DDO is based at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
==History==
The DPO traces its roots to 1948 with the creation of the United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). Up to the late 1980s, peacekeeping missions were operated by six officials in the United Nations Office of Special Political Affairs, which was headed first by Under-Secretary-General Ralph Bunche, and subsequently Brian Urquhart and Brian Urquhart. From the beginning, peacekeeping operations operated with a clear doctrine that applied to its traditional or classical peacekeeping operations for inter-state ceasefires: peacekeepers did not take sides or discharge firearms, save in self-defense, or meddle in politics.
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations was created in March 1992 when Boutros Boutros-Ghali took office as UN Secretary-General; its creation was one of his first decisions. It expanded upon the work of the previous UN Field Administration and Logistics Division (FALD) (which remained active as a subordinate department). Goulding became Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping with Kofi Annan appointed as his deputy. The role of the DPKO, however, wasn't clarified until June 1992, when Boutrous-Ghali issued An Agenda for Peace, a plan to strengthen the UN's capacity for preventive diplomacy and peacekeeping.
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Usually, the office of Under-Secretary-General for Defense Operations is assumed by one of the Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council.
==Organizational Structure==
DDO is split into five main offices: the Office of Global Defense, Office of Global Intelligence, Office of Naval Affairs, Office of Peacekeeping Operations and the Office of Veteran's Affairs.
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===Staffing===
*TBD – Under-Secretary-General for Defense Operations
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Global Defense
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Intelligence
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Naval Affairs
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Veteran's Affairs
===List of Under-Secretaries-General===
This table lists the former Under-Secretaries-Generals (USGs) and Department Heads who served:
* at the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1972–1992)
* at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (1992–2005)
* at the Department of Peace Operations (2005–2065)
* at the Department of Defense Operations (2065–)
Department Head 	Nationality 	Years Served 	Secretary-General
Assistant Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs	Assistant Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs	Assistant Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs	Assistant Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs
Ralph Bunche 	 	1957–1968 	Dag Hammarskjöld
U Thant
Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs
Ralph Bunche 	 	1968–1971 	U Thant
Brian Urquhart 	 	1972–1985 	Kurt Waldheim
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Marrack Goulding 	 	1986–1992 	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Under-Secretary-General of Peacekeeping Operations 	Under-Secretary-General of Peacekeeping Operations 	Under-Secretary-General of Peacekeeping Operations 	Under-Secretary-General of Peacekeeping Operations
Marrack Goulding 	 	1992–1993 	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Kofi Annan 	 	1993–1996 	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Bernard Miyet 	 	1997–2000 	Kofi Annan
Jean-Marie Guéhenno 	 	2000–2005 	Kofi Annan
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations 	Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations 	Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations 	Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
Jean-Marie Guéhenno 	 	2005–2008 	Kofi Annan
Ban Ki-moon
Alain Le Roy 	 	2008–2011 	Ban Ki-moon
Hervé Ladsous 	 	2011–2016 	Ban Ki-moon
Jean-Pierre Lacroix 	 	2017–2026 	António Guterres
TBD 	TBD 	2027–2065 	TBD
Under-Secretary-General for Defense Operations 	Under-Secretary-General for Defense Operations 	Under-Secretary-General for Defense Operations 	Under-Secretary-General for Defense Operations
TBD 	TBD 	2065–Today 	TBD
==Financing==
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==Current Operations==
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==See also==
*List of United Nations Missions
Category:Scenario: United Humanity
Category:United Nations