United Nations Department of Political Affairs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|||||
 United Nations Headquarters |
|||||
| Org type | Department of the Secretariat | ||||
| Acronyms | DPA | ||||
| Head | Under-Secretary-General B. Lynn Pascoe | ||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Established | 1992 | ||||
| Website | http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/index.html | ||||
| Parent org | United Nations Secretariat | ||||
| Portal |  United Nations Portal |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA) (French: Département des affaires politiques des Nations Unies), (Spanish: Departamento de Asuntos Políticos de las Naciones Unidas) is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations, was established in 1992, whose focal point is Peace Building. The Under-Secretary-General is US diplomat B. Lynn Pascoe.
The DPA is tasked with resolving ongoing conflict, preventing new problems from arising and promoting peace in areas that have recently emerged from conflict. To achieve these, the department has four main responsibilities. First, the department is responsible with the monitoring and assessment of developments in the political sphere. Second, the DPA reports and advises the Secretary General in relation to the promotion of peace. Third, the department provides to member states assistance for elections. Finally, the DPA provides support to the Security Council.
Contents |
[edit] Recent news
- November 10, 2006 - Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari, in Myanmar for four days (November 9 - 12) to encourage greater respect for human rights there, met with leaders of the Military junta in Nay Pyi Taw. On November 10, in Rangoon, he met for approximately one hour with Nobel laureate and Aung San Suu Kyi. [1] The day before his visit, Secretary-General Kofi Annan "urged the junta to show 'tangible' steps forward' on human rights, democratic reform and national reconciliation." [2]
- November 9, 2006 - Assistant Secretary-General Angela Kane, briefed the Security Council on the shelling that took place in the town of Beit Hanoun (Arabic: بيت حانون) and urged both sides to resume dialogue. She said: "We hope that both Israelis and Palestinians will, in the wake of yesterday’s tragedy in Beit Hanoun, pause and reflect on the fact that the conflict between them will not be resolved by force, and that ways must be found to bring about negotiations". [3]
[edit] Staffing
- B. Lynn Pascoe - Current Under-Secretary-General
- Tuliameni Kalomoh
Namibia - Assistant Secretary-General - Angela Kane
Germany - Assistant Secretary-General
The DPA employs approximately 250 people at the United Nations headquarters in New York City and more than 750 people in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
[edit] Budget
For the years 2004-2005, the budget was approximately $59 million dollars. [4]
[edit] Former Under-Secretaries-General
- Ibrahim Gambari - 2005-2007
- Kieran Prendergast - 1998-2005
- James O.C. Jonah - 1992-1994
- Vladimir F. Petrovsky - 1992-?
[edit] See also
- UN Peacemaker website for peacemaking professionals
- Bulletin of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (Fall-Winter 2006)
- List of recent speeches by the Under-Secretary-General
[edit] External links
- UN Department of Political Affairs
- Département des affaires politiques des NU
- Departamento de Asuntos Políticos de las NU
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
