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Evaluation of the Standing Police Capacity of the Police Division, DPKO
Overview
The Standing Police Capacity (SPC) of the Police Division (PD), of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) was initially proposed by the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change in 2004. Subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly in 2005, and created following the World Summit in 2005, the SPC is an innovative landmark in international policing. Its 40 personnel are based in Brindisi, Italy, and can be rapidly deployed to provide start-up capacity for new peace operations and assist the police components of existing United Nations peacekeeping operations, special political missions and United Nations funds and programmes.
When deployed, the SPC has made a plausible and positive contribution to missions’ police-related work and tasks. It has also been versatile in the range of products and services it has delivered. Yet, the vision behind its creation, that it would be a largely field deployed entity, has never been fully realized. Since its establishment in June 2006, the SPC’s field deployment has fluctuated, but overall, its service has been chronically underutilized. From April 2007 to December 2014, its average deployment rate has been 33.5 per cent as against the anticipated rate of 65 per cent communicated to Member States. Its deployment patterns indicate that large peacekeeping missions did not generate demand proportionate to their size. However, special political missions did generate significant demand for its services.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Theme/s | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| Focal Point Email | ied@un.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | Yes |
| Geographic Scope | Global |
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Evaluation of the Standing Police Capacity of the Police Division, DPKO
