Sharing Best Practice

As financial resources for environmental management are limited, both UN Peacekeeping and UN Operational Support try to ensure that their interventions are appropriate, effective and cost-efficient. This calls for good management and up-to-date knowledge of the impact that its work is having on the ground.

A Barrel incinerator training in UNMISS
Barrel incinerator training UNMISS

Community of Practice

Best practices and case studies from the field are shared with all missions through dedicated communities of practice and training as well as annual ‘Good Practice Publication’ (link). We also draw upon existing resources from our partners (e.g., UNEP) as well as from other Member States or organisations.

The Department of Operational Support is an active member of the UN-wide working group on environmental sustainability management, and we promote Greening the Blue, the official UN campaign to make for a more sustainable United Nations.