WHO WE ARE
The Department of Operational Support is based on five pillars - three offices and two divisions - in addition to the Office of the Under-Secretary-General. Approximately 1200 civilian staff work in UN Operational Support at the UN Headquarters, supporting operations globally.
The Department of Operational Support is currently led by Under-Secretary-General Mr. Atul Khare. The Department has two Assistant-Secretaries General: Ms. Lisa M. Buttenheim for Support Operations and Mr. Bernardo Mariano Jr. for Information and Communications Technology; and one Acting Assistant-Secretary General: Ms. AnneMarie van den Berg for Supply Chain Management. All had long senior careers with the United Nations and bring to their positions vast operational, political and diplomatic experience.