1. Security Sector Reform Briefing for the Senior Leadership Programme 17 March 2016
Adedeji Ebo
Chief, Security Sector Reform Unit
Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions
Department of Peacekeeping Operations
United Nations

2. Contents The SSR Unit SSR: Making People Safer MS Guidance on SSR
Trends in the Field since 2007
Ensuring Coherent Solutions

3. SSR: Making People Safer
“The objective of security sector reform is to help ensure that people are safer through the enhanced effectiveness and accountability of security institutions operating under civilian control within a framework of the rule of law and human rights” (A/67/970 - S/2013/480).
“The goal of the United Nations in security sector reform is to support States and societies in developing effective, inclusive and accountable security institutions so as to contribute to international peace and security, sustainable development and the enjoyment of human rights by all” (A/62/659 - S/2008/39)

4. SSR Unit: System-wide Focal Point
Facilitates the delivery of coherent SSR solutions
Advises on security sector governance
Advises on defence sector reform
Manages the UN Roster of SSR Experts
Develops SSR Guidance
Builds partnerships to strengthen UN SSR delivery
Leads the work of the Inter-agency SSR Task Force

5. Trends in the Field
Mandates have continued to grow in number and complexity: 20 PKOs and SPMs support national SSR efforts.
Increasing demand for highly specialized expertise: policing, defense, political affairs and security sector governance
SSR Units are increasingly called on to facilitate the delivery of coherent mission-wide solutions
Need for greater political support from SRSG/DSRSGs and from political components
Demand for operational partnerships (e.g. AU and EU)

6. MS Guidance: S/RES/2151 +
Include and prioritize SSR as an integral part of PKO and SPM mandates (SCR 2151)
National ownership remains “central” (SCR 2151 & 2185)
Importance of integration between sector-wide and component level reforms (SCR 2151 & 2185)
SRSGs/Envoys asked to “fully take into account the strategic value of SSR”, including through good offices” (SCR 2151 & ) and in this respect to …
“assist relevant senior UN management to understand how to deliver mandated SSR tasks” (SCR 2151)

7. Security Council Resolution 2151
15b: Requests the Secretary-General to consider undertaking the following in the context of relevant country-specific mandates:
Develop additional guidance for relevant United Nations officials, including Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and Envoys, and assist relevant United Nations management to understand how to deliver mandated security sector reform tasks

8. Senior SSR Training: Objectives
Highlight practical challenges and opportunities for senior leaders in supporting national SSR efforts.
To provide a “toolkit of options” for senior leaders to draw on throughout mandate implementation.

9. Senior SSR Training: Methodology
Combination of practically oriented briefings, peer-to-peer exchanges, case studies, group exercises and plenary discussions.
Facilitators and resource experts will be former United Nations Secretary-Generals, Deputy Security-Generals, SRSGs, Envoys, DSRSGs and senior SSR experts.
Take place over one day and on an annual basis.

10. Senior SSR Training: Content?
Voices of Senior Inter-agency SSR Staff:
Emphasize the political nature of SSR and, thereby, the specific role of senior leaders in implementing SSR mandates.
Highlight the benefit of senior-level engagement on SSR during various phases of peace operations.

11. Senior SSR Training: Content?
Your voice: ??

12. Questions and Discussion