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01. Safety and Security Overview

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Security refers to all aspects of security management, including the UN security management system’s governance and policy framework to manage security risks to enable all UN programme delivery. The UN security policy, which encompasses the policies and operational guidelines related to the security of personnel, premises, assets and operations, are applicable across the entire UN system.

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Table of Content
About the Legal and Policy Framework
Applicability of the United Nations Security Management System
Security Policy Framework
United Nations Security Management System
 
Crisis Management
Hostage Incident Management
Security Planning
 
Operational Guidance
Boards of Inquiry
Compliance, Evaluation and Best Practices
Measures to Avoid Risk
Safety and Security Incident Recording System
Security Clearance Security Risk Management
Security Training and Certification
 
Safety Matters
Fire Safety
Road Safety
Role of UNSMS in Occupational Health and Safety
 
Security Administration
Locally Cost-Shared Security Budgets
Remuneration on Evacuation and Relocation Status
 
Specific Security Considerations
Armed Private Security Companies
Arming of Security Personnel
Arrest and Detention
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats and Attacks
Close Protection Operations
Gender Considerations in Security Management
Improvised Explosive Devices
Management of Stress and Critical Incident Stress
Residential Security Measures
Security of Locally-Recruited Personnel
Security of UN Premises
Special Events
Unarmed Private Security Companies
Use of Force