Current and Emerging Uniformed Capability Requirements for United Nations Peacekeeping [1]
The aim of this paper is to communicate the UN’s uniformed capability requirements in the context of the current and emerging peacekeeping environment. In late 2018 the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping [2] (A4P [2]) initiative and the Declaration of Shared Commitments were endorsed by 151 Member States, demonstrating global collaboration for a set of shared commitments that will help strengthen peacekeeping, including through new and improved uniformed capabilities. This was followed by the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial [3] in March 2019 in which 130 high-level delegations, 60 at the ministerial level, participated and 45 countries announced new pledges of specialized capabilities, including rapidly deployable units, training and capacity-building support, as well as the training and deployment of more women peacekeepers.