Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

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The Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs is the United Nations body responsible for preventing and resolving conflicts, supporting peace processes, and assisting countries in building sustainable peace.


Statements (57)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UN Secretariat department
United Nations department
peace and security body
abbreviation DPPA
cooperatesWith Peacebuilding Commission
United Nations Department of Peace Operations
United Nations Development Programme
regional organizations
country United States of America
employer United Nations
formedByMergerOf United Nations Department of Political Affairs
United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office
hasMainTask conflict prevention
electoral assistance
mediation and facilitation of peace processes
political analysis and early warning
support to UN political missions
support to inclusive political processes
support to peacebuilding
support to preventive diplomacy
support to special political missions
support to sustaining peace
support to the Peacebuilding Commission
support to the Peacebuilding Fund
support to the Secretary-General’s good offices
support to transitions from conflict to peace
hasOrganizationalUnit Africa II Division
Americas and Europe Division
Electoral Assistance Division
Middle East and West Asia Division
Peacebuilding Support Office
Policy and Mediation Division
headquartersLocation New York City
United Nations Headquarters
inception 2019
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York
locatedInTimeZone UTC−04:00
UTC−05:00
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations Secretariat
replaces United Nations Department of Political Affairs
reportsTo United Nations Secretary-General
scopeOfWork global
website https://dppa.un.org
workField conflict prevention
diplomacy
electoral assistance
international peace and security
mediation
peacebuilding
political analysis

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Africa II Division ("United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs")
Americas and Europe Division ("United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs")
Electoral Assistance Division
Policy and Mediation Division ("United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs")
partOf
Americas and Europe Division ("United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs")
Electoral Assistance Division
Policy and Mediation Division ("United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs")
parentOrganization
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ("United Nations Department of Political Affairs")
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ("United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office")
formedByMergerOf
United Nations Secretariat
United Nations Secretariat
hasPart
United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ("United Nations Department of Political Affairs")
hasPredecessor
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
mayHead
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ("United Nations Department of Political Affairs")
replaces

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