Office of Military Affairs

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The Office of Military Affairs is a United Nations body responsible for providing military expertise, planning, and support to peacekeeping operations under the Department of Peace Operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations office
military staff body
affiliatedWith Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support
surface form: United Nations Department of Operational Support

United Nations Office of Military Affairs (OMA) abbreviation
United Nations Security Council
surface form: United Nations Security Council (through mandate implementation support)

police-contributing countries
troop-contributing countries
aimsTo enhance effectiveness of UN military components
ensure military activities comply with UN principles and mandates
hasAbbreviation Office for Metropolitan Architecture
surface form: OMA
hasComponent Force Generation Service
Current Military Operations Service
surface form: Military Operations Service

Military Planning Service
Military Policy and Doctrine entities
hasRole advise on military aspects of peace operations
assist in force generation for peacekeeping missions
contribute to rules of engagement and operational directives for missions
coordinate with troop-contributing countries on military issues
develop military guidance and policy for peace operations
monitor military performance of peacekeeping missions
provide military expertise to United Nations peace operations
provide situational military analysis to UN senior leadership
support conduct of United Nations peacekeeping operations
support integration of military components with police and civilian components in missions
support mandate implementation from a military perspective
support military command and control arrangements in UN missions
support mission planning processes at strategic and operational levels
support planning of United Nations peacekeeping operations
support protection of civilians planning from a military perspective
support training and preparedness of military components for UN operations
hasScope United Nations peace operations
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations

special political missions with military components
locatedIn New York City
United Nations Headquarters
operatesUnder Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
partOf Department of Peace Operations
surface form: United Nations Department of Peace Operations

United Nations Secretariat
responsibleFor military strategic guidance to field missions
review of military concepts of operations for missions
review of military force requirements for missions
support to military command structures in missions
support to selection of Force Commanders
subjectOf United Nations peacekeeping reform discussions
United Nations reports on peacekeeping performance
usesLanguage English
French

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Department of Peace Operations hasPart Office of Military Affairs
Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit collaboratesWith Office of Military Affairs
Peacekeeping Best Practices Section hasParentOrganization Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: Office of Military Affairs and Policy, Evaluation and Training Division (historical/structural context may vary)
Integrated Training Service parentOrganization Office of Military Affairs
Strategic Force Generation and Capability Planning Cell partOf Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: UN DPO Office of Military Affairs
Military Planning Service partOf Office of Military Affairs
Current Military Operations Service partOf Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: UN DPO Office of Military Affairs
Peacekeeping Policy and Doctrine Team reportsTo Office of Military Affairs
Force Generation Service partOf Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: UN DPO Office of Military Affairs
Force Generation Service reportsTo Office of Military Affairs
Strategic Planning Cell collaboratesWith Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: UN Office of Military Affairs
Mission Analysis Cell collaboratesWith Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: United Nations Office of Military Affairs
Uniformed Personnel Performance Team worksWith Office of Military Affairs
Gender, Peace and Security Team underAuthorityOf Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: Office of Military Affairs of DPO
Regional Organizations Liaison Team parentOrganization Office of Military Affairs
Uniformed Personnel Reimbursement Unit reportsTo Office of Military Affairs
Troop and Police Contributing Countries Liaison Team reportsTo Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: Office of Military Affairs of DPO
Peacekeeping Environmental Management Unit parentOrganization Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: Office of Military Affairs of the Department of Peace Operations
Peacekeeping Training Standards Team reportsTo Office of Military Affairs
this entity surface form: Office of Military Affairs of DPO