Conference Room 1, Conference Building United Nations Headquarters New York

United Arab Emirates Panel Series on Women, Peace and Security: The Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda - Harmonizing the High-Level Review Processes

The sixth and final panel discussion of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) series, organised by the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates, examined the linkages between this year's three important high-level review processes - on WPS; on Peace Operations; and on the Peacebuilding Architecture.

Panel Event: Use of Private Military and Security Companies by the United Nations

The United Nations (UN) uses private military and security companies (PMSCs) extensively in a variety of activities and locations around the world. In light of concerns with respect to the outsourcing of security functions by the UN to private companies, the UN has recently adopted several policies on this matter.