United Nations Department of Safety and Security | 27 May 2024

Source: TH

Recently, a former Indian Army officer Colonel, working with the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), was killed in Gaza.

  • The deaths of over 190 UN staff in Gaza have led the UN Secretary-General to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS):

  • It is the security arm of the UN. It provides security expertise to all UN entities so they can safely carry out their missions and programs.
  • It identifies and analyses security threats, and then develops strategies to address those risks.
  • It has a network of security advisors, analysts, officers and coordinators in over 131 countries to provide security support.

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