Project profile — Strengthening the United Nations Secretary General's Mechanism through a Quality Management System

• Africa, regional (20.00%)
• America, regional (20.00%)
• Asia, regional (20.00%)
• Oceania, regional (20.00%)
• Europe, regional (20.00%)

• Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peace And Security: Security system management and reform (15210) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project supports the development of tools to operationalize the United Nations Secretary General’s Mechanism for the Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM). This project develops distinct and specialized components to enable the UNSGM to deploy a qualified team of experts to investigate, attribute, and report on the suspected use of biological weapons. Project activities include developing a “quality management structure,” consisting of policy manuals and detailed field guides.

The expected outcome of this project is the strengthened capacity of the United Nations to investigate the alleged use of biological weapons.

Results achieved as of December 2021 include the development of “Quality Management Structure” documentation, which consists of a total of 24 documents addressing seven key areas: (1) General Quality Management Structure; (2) Mission Planning and Support; (3) Command, Control, Communications; (4) Health, Safety, Security; (5) Confidentiality and Information Management; and (6) Investigation-related Activities and sampling.

• Proactive disclosure