UN Special Political Missions: Proposed Personnel Numbers by Staff Category

The Peace and Security Pillar dataset from the United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub compiles proposed staffing numbers for Special Political Missions (SPMs). It includes counts for professional, general service, national staff, and volunteer categories. The dataset was last updated on 2026-03 26.

Use Cases

• Forecast staffing budgets for diplomatic missions based on proposed personnel categories.
• Analyze the composition of UN Special Political Missions based on staff grade levels.
• Model resource allocation for conflict resolution initiatives based on proposed mission staffing.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub.
• Explicitly lists detailed staff categories including Professional (P-2 to P-5, D-1, D-2, ASG, USG), General Service, National Staff, and UN Volunteers.
• Released under the CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect institutional bias inherent to UN reporting.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub

Collection Method

Compiled from proposed staffing plans for Special Political Missions.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:58:47.546833; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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