Guidelines on the Rapid Deployment Level of the Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System

The purpose of these guidelines is to detail the procedures related to the registration, verification, elevation, and reimbursement of formed units at the Rapid Deployment Level (RDL) of the Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (PCRS).

Having units registered at the PCRS RDL facilitates the deployment of a military and/or police capability into a new mission area or to reinforce an existing mission during a critical moment. From the date the United Nations formally requests the Troop/Police Contributing Country (T/PCC) to deploy, the T/PCC has 60 days to assemble the unit and be fully prepared to deploy from the agreed port of embarkation. This will be achieved with individual unit deployments or with the deployment of the partial or full UN Vanguard Brigade, a brigade-size integrated military and police force comprised of infantry/manoeuvring units, police units, helicopters, enablers, and other support units.

The guidelines are also available in French and Spanish.