The UN Is Hiring English-Speaking DISARMAMENT OFFICERS in New York
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by Daisy Luther
As the Second Amendment conflict heats up across the United States,
here’s another “crazy conspiracy theory” that has turned out to be true.
The
United Nations is hiring in New York. What positions are they trying to fill?
English-speaking DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION OFFICERS.
This job was posted the day after Christmas. So for all the folks who
have been saying “nobody is trying to take your guns” you might want to
read this job listing and reconsider your opinion.
Is this in response to the Virginia crisis?
You may recall that citizens of Virginia have become outraged
recently by new laws that are likely to pass this month, effectively
banning all semi-automatic weapons. Sanctuary counties, cities, and
municipalities now cover all but the most urban parts of the state.
These sanctuaries have vowed to support the Second Amendment and are
refusing to enforce unconstitutional gun laws.
In response, a member of the state congress suggested that
Governor Northam could call up the National Guard to disarm residents of Virginia despite the wishes of local governments. In response to that, at least one county has
formed a militia and others are expected to spring up. The state’s Attorney General says that these
sanctuaries carry no legal weight.
Despite the AG’s opinion and threats from the state government,
Virginians appear to have no plans to give up their guns or register
them. Many members of law enforcement entities and the National Guard
have said that they will not act on unconstitutional orders.
One has to wonder if this is why the UN is hiring “disarmament officers?”
What is the job description?
Here are the responsibilities for the new hires, as per the United Nations job listing.
Within delegated authority, the Disarmament,
Demobilization and Reintegration Officer will be responsible for the
following duties:
• Acts as a Focal Point for Disarmament, Demobilization and
Reintegration (DDR) components for two to three missions, responsible
for planning, support to implementation and evaluation;
• Participates in DPO and Integrated Task Force planning meetings for
the establishment of a new peacekeeping mission with a potential DDR
component;
• Provides technical assistance to peace negotiations;
• Participates in technical assessment missions;
• Advises, develops and reviews (as appropriate) initial DDR functional
strategy and concept of operations for further development into a full
programme by the DDR component and the National DDR Commission;
• Drafts and reviews DDR inputs to SG report, code cables, and talking points;
• Develops initial result-based framework and budget for new DDR components in new mission;
• Liaises with UNDP and donor community to raise voluntary contributions for DDR programmes;
• Presents and/or defends new and subsequent DDR budgetary requirements
in the ACABQ and the 5th Committee of the General Assembly;
• Develops staffing structure and terms of reference for a DDR
component, including terms of integration with other UN agencies, funds
and programmes;
• Provides technical clearance for applicants to DDR units in new and ongoing missions;
• Provides Headquarters support in planning the civilian and military logistics support for DDR;
• Continually reviews DDR programme strategy and implementation through relevant documents, reports and code cables;
• Conducts field missions to assess implementation of established DDR programmes;
• Identifies potential problems and issues to be addressed and suggests remedies to DDR units in the field;
• Liaises with Member States, UN actors and other DDR interested
partners to represent the mission’s DDR component at the Headquarters
level;
• Establishes and maintains an outreach network with CSOs and IGOs active in the area of DDR.
• Supports the doctrine development work in the area of DDR in the
department, with the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on DDR and other
relevant national and international actors working on DDR issues;
• Contributes to Department-level or Policy Committee-level policy development work on DDR and related issues;
• Maintains and further develops the Integrated DDR Standards – a set of
inter-agency policies, guidelines and procedures on DDR;
• On behalf of the Chief of the DDR Section, co-chairs the IAWG on DDR,
contributes to bringing coherence to the interaction of the UN system
and its partners on DDR;
• Supervises the Associate Expert (Junior Professional Officer) in the
development and maintenance of the web-based United Nations DDR Resource
Centre;
• Liaises with others (UN, regional organisations and Member States) providing DDR.
Other duties as required. (source)
Also notable is the required language fluency – English – and the desired experience.
Seven years of relevant experience in disarmament
affairs, political analysis or in national military or paramilitary
service, preferably related to the design, implementation or review of
DDR. (source)
Employees would answer to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
As per the UN, here are some specifics about this job description. Of special note:
Disarmament is the collection,
documentation, control and disposal of small arms, ammunition,
explosives and light and heavy weapons of combatants and often also of
the civilian population. Disarmament also includes the development of
responsible arms management programmes. (source)
As well, the UN especially wants women to apply for this job, citing
gender equality. But is it possible they think that a gun owner might
have more ethical difficulty firing on a woman trying to take their
weapons than a man?
The US is no longer part of the UN Arms Trade Treaty.
You may recall back in 2013, the United Nations convinced
then-Secretary of State John Kerry to sign a treaty that “unequivocally
bans arms transfers that are in violation of a U.N. arms embargo or that
exporters have reason to know will be used to commit genocide and other
grievous war crimes.”
In 2013,
the US signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty but that signature was never ratified. Last April,
President Trump officially withdrew from the international gun control treaty.
However noble that may sound, anti-gun control activists were
concerned this would lead to the UN being able to disarm Americans on US
soil.
So why is the UN looking for English-speaking disarmament experts?
Don’t be silly, “no one is coming to take your guns.”
How many times has someone told you not to worry – that nobody is
coming to take your guns away? That all they want is “common-sense gun
laws?”
In light of the current political climate and this job listing, I’d say that is an outright a lie.
What do you think about this job listing? Alarming or not? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
About Daisy
Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, globe-trotting blogger who
writes about current events, preparedness, frugality, voluntaryism, and
the pursuit of liberty on her website, The Organic Prepper. She is widely republished across alternative media and she curates all the most important news links on her aggregate site, PreppersDailyNews.com. Daisy is the best-selling author of 4 books and runs a small digital publishing company. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.
About the Author
Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, gun-toting blogger who writes
about current events, preparedness, frugality, voluntaryism, and the
pursuit of liberty on her website,
The Organic Prepper. She is widely republished across alternative media and she curates all the most important news links on her aggregate site,
PreppersDailyNews.com.
Daisy is the best-selling author of
4 books and lives in the mountains of Virginia with her two daughters and an ever-growing menagerie. You can find her on
Facebook,
Pinterest, and
Twitter.
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