A/HRC/21/36 reports the need to strengthen coordination among United Nations agencies, including human rights coordination and monitoring and public reporting. C. United Nations Political Office for Somalia 48. UNPOS was established in 1995 to advance the cause of peace and reconciliation in Somalia.12 In its resolution 1814 (2008), the Security Council requested the SecretaryGeneral to establish an effective capacity within UNPOS to monitor and enhance the protection of human rights in Somalia, and to ensure coordination, as appropriate, between UNPOS, OHCHR and the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, which led to the creation of the UNPOS Human Rights Unit in 2008. 49. The three substantive components of UNPOS are (a) security sector development, (b) political, civil and gender affairs and (c) human rights and rule of law. In accordance with the decision of the Secretary-General and standing United Nations policy, human rights components are integrated into political and peace operations. OHCHR, as the lead United Nations entity for human rights, provides expertise, guidance and support to the UNPOS Human Rights Unit, which has a dual reporting line to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and the High Commissioner. 50. As an integral component of UNPOS, the Human Rights Unit identified the following thematic priorities for 2012–2013: (a) protecting human rights in situations of violence and insecurity; (b) combating impunity and strengthening accountability, rule of law, and democratic societies, with an emphasis on institution and capacity-building; and (c) countering discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against internally displaced persons, women and children. Although human rights activities are concentrated in the Human Rights Unit, the work of the other two components has a direct bearing on the protection and promotion of human rights. 51. The efforts made by the international community to counter piracy also have human rights implications. In various resolutions, the Security Council has emphasized, inter alia, that respect for human rights and the rule of law are necessary to create the conditions for the durable eradication of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. 13 52. In 2012, UNPOS began to deploy national and international staff inside Somalia in the context of the relocation of UNPOS from Nairobi to Somalia. The construction of additional accommodation and office space in Mogadishu is expected to be completed in the near future, allowing for the permanent relocation of UNPOS to Somalia. By 1 September 2012, the Human Rights Unit will have eight staff members (five internationals and three nationals) permanently deployed inside Somalia, and five in Nairobi, whose deployment inside Somalia is planned for 2013. The size of the Unit is modest when compared with the vastness and complexity of the human rights challenges in Somalia. With offices in Hargeisa (“Somaliland”), Garowe (“Puntland”) and Mogadishu, the Unit finds itself thinly spread between different regions with different human rights specificities and various needs for technical assistance. In the complex political environment of Somalia, the Unit is committed to working with the Somali authorities in a collaborative manner that ensures national ownership of the human rights agenda. 12 13 10 See Security Council resolutions 1814 (2008), 1863 (2009), 1910 (2010) and 1872 (2009). See for example Security Council resolution 2020 (2011).