2. 今天，特别政治任务在越来越复杂、很多情况下极不稳定的安全局势中运作。当前，区域化冲突和族裔间紧张关系加剧，难民和流离失所者数目庞大，跨国有组织犯罪、武器扩散和恐怖主义等跨界威胁日益严重。在这种环境下，特别政治任务采用更加一体化的方式与联合国实体，包括国家工作队和维持和平行动开展协作。在这一过程中，特别政治任务必须以更加灵活的方式履行任务，同时应对新的风险。
2. Special political missions today operate in increasingly complex and, in many cases, highly unstable security situations. In environments marked by regionalized conflicts and intercommunal tensions, large numbers of refugees and displaced persons, and mounting cross-border threats such as transnational organized crime, arms proliferation and terrorism, they work in an increasingly integrated manner with United Nations entities, including country teams and peacekeeping operations. In doing so, special political missions have had to become more flexible in carrying out their mandates while managing new risks.