CIMIC IN UN PEACE OPERATIONS

1. CIMIC IN UN PEACE OPERATIONS

2. CIMIC IN UN PEACE OPS • UNMIL CIMIC • UNMEE CIMIC • UNTAET CMA • CURRENT STATUS

3. Force Commander G5 CIMIC – Chief Dpy Chief Clerk LO Sector 1 LO Sector 2 LO Sector 3 LO Sector 4 LO NEC DATA Base Offr Sector 2 CIMIC Offr Sector 1 CIMIC Offr Sector 3 CIMIC Offr Sector 4 CIMIC Offr Bn PRO Bn PRO Bn PRO Bn PRO UNMIL CIMIC TOTAL STRENGTH - 8 AMERICAN NIGERIAN PHILIPPINES NIGERIAN BANGLADESH ETHIOPIAN IRISH SWEDISH AMERICAN

5. FORCE HQ U N M E E Four principles of the Quick Impact Project • Duration less than 3 months • Caused by the effects of war • Maximum budget is $15,000 • Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) + Adjacent Areas Impartiality: QIPs should be located equally at the both countries

6. U N M E E QIP Funding Total amount of money allocated to CIMIC, 1,600,000 USD, since the beginning of mission: • Initial Assessed Budget $700,000 • Norwegian Trust Fund $250,000 • 2nd Norwegian Trust Fund $250,000 • Dutch Trust Fund $200,000 • Irish Trust Fund Euro 200,000 Out of these financial recourses CIMIC has currently 42,500 USD left, which is already allocated to QIPs The third Norwegian Trust Fund $250,000 has been decided to allocate as a further contribution to QIPs of UNMEE

7. UNTAET CMA

8. COORD 1999/2000 • UNTAET JOINT OPS CENTER (JOC) • Civpol, UNMO, Civilian • OCHA UNHOC • INTERFET CMA & CMOC • OCHA & CMOC left after emergency period in early 2000 and there was coordination vacuum until mid-2001 • Apparent duplication but different components had different needs

9. BOBONARO 1999/2000 • UNTAET • Civilian District Administration • CIVPOL • UNMO • INTERFET • UN Agencies: UNHCR & WFP • NGOs: MSF, WV, Oxfam • Local Community Representatives

10. BOBONARO COORD • Daily UN/Interfet Meeting • Sectors • Water • Oxfam, Interfet, UNTAET • Health • MSF, Catholic Church, Oxfam, Interfet, UNTAET • Joint Assessment • Humanitarian Coord • WV, MSF, Oxfam, WFP, UNHCR, INTERFET, CIVPOL, UNTAET, Local Community

11. BOBONARO DOC • Hosted by UNTAET Civilian Admin • Manned by CIVPOL/UNMO • INTERFET – UN PKF • Civilian Admin • Role of NGOs • Radio communication but not physically present • Evaluation • DOC good for crisis management • Effective coordination in meetings • Civilians uncomfortable with militarization of UN District HQ

12. AUSBAT CMA • Bat level CMA team • Maj + 2 at Bat HQ • Lt + 2 at Coy (LR, Laptop +) • Coy rotate every month • Plt rotate every week • Coy CMA team remained in place • CMA arm bands

13. PEACEBUILDING PHASE • 2001, mid-way through TA • Focus on Timorization of TA, Elections for CA • Potential for low-level conflict as political tensions increased in run-up to election • No coordination mechanisms in place other than at Head of Mission level

14. UNMO Others UNTAET SECURITY FRAMEWORK SRSG COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY CIVPOL NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER PKF OCPI Border Control Service DA DISTRICT OPERATIONS CENTER DISTRICT SECURITY COUNCIL CIVPOL Others UNMO Border Control Service PKF

15. UN Civil-Military Coordination • DPKO Civil-Military Coordination Policy (Sept 2002) • Mission Reality: • UNTAET/UNMISET = CMA • UNMEE, UNMIL & UNAMIS = CIMIC • UNFICYP = CA • Training & doctrine • STM 2 • CMLO?

16. UN Civil-Military Coordination • DPKO: UN Civil-Military Coordination is the system of interaction, involving the exchange of information, negotiation, de-confliction, mutual support, and planning at all levels, between military elements and humanitarian organizations, development organizations and the local civilian population to achieve respective objectives

17. UN Civil-Military Coordination • Integrated military, civilian, civilian police mandate and mission structures • Variety of mission coordination mechanisms • Tiers of Coordination: • UN Mission, UN System, External Actors, Internal Actors • Military coordination/liaison – CIMIC?

18. Mission HQ level Senior Management Team Security Management Team QIPs: Project Approval Committee Joint Operations Centre (JOC) Joint Mission Analysis Cell (JMAC) Peacekeeping Force Civil Military Operations Centre (CIMIC) Civil-Military Liaison Officers (CMLO) DDR NCDDR, JIU, TC, JOC Humanitarian Coordination RC/HC OCHA CMCoord Officers UN Humanitarian Operations Centre (UNHOC) UN Humanitarian Information Centre (UNHIC) WFP UN Joint Logistics Operations Centre (UNJLOC) CMCoord UNHCR Military Liaison Officer (MLO) NGOs Mission Coordination

19. Liberia DDRR Coordination • NCDDRR • National Commission on Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration • Joint Implementation Unit (JIU) • overall programme planning, design and co-ordination of implementation • Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) • consult and inform external programme partners on critical issues of planning and programme development • UNMIL, WFP, UNHCR, UNDP, UN, MOD, UNICEF, WHO • Project Approval Committee • EU, WB, USAID, UNICEF, UNDP, UNMIL, NTGL

20. CIMIC Operations • Liaison & Information Managment • Mutual Support & Joint Operations • Civic Action & Confidence Building

21. Liaison & Information Management • The sharing of information lies at the core of all coordination • CIMIC success depends on the quality and quantity of information exchanged • Forms: • Joint Assessments • Joint Planning • Coordination meetings • Joint monitoring an evaluation

22. Mutual Support & Joint Operations • CIMIC Joint Operations refers to those instances where two or more components undertake joint action • For instance • when PKF provides a security escort for a WFP convoy • When PKF assists UNHCR by provides potable water to an Refugee/IDP camp • When PKF, WHO and NGOs undertake joint medical assessment

23. Civic Action & Confidence Building • Improving the confidence the parties, local administration, population and external actors have in the peacekeeping operation and the peace process • Examples: • Public Information, e.g. pamphlets • Cultural, Social & Sport, e.g. soccer tournament • Rehabilitation (QIPS), e.g. fixing roof of a school

24. Four Categories • Infrastructure Rehabilitation • Support to Social Services • Socio-cultural & Sport Activities • Public Information

25. Multiple Outcomes • Practical Example: Rehabilitation of a School • A successful CB project should achieve much more than, e.g. the physical rehabilitation of a school • Contribute to the development and identification of community leaders; • Facilitate the creation of networks that will be conducive to future projects • Create opportunity for community to celebrate positive developments • Strengthen the relationship between the PKF, community and other internal and external partners

26. Role of CIMIC • UNMEE • Dedicated CIMIC Staff Officers to ID, oversee & monitor QIPS projects • UNMIL • Btn CIMIC Officers assist UN Civil Affairs Officer to ID & monitor QIPS projects • UNTAET • Btn/Coy CIMIC Officers ID projects and Coy execute with local labour

27. Scope of CIMIC • List all possible types of CIMIC activities and actions • Categorize them according to their objective • Mark those actions and activities which you think are inappropriate for the military