UNITED NATIONS CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION

1. UNITED NATIONSCIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION CHUCK ROYCE Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva (royce@un.org)

2. New York UN Headquarters -UNOCHA UNDP UNFPA UNICEF Montreal ICAO London IMO The Hague ICJ Bern UPU Vienna IAEA UNIDO ODCCP Rome FAO IFAD WFP Beirut ESCWA Gaza UNRWA Santo Domingo INSTRAW Tokyo UNU Washington IMF World Bank Group IBRD IDA IFC MIGA Bangkok ESCAP Addis Ababa ECA Geneva ECE ILO ITU OHCHR UNCTAD UNHCR WHO WIPO WMO Nairobi UNCHS UNEP Santiago ECLAC United Nations Offices

3. United Nations System International Court of Justice Economic and Social Council Trusteeship Council Secretariat General Assembly Security Council 6 Principal Organs of the United Nations

4. Secretariat OSGOffice for the Secretary General OIOSOffice of Internal Oversight Services OLAOffice of Legal Affairs DPADepartment of Political Affairs DDADepartment for Disarmament Affairs DPKODepartment of Peacekeeping Operations OCHAOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs DESADepartment of Economic and Social Affairs DGAACSDepartment of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services DPIDepartment of Public Information DMDepartment of Management UNSECOORDOffice for the United Nations Security Coordinator UNOGUnited Nations Office at Geneva UNOVUnited Nations Office at Vienna UNONUnited Nations Office at Nairobi

5. The Mission Statement: OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective andprincipled humanitarian action in partnership withnational and international actors in order to: • Alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; • Advocate for the rights of people in need; • Promote preparedness and prevention; • Facilitate sustainable solutions.

6. The Duty System • Operational 24 hours/day, 365 days/year • Emergency telephone no.: (+41-22) 917 20 10

7. UN Coordination Structures • General Assembly/Security Council • MCDA Complex Emergency Guidelines • UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator • UN Disaster Management Team • Lead Agency/Nation Concepts • Operations Coordination Centres • Humanitarian Ops Centre • Civil-Military Ops Centre • On-Site Ops Coordination Centre

8. Need for Assistance Military and Civil Defence Assets International Assistance Available Time

9. Civilian Domestic International Internal Civil-Military Relations Traditional Focus of Humanitarian Actors Domestic Military Traditional Focus of Military CIMIC International Civil- Military Relations or “UN-CMCoord” Our Focus International Civil-Military Relations and CIMIC

10. What is UN CMCoord? The essentialdialogueandinteractionbetween civilian and military actors in humanitarian emergencies necessary to avoid competition, minimize conflict, and, when appropriate, pursue common goals. The key elements are information sharing, task sharing, and joint planning. Basic strategies arecoexistence or cooperation.. It is ashared responsibilityfacilitated by liaison and the deployment of CMCoord officers.

11. Challenges in Civil-Military Coordination • Information Sharing • Intelligence versus Information • Classification versus Transparency • Task Sharing • Design of Military versus Civilian Units • Availability versus Duration of Emergencies • Joint Planning • Compatibility of Tools • Planning Processes and Cultures.

12. Areas for Coordination Security: Highly visible, especially in complex emergencies Logistics: At the heart of military and humanitarian operations Communications: Tampere Agreement does not apply to military Transport: Air space, land routes, and security Information: Technology, terminology and concepts

13. Conclusion In most cases, military forces are a last resort for providing relief in humanitarian emergencies. Over-reliance on military assets, or their imprudent use, will severely damage the humanitarian system and place humanitarian activities and workers at risk. Coordination is not only a function, it is a SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. If you don’t do it, neither will they.

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