______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 1 UNITED NATIONS CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION CHUCK ROYCE Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva

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

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 3 United Nations System Internation al Court of Justice General Assembly Economic and Social Council Security Council Trusteeship Council Secretariat 6 Principal Organs of the United Nations

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 4 OSG Office for the Secretary General OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services OLA Office of Legal Affairs DPA Department of Political Affairs DDA Department for Disarmament Affairs DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations OCHA OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs DGAACS Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services DPI Department of Public Information DM Department of Management UNSECOORD Office for the United Nations Security Coordinator UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna UNON United Nations Office at Nairobi Secretariat

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 5 OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national 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. The Mission Statement:

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 6 The Duty System Operational 24 hours/day,Operational 24 hours/day, 365 days/year 365 days/year Emergency telephone no.:Emergency telephone no.: (+41-22)

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 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

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 8 Time Need for Assistance Military and Civil Defence Assets International Assistance Available

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 9 Civil-Military Relations and CIMIC Civilian Military Domestic Internal Civil-Military Relations International Traditional Focus of Military CIMIC Traditional Focus of Humanitarian Actors International Civil- Military Relations or “UN-CMCoord” Our Focus

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 10 What is UN CMCoord? The essential dialogue and interaction between 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 are coexistence or cooperation.. It is a shared responsibility facilitated by liaison and the deployment of CMCoord officers.

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 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.

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 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

______________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Services Branch / OCHA Geneva 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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