1. Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in
Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Last updated by JW on 15 December 2016.

2. Session outline
Part I: Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord)
Part II: UN-CMCoord in the context of Asia and the Pacific
Part III:
Regional Consultative Group (RCG) Work Plan for Indonesia ( )

3. Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination Concept and Definition
Part I
Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination
Concept and Definition
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4. UN-CMCoord What is it?
The essential dialogue and interaction between civilian and military actors in humanitarian emergencies necessary
to protect and promote humanitarian principles, avoid competition, minimize inconsistency, and when appropriate pursue common goals.
A soldier carries an elderly man on his back to a shelter in Natori city, Miyagi
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5. UN-CMCoord Strategy, Methods & Structures
Peace Time Deployment
Peace Keeping
Peace enforcement
Combat
COOPERATION
COEXISTENCE
HUM
MIL LO
UN-CMCOORD
Co-Location
Liaison Exchange
Limited Liaison
Interlocutor
Coordination
(essential dialogue and interaction)
UN-CMCoord focuses on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the combined efforts
UN-CMCoord basic strategy ranges from Co-existence to Cooperation. In either side of the spectrum and in between, COORDINATION is necessary in order to protect and promote humanitarian principles, avoid competition and minimize inconsistency
UN-CMCoord focuses on minimizing competition and de-confliction

6. The key elements of successful CMCoord are:
How do we do it?
INFORMATION SHARING
TASK DIVISION
PLANNING

7. UN CMCoord WHY DO WE NEED TO DO IT?
Credit: WFP/Simon Crittle
UN CMCoord
WHY DO WE NEED TO DO IT?
Establish and sustain dialogue with military forces
Establish a mechanism for information exchange and humanitarian action with military forces and other armed groups
Assist in negotiations in critical areas of humanitarian-military interaction
Support development and dissemination of context-specific guidance for the interaction of the humanitarian community with the military
Monitor activity of military forces and ensure positive impact on humanitarian communities.
FP/Simon Crittle

8. What is UN-CMCoord?

9. UN-CMCoord in the context of Asia and the Pacific
Part II
UN-CMCoord in the context of Asia and the Pacific
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15. Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model
To provide the context for humanitarian civil-military coordination in Asia;
To explore linkages to global and regional guidance and some of the challenges that exist in providing humanitarian assistance and protection to disaster-affected populations;
To outline the civil-military coordination mechanisms in the five priority countries and how these are activated during disaster response efforts;

17. RCG Work Plan for Indonesia (2016-2017)
Part III
RCG Work Plan for Indonesia ( )
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18. Indonesia 2016 Work Plan Coordination Mechanisms
Allocation, use and tracking of Foreign Military Assets
Logistics Arrangements
Information Sharing Platforms

19. Coordination Mechanisms
Main Progress:
Development of the National Disaster Response Framework (NDRF), expected to be completed in 2017;
Multi Agency Coordination (MAC) coordination to be sensitized to international partners;
Technical Working Group (TWG) on Civil-Military Coordination established.

20. Allocation, Use and Tracking of
Foreign Military Assets
Main Progress:
Efforts to synchronize global clusters with National Clusters, as reflected in the Indonesia Emergency Response Preparedness report;
Cluster mechanism should fit into the Emergency Response Command System during emergencies;
Foreign Military Assets will be coordinated through MNCC (Multi-National Coordination Centre), as part of MAC (Multi- Agency Coordination) Center

21. INDONESIA – 2017 Work Plan 2017 WORK PLAN
Recommendations/ Action Points/Activities
(these will form part of the RCG work plan for the country)
Ensure engagement of regional / international partners in the development of Indonesia’s National Disaster Response Framework (NDRF).
BNPB, HCT and other interested partners to continue engagement on the further elaboration of one unified, Government led coordination structure – including through development of SOP for the Indonesian Government’s Multi-Agency Coordination Centre and adaptation of ICS including CMCoord
Indonesia, ASEAN and resident humanitarian agencies to pilot the RAPID approach under the leadership of BNPB..
Work closely with ASEAN on the operationalisation of 1A1R and AJDRP including through engagement in relevant simulation exercises.
Support BNPB-led TWG on CMCoordination, which will focus, inter alia, on continued engagement in logistics planning.
Engage TNI and MOD in the above activities
Roles/Responsibilities and Timeframe
BNPB, ASEAN and OCHA – immediate and ongoing
BNPB/HCT/Other (as desired) – in line with elaboration of NDRF
Kick-off workshop 1st quarter 2017
2017 onwards (1A1R to be confirmed in time for 2020)
WFP – ongoing
BNPB and OCHA.