Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination: Publications

Generic Guidelines on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination and the Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets

• Guidelines on the Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief – “Oslo Guidelines” - Rev. 1.1 (November 2007).

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• Civil-Military Guidelines and Reference for Complex Emergencies (2008), comprising:

- Guidelines on the Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets to Support United Nations Humanitarian Activities in Complex Emergencies – “MCDA Guidelines” - Rev. 1 (January 2006).

- Civil-Military Relationship in Complex Emergencies – an IASC Reference Paper (June 2004).

- Use of Military or Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Convoys – IASC Discussion Paper and Non-Binding Guidelines (September 2001).

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– Chinese
– English
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– Russian
– Spanish

• Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Support of Humanitarian Emergency Operations: What Is Last Resort? (2012)
   
• Updated Guidelines on the Use of Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Convoys - IASC Non-Binding Guidelines (27 February 2013)

Country/Situation-Specific Guidelines and Guidance on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination and the Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets

Country-Specific

• Haiti – Guidelines for Civil-Military Coordination in Haiti (2011).
   
• Pakistan - Draft Guidelines for Civil-Military Coordination in Pakistan (2010).
   
• Chad - Reference Document: Humanitarian Civil-Military Liaison Arrangements and Coordination Mechanisms during the Mandate of EUFOR TCHAD/RCA (2009).
   
• Afghanistan - Guidelines for the Interaction and Coordination of Humanitarian Actors and Military Actors in Afghanistan (2008).
   
• Iraq - Guidelines for UN and other Humanitarian Organizations on Interacting with Military, Non-State Armed Actors and Other Security Actors in Iraq (2008).
   
• Sudan - United Nations Civil-Military Coordination Guidelines for Sudan (2008).
   
• DRC - Guidelines for Interaction between MONUC Military and Humanitarian Organisations (2006).
   
• Liberia - Guidance for Civil-Military Coordination in Liberia (2006).

Regional Level

• Asia-Pacific Regional Guidelines for the Use of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response Operations, Draft Version 8.0 (23 November 2010).

Operational Level

• Position de l’Equipe Humanitaire Pays sur l’Interaction de la Communauté Humanitaire avec les Forces Armées en présence au Mali (26 février 2013)
   
• Humanitarian Country Team Position on the Interaction between the Humanitarian Community and Armed Forces Present in Mali (26 February 2013)
   
• Guidance on the Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets (MCDA) to Support Humanitarian Operations in the Context of the Current Military Intervention in Mali (1 February 2013)
   
• Guide sur l’utilisation des ressources militaires et de la protection civile (RMPC) étrangères en appui aux opérations humanitaires dans le contexte de l’intervention militaire en cours au Mali (1 février 2013)
   
• Guidance on the Use of Foreign Military Assets to Support Humanitarian Operations in the Context of the Current Crisis in North Africa (25 March 2011).
   
• Guidance on the use of Military Air / Sea Craft to Support the Evacuation of Third Country Nationals (TCN) in the Context of the Current Crisis in North Africa (3 March 2011).

UN-CMCoord References

• Civil-Military Coordination Officer Field Handbook, versions E 1.0, 10 March 2008
   
• OCHA on Message: Civil-Military Coordination (May 2012)

Discussion Papers, Reports and associated Guidelines on Civil-Military Relations

• HPN, Special Feature Civil Military Coordination (January 2013)
   
• HPG, Trends and challenges in humanitarian civil-military coordination, A Review of the literature (May 2012)
   
• HPG, The Police, Humanitarians and the Protection of Civilians: Coordinating “ Civilian” contributions, Roundtable on Civil-Military Coordination (1 March 2012)
   
• HPG. The Concept of Protection: Towards a Mutual Understanding, Roundtable on Civil–Military Coordination (12 December 2011)
   
• ISAF Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Relief Response SOP (2011)
   
• Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR) – SCHR position paper on humanitarian-military relations (2010)
   
• British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) & European Network of NGOs in Afghanistan (ENNA) - Policy Briefing: Aid and Civil-Military Relations in Afghanistan (2009)
   
• CARE – Policy framework for CARE International’s relations with military forces (2009)
   
• The Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response – SIPRI Study (2008)
   
• World Vision International – Principled Pragmatism: NGO Engagement with Armed Actors (2008)
   
• OXFAM – Oxfam International Policy Compendium on Multi-Dimensional military missions and humanitarian assistance (2008)
   
• World Vision – Principled pragmatism: NGO engagement with military actors (2008)
   
• Interaction - Guidelines for Relations between U.S. Armed Forces and Non-Governmental Humanitarian Organisations in Hostile or Potentially Hostile Environments (2007)
   
• HPG Research Report – Resetting the Rules of Engagement: Trends and Issues in military –humanitarian relations (March 2006)
   
• Caritas Internationalis - Relations with the Military (2006)
   
• Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR) - Position Paper on the Role of International Peacekeeping Forces in the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance (2004)
   
• Save the Children - Provincial Reconstruction Teams and Humanitarian–Military Relations in Afghanistan (2004)
   
• Oxfam International - Iraq: Humanitarian-Military Relations (2003)
   
• ICRC Guidelines on Civil-Military Relations (2001)

Peacekeeping Guidelines and References

• OCHA on Message: Integration: Structural Arrangements (2010)
   
• Civil Military Coordination in UN Integrated Peacekeeping Missions (UN CIMIC) (2010)
   
• United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Principles and Guidelines DPKO Capstone doctrine (2008)
   
• Guidelines and Policy Directive on Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) (2007 & 2009)
   
• Secretary General’s note on Integrated Missions (2006)
   
• UN IMPP Guidelines (2006)
   
• Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the review of military involvement in civil assistance in peacekeeping operations (2005)
   
• DPKO Civil-Military Coordination Policy (2002)
   
• Note of Guidance on Relations between Representatives of the Secretary-General, Resident Coordinators and Humanitarian Coordinators (30 October 2000)

Key Humanitarian References

• The Sphere project, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (2011)