MINURCAT UN-CIMIC J9. Brief Swedish Delegation 15 Feb-2010

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1 MINURCAT UN-CIMIC J9 Brief Swedish Delegation 15 Feb-2010

2 OBJECTIVES Define CIMIC and its equivalent concepts and terminology within the peace operations field. Explain the principles and guidelines behind CIMIC Explain CIMIC Structure Organization Understand the role and function of CIMIC Refugee Camps, IDP sites, Designated AoIs Humanitarian Actors Bureau de Protection et des Escortes (BPE) Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) Lessons Learned

3 INTRODUCTION Civil- military coordination provides the interface between peace and security objectives on the one hand and relief and reconstruction objectives on the other. Civil-military coordination officers are trained to understand humanitarian principles and guidelines so that they can facilitate the coordination of the security and humanitarian interface and ensure that any military support offered is complimentary to the humanitarian and development agenda.

4 UN Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN CMCoord) Definition The essential dialogue and interaction between civilian and military actors in humanitarian emergencies that is necessary to protect and promote humanitarian principles, avoid competition, minimize inconsistency and when appropriate pursue common goals. Basic strategies range from coexistence to cooperation. Coordination is a shared responsibility facilitated by liaison and common training.

5 CIMIC Structure and Organization In all current UN and AU peace operations, the CIMIC function is undertaken by two different types of CIMIC officers, namely staff officers and units officers. In UN missions, the CIMIC branch consists of staff officers at the FHQ and Sector level. At unit level, there are usually liaison officers of some kind, but these are not part of the CIMIC branch in the mission branch. Most of the CIMIC mission support and community support tasks are performed at unit level.

6 CIMIC Structure and Organization Force Headquarters At Force Headquarters there will be a small CIMIC cell. This cell is usually either a sub-section of the operations branch or in some cases it may be a separate command function. CIMIC Chief Lt Col Liaison Officers for the Sectors or around thematic areas ( Humanitarian agencies, local authorities ) Cell Strenght(6)

7 CIMIC Structure and Organization Unit Level Many units, which are typically infantry or mechanized infantry battalions, but which also include specialized units such as engineering battalions, transport units, medical hospitals and air wings do not deploy into a peace operation with a predefined CIMIC officer. Soon after deployment they realize the need to have some kind of liaison that can serve as a focal point for contact with civilian partners. We refer to this person as a unit-level CIMIC officer.

8 LIAISON LIAISONS ESTABLISHED FHQ J9 HA S Civil Auth. Reporting procedures Daily, Weekly and Monthly CIMICREP from Sectors to FHQ Liaison mechanisms CIMIC patrol Teams, Visits to Agency office, weekly meeting, Phone/ contacts SECTORS CIMIC

9 CIMIC FUNCTIONS Liaison and information sharing Lies at the core of coordination and refers to a wide range of activities involving the exchange and management of information, i.e. joint assessements,joint planning and attending and hosting coordination meetings Mission support refers to those actions a military component undertakes in support of a civilian partner, providing transport,specialised equipment or expertise or a security escort for a humanitarian convoy. Community support refers to those actions military units undertake to support local communities and build confidence in the peace process, i.e. rehabilitant in fracture such as roads and bridges supporting schools and clinics supporting national and cultural celebrations and sport initivies

10 CIMIC FUNCTIONS All CIMIC activities or operations fall under one of these three functions: this course will deal with each in great detail. These three functions form the operational corps of civil military coordination. CIMIC structure and organisation are aimed at defining and directing these three CIMIC functions. CIMIC structure and organization provide the command, staff and organizational structures to execute these functions and integrate them with the larger military organisation and structure. All CIMIC training is aimed at enabling the CIMIC officer to carry out one or more of these CIMIC to the best of their ability

11 CIMIC FUNCTIONS It is important to note that the work of the CIMIC officers will focus primarily on liaison and information management, Mission support and Community support CIMIC activities will typically be carried out by the appropriate tactical unit that has the requisite resources and expertise

12 Role of the CIMIC Officer The appointment of a skilled and trained CIMIC staff ensures that matters that pertaining to the civil military interface, the commander is advised by specialists. A commander needs staff that understand the significance of the often-unique mandates and operating principles of the different civilian agencies. A commander will not take undertake an operation without the benefit of advice of an intelligence or logistics officer and in a complex peace operations, nor should they do so without the benefit of a cimic officer.

13 CIMIC STRUCTURES IN UN PEACE OPERATIONS There are very few countries, outside Europe, North America and Australia that have CIMIC doctrines that provide for specific CIMIC organizational structures, Approx 50% of the UN s peace operations troops come from only countries, Bangladesh,Ethiopa, Ghana, India, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Ukraine None of these countries have a specific CIMIC doctrine or CIMIC organizational structures at battalion, brigade or higher HQ levels- and none of them train CIMIC specialists. It is thus likely that most CIMIC officers in a UN peace operation have not had any previous exposure to CIMIC in their national doctrine and they are unlikely to have been on a CIMIC course

14 PRIME DOCUMENTS United Nations Security Council Resolution1861 (14 Jan 2009) Military Strategic Concept of Operations (CONOPS 5553) DPKO Policy UN-CIMIC Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) reference paper Civil- Military Relations in Complex Emergencies.

15 Force interaction with Mission components Integrated UN CIMIC requires Force interaction with Mission components at the strategic, operational and tactical levels. At the Strategic level this will involve decision making by the SRSG, Force Commander Police Commissioner and the Chief Security Advisor in liaison with the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and OCHA Head Office At the Operational level, liaison will involve the DSRSG,DFC, DPC Chief UNCIMIC, UN Humanitarian CMCOORD Officer and Chief HLU. At the Tactical level: CIMIC officers will operate under the planning guidance of the Force HQ and in close liaison with OCHA Heads of Sub Office. ( Heads of Partner Agencies Field Offices when OCHA in not present), HLU, Regional Security Officers and local UNPOL commanders

16 Civil-Military Coordination/Cooperation in Chad MINURCAT SRSG RC/HC Authoritative relationship Cooperative relationship Consultative relationship FC PC DSRSG DFC Head of OCHA M I L I T A R Y CIMIC J9 P O L I C E C I V I L I A N H L U UN Agencies OCHA Humanitarian Coordination Red Cross / Crescent Movement NGOs NGO Coordination Committee UN-CMCoord DIS HQ UN Agencies HQ ICRC & IFRC HQ 19 NGOs

17 DESIGNATED AREAS of INTEREST The creation of a SASE will focus on, but will not be limited to Designated Areas of Interest. Designated Areas of Interest, are for the most part Refugee Camps, IDP Sites and Areas of Potential Return for IDPs

18 HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SECTOR NORTH OURE CASSONI (BAHAÏ): refugees at 17 km from the Sudanese border; -Militarization of camp by armed groups. - Schedule to be relocated to Bir Douan AM NABAK: refugees; TOULOUM: IRIDIMI:

19 HUMANITARIAN SITUATION SECTOR-C REFUGEE CAMPS GAGA : BREDJING : TREGUINE : FARCHANA : KOUNOUNGOU : MILE : IDP SITES:- 47,500 (9 LOCATIONS)

20 HUMANITARIAN SITUATION SECTOR-S REFUGEE CAMPS: DJABAL : GOZ AMER : DAHA : 7205 IDP SITES: 145,000 ( OVER 20 SITES)

21 HUMANITARIAN SITUATION SECTOR-B REFUGEE CAMPS: BIRAO : 400 SAM OUNDJA : 3100 IDP SITES: 4245 (4 SITES)

22 Force Activity Refugee Camps & IDP sites This is governed by CONOPS which stipulates that the Force will not normally operate or intervene in refugee camps or IDP sites, except in extremis, i.e. imminent life threatening situations and where no suitable alternatives are available

23 HUMANITARIANS ACTORS IN AOO Programme de développement rural décentralisé de l Assoungha, Biltine et Ouara GO CNAR IO NGO HCR ECHO European Commission Humanitarian Office NGIO AFRICARE

24 UN-CIMIC Response to HA UN CIMIC will play a pivotal role in the Force response to the HAs. The FORCE UN CIMIC organisation reflects the requirement for strong linkages between strategic, operational and tactical levels of activity, The Force Commander (FC) has designated his Deputy (DFC) as the Force focal point for the Humanitarian Actors (HAs) DFC coordinates all humanitarian related matters with the Humanitarian Coordinator via UN Humanitarian CIMCOORD Officer and the Mission Humanitarian Liaison Unit (HLU) He prepares the military response to issues raised at humanitarian security meetings chaired by SRSG/DSRSG

25 MINURCAT Force will not provide direct humanitarian assistance MINURCAT FORCE TROOPS are not and will not provide direct humanitarian assistance, save in crisis management, in extremis. However, international humanitarian law as enshrined in the Law of Armed Conflict (LAOC) requires of them to continuously act in a manner consistent with humanitarian principles

26 CIMIC Related Operations Operation Calculator in Sector North( Refugee census) Operation Scorpion in Sector Birao( Scty WFP) Operation Kyllikki ( Scty for HA) Operation Southern Lift( Scty WFP) Operation Miro Blue( Scty WFP) Norwegian WDU- Norwegian Deployable Hospital( Local Hospital Abeche) Escorts

27 MONTHLY STATISTICS (NOVEMBER) -SECTOR NORTH -SECTOR CENTER -SECTOR SOUTH -SECTOR BIRAO 34 ESCORTS 1 PATROL 21 ESCORTS 89 PATROLS 13 ESCORTS 32 PATROLS 2 ESCORTS 60 PATROLS IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 09 MINURCAT FORCE CONDUCTED 182 PATROLS AND PROVIDED 70 ESCORTS THROUGHOUT AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

28 Bureau de Protection et d Escorte (BPE) Purpose Composition Regional Security Officer (RSO) coordinator Reps from Military Component UNPOL, Coordinator Reps from DIS OCHA- HA Rep Operating Procedures

29 Quick Impact Projects QIPs MINURCAT HAS A QIP Quick Impact Project Policy which is administered by QIP committee. Various division, sections within MINURCAT including MINURCAT force can apply for QIP funds e.g. Water Pumps in Bahai & Guereda in Sector North. It is vitally important that proper coordination and planning with the Humanitarian community because of potential of overlapping in area of Humanitarian activities

30 KEY LESSONS LEARNED Training and Competencies TRAINING CIMIC COMPETENCY LANGUAGE -Need of a Internal CIMIC Training team -Need of either Local Interpreters or Language Policy Some contingents in the Sectors do not have organic CIMIC cells within their organisation. Hence no specific CIMIC trained personnel; Double hating!!. The Importance of French, Arabic and English OCHA CMCoord Workshops in June, November 2009 OCHA UN-CMCoord Course in Nairobi Kenya 8-13 Nov 09