CIMIC IN UN PEACE OPERATIONS

CIMIC IN UN PEACE OPS

• UNMIL CIMIC

• UNMEE CIMIC

• UNTAET CMA

• CURRENT STATUS

Bn PROBn PROBn PROBn PRO

Dpy Chief

Clerk

LO Sector 3 LO Sector 4 LO NEC DATA Base Offr

G5 CIMIC – Chief

Force Commander

LO Sector 1 LO Sector 2

Sector 1 CIMIC Offr

Sector 2 CIMIC Offr

Sector 3 CIMIC Offr

Sector 4 CIMIC Offr

NIGERIAN

AMERICAN

PHILIPPINES

NIGERIAN IRISH BANGLADESH ETHIOPIAN SWEDISH AMERICAN

TOTAL STRENGTH - 8

UNMIL CIMIC

UNMEE HQCIMIC

CIMIC STRUCTURECIMIC STRUCTURE

Sector West HQBarentuCIMIC

Sector Center HQAdigratCIMIC

Sector East HQAssabCIMIC

TS CIMIC

TS CIMIC

TS CIMIC

Four principles of the Four principles of the QQuick uick IImpact mpact PProjectroject

1. Duration less than 3 months2. Caused by the effects of war3. Maximum budget is $15,0004. Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) + Adjacent Areas

Impartiality: QIPs should be located equally at the both countries

FORCE HQFORCE HQ

QIP FundingQIP Funding

Initial Assessed Budget $700,000

Norwegian Trust Fund $250,000

2nd Norwegian Trust Fund $250,000

Dutch Trust Fund $200,000

Irish Trust Fund Euro 200,000

Total amount of money allocated to CIMIC, 1,600,000 USD, since the beginning of mission:

Out of these financial recourses CIMIC has currently 42,500 USD left,which is already allocated to QIPs

The third Norwegian Trust Fund $250,000 has been decided to allocate as a further contribution to QIPs of UNMEE

UNTAET CMA

COORD 1999/2000

• UNTAET JOINT OPS CENTER (JOC)– Civpol, UNMO, Civilian

• OCHA UNHOC• INTERFET CMA & CMOC

– OCHA & CMOC left after emergency period in early 2000 and there was coordination vacuum until mid-2001

– Apparent duplication but different components had different needs

BOBONARO 1999/2000

• UNTAET– Civilian District Administration– CIVPOL– UNMO

• INTERFET• UN Agencies: UNHCR & WFP• NGOs: MSF, WV, Oxfam • Local Community Representatives

BOBONARO COORD

• Daily UN/Interfet Meeting• Sectors

– Water• Oxfam, Interfet, UNTAET

– Health• MSF, Catholic Church, Oxfam, Interfet, UNTAET• Joint Assessment

– Humanitarian Coord• WV, MSF, Oxfam, WFP, UNHCR, INTERFET,

CIVPOL, UNTAET, Local Community

BOBONARO DOC

• Hosted by UNTAET Civilian Admin– Manned by CIVPOL/UNMO– INTERFET – UN PKF– Civilian Admin– Role of NGOs

• Radio communication but not physically present

• Evaluation– DOC good for crisis management– Effective coordination in meetings– Civilians uncomfortable with militarization of UN District

HQ

AUSBAT CMA

• Bat level CMA team– Maj + 2 at Bat HQ– Lt + 2 at Coy (LR, Laptop +)

• Coy rotate every month

• Plt rotate every week

• Coy CMA team remained in place

• CMA arm bands

PEACEBUILDING PHASE

• 2001, mid-way through TA

• Focus on Timorization of TA, Elections for CA

• Potential for low-level conflict as political tensions increased in run-up to election

• No coordination mechanisms in place other than at Head of Mission level

UNTAET SECURITY FRAMEWORK

COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER

NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER

DISTRICT OPERATIONS CENTERDA

DISTRICT SECURITY COUNCIL

CIVPOL

UNMO PKF Border Control Service

Others

CIVPOL

OCPI

Border Control Service

PKF

SRSG

UNMO

Others

UN Civil-Military Coordination

• DPKO Civil-Military Coordination Policy (Sept 2002)

• Mission Reality:– UNTAET/UNMISET = CMA– UNMEE, UNMIL & UNAMIS = CIMIC– UNFICYP = CA

• Training & doctrine– STM 2– CMLO?

UN Civil-Military Coordination

• DPKO: UN Civil-Military Coordination is the system of interaction, involving the exchange of information, negotiation, de-confliction, mutual support, and planning at all levels, between military elements and humanitarian organizations, development organizations and the local civilian population to achieve respective objectives

UN Civil-Military Coordination

• Integrated military, civilian, civilian police mandate and mission structures

• Variety of mission coordination mechanisms

• Tiers of Coordination:– UN Mission, UN System, External Actors,

Internal Actors– Military coordination/liaison – CIMIC?

Mission Coordination Mission HQ level

Senior Management Team Security Management Team QIPs: Project Approval Committee Joint Operations Centre (JOC) Joint Mission Analysis Cell

(JMAC) Peacekeeping Force

Civil Military Operations Centre (CIMIC)

Civil-Military Liaison Officers (CMLO)

DDR– NCDDR, JIU, TC, JOC

Humanitarian Coordination RC/HC OCHA

CMCoord Officers UN Humanitarian Operations

Centre (UNHOC) UN Humanitarian Information

Centre (UNHIC) WFP

UN Joint Logistics Operations Centre (UNJLOC)

CMCoord UNHCR

Military Liaison Officer (MLO) NGOs

Liberia DDRR Coordination

• NCDDRR• National Commission on Disarmament, Demobilisation,

Rehabilitation and Reintegration

• Joint Implementation Unit (JIU)• overall programme planning, design and co-ordination of

implementation

• Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC)• consult and inform external programme partners on critical issues

of planning and programme development • UNMIL, WFP, UNHCR, UNDP, UN, MOD, UNICEF, WHO

• Project Approval Committee • EU, WB, USAID, UNICEF, UNDP, UNMIL, NTGL

CIMIC Operations

• Liaison & Information Managment

• Mutual Support & Joint Operations

• Civic Action & Confidence Building

Liaison & Information Management

• The sharing of information lies at the core of all coordination

• CIMIC success depends on the quality and quantity of information exchanged

• Forms:– Joint Assessments– Joint Planning– Coordination meetings– Joint monitoring an evaluation

Mutual Support & Joint Operations

• CIMIC Joint Operations refers to those instances where two or more components undertake joint action– For instance

• when PKF provides a security escort for a WFP convoy

• When PKF assists UNHCR by provides potable water to an Refugee/IDP camp

• When PKF, WHO and NGOs undertake joint medical assessment

Civic Action & Confidence Building

• Improving the confidence the parties, local administration, population and external actors have in the peacekeeping operation and the peace process

• Examples:– Public Information, e.g. pamphlets– Cultural, Social & Sport, e.g. soccer tournament– Rehabilitation (QIPS), e.g. fixing roof of a school

Four Categories

1. Infrastructure Rehabilitation

2. Support to Social Services

3. Socio-cultural & Sport Activities

4. Public Information

Multiple Outcomes

• Practical Example: Rehabilitation of a School– A successful CB project should achieve much more

than, e.g. the physical rehabilitation of a school– Contribute to the development and identification of

community leaders;– Facilitate the creation of networks that will be

conducive to future projects– Create opportunity for community to celebrate positive

developments– Strengthen the relationship between the PKF,

community and other internal and external partners

Role of CIMIC

• UNMEE– Dedicated CIMIC Staff Officers to ID, oversee

& monitor QIPS projects

• UNMIL– Btn CIMIC Officers assist UN Civil Affairs

Officer to ID & monitor QIPS projects

• UNTAET– Btn/Coy CIMIC Officers ID projects and Coy

execute with local labour

Scope of CIMIC

• List all possible types of CIMIC activities and actions

• Categorize them according to their objective

• Mark those actions and activities which you think are inappropriate for the military