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Regional Responses to Disaster Relief:

Civil Military Cooperation and

CoordinationARF DoD, Vietnam, 18/03/2010

Helena Boguslawska, Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EU Council Secretariat

Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation and Coordination

I. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU• What it is?• Lisbon Treaty• Examples

(Chad, anti-piracy)

II. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief• Origins• Ongoing work and prospects

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EUCiv-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU

What it is?

Crisis management under Common Security and Defence Policy (as part of Foreign and Security Policy)– Military – Civilian (police, rule of law, civ. administration)– Integrated (civ-mil) strategic planning

Developing rapidly: 23 operations since 2003 and growing demand for further missions

EU trademark: comprehensive approach (incl. all external assistance instruments: humanitarian, development aid, …)

Working in partnerships in the crisis management field (with the UN, NATO, AU, OSCE, ASEAN, Third States …)

Areas Covered by EU Crisis Management

• Peace-keeping/-making• Police• Security Sector Reform• Civilian/Military

Mentoring,

Monitoring and Advising• Rule of Law

• Humanitarian/Rescue Tasks• Civilian administration• Civil protection• Monitoring

EU Crisis Management – Rapid Response resources

MILITARY

2 battlegroups on stand-by 1500 troops each + air &

naval components Deployable in 5-10 days

CIVILIAN Crisis Response Teams -

pool of 200 civilian experts deployable in 5 days

Integrated Police Units – ready to serve under military or civilian command

Lisbon Treaty – sign of further coherence:

hollistic approach in external action : widened objectives (incl. democracy, peace, environment, multilateralism, … and assist populations, countries and regions confronting natural and man-made disasters)

clauses on solidarity as well as mutual aid and assistance

decision-making in external action: – European Council : sets objectives– EU Council (MFA+MoD): decisions/ coherence– High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice-President of the

Commission: conduct

establishment of a European External Action Service under the High Representative (civ and mil structures)

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EUCiv-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU

EUPM (Bosnia and

Herzegovina)

AMM Monitoring Mission, 2005-6

(Aceh/Indonesia)

EUJUST LEX(Iraq/Brussels)

Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) 23 Civilian and Military Operations, 2003 - 2010

EUPOL COPPS(Palestinian Territories)

EUBAM Rafah (Palestinian Territories)

EUPOL DRC (DR Congo)

AMIS II Assistance (Sudan/Darfur) 2005-8

EUPAT(fYROM) 2006

EUPOL PROXIMA(fYROM) 2004-5

EUJUST THEMIS(Georgia) 2004-5

CONCORDIA(fYROM) 2003

ARTEMIS(DR Congo) 2003(DR Congo) 2003

EUFOR DRC DRC (DR Congo) 2006) 2006

EUFOR ALTHEA(Bosnia and

Herzegovina)

EUPOL AFGHANISTAN

civilian military completed

EUFOR TCHAD/RCA(Chad and CAR) 2008-9

EU SSR Guinea Bissau

ATALANTA (HoA Maritime

Security)

EUMMGEORGIA

EULEX

KOSOVO

EUTM Somalia

(in preparation

EUPOL Kinshasa(DR Congo) 200(DR Congo) 2005-75-7

EUSEC DRC(DR Congo)

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the making

Complementary mil. and civ. operations in the same theatre

Integrated missions (ex. mil. experts in civilian capacity; integrated police units under mil. command; different civilian activities in one mission )

Integrated strategic planning (civ-mil) – ex. EUMM Georgia 2008

Horizontal civil-military domains: training, intelligence, satellite imagery...

Coordination in capability development

And on the top of all this: crisis management, humanitarian aid, development efforts brought together…

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the making

Chad / Central African Republic

EUFOR Tchad/RCA – bridging mil operation 2008-9 at UN request, ca 3700 troops (EU+ Russia, Albania, Croatia)

EUR 15m in support ofMINURCAT police programme protecting refugee campsElection census in Chad

EUR 6,5m for security system reform in the Central African Republic

Development aid in support of Reinforcement of administration in Chad and CAROverall economic development + EUR 10m programme in the

area of EUFOR deployement.

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the making

Fighting piracy and its root causes

Naval operation EU NAVFOR Atalanta (with NO and CR) and in coord. with partners (i.a. China, India, Japan, Malaysia, NATO, Russia, US,…)

Support to Somali government (political, financial)

Training of Somali Security Forces in Uganda (to start in May, EU support coordinated in a unique way with US and AU)

Financial support to Kenyan judicial system in treating cases of pircacy suspects detained i.a. by EUNAVFOR Atalanta

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief

Has been triggered by lessons learned from:

Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004/2005 (clearing house)

Flooding in Algeria, 2006 (mil. transport)

Haiti earthquake 2009 immediately EUR 400 earmarked for humanitarian assistance,

reconstruction and longer-term development; info sharing/coordination cell at EU level on some 1600 troops

deployed by EU Member States; European Gendarmerie Force of 300 personnel carrying EU

insignia, placed under UN command within MINUSTAH

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief

Ongoing work and prospects:

Improving info flow and coordination

Basket of rapid response civ. and mil. capabilities

Graduated options

Military means in support of civilian activities advance planning, coordination cell, team of civ/mil experts – rapidly deployable, self sustainable clearing house, support in planning, coord. of transportation or other key assets, poss. use of elements of battlegroups or multinational forces.

Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief

EU principles in use of military means for disaster relief:

In support to civilian/humanitarian means

Respecting responsibilities of national / local authorities

Respecting key role of the UN

In support of / complementing other EU instruments

Working with partners

Working with Partners on EU Common Security and Defence Policy

Contributions to CSDP Missions / Operations Overall, 24 Third States from all 5 continents have participated in 16

missions and operations Currently, 12 Third States are contributing to 7 missions

Dialogue / Activities Formal and informal dialogue on crisis management in various fora Committee of Contributors: knowledge-sharing forum bringing together

EU Member States and Third States participating in a given mission or operation

Exercises, training, seminars Framework Participation Agreements

for Third State contributions to CSDP missions and operations (in place with Canada, Iceland, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine) and Security Agreements

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