1. Civil-Military Coordination
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2. COOPERATION and PARTNERSHIPS HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS
CIV/MIL COORDINATION
DONORS/ GOVERNMENTS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS

3. Natural / Technological / Environmental Disasters
UN- CMCoord
Natural / Technological / Environmental Disasters
Oslo Guidelines: The Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief (May 1994; Rev 1.1 November 2007)
Natural / Technological / Environmental Disasters
Oslo Guidelines: The Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief (May 1994; Rev 1.1 November 2007)
Complex Emergencies
MCDA Guidelines: The Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets to Support United Nations Humanitarian Activities in Complex Emergencies (Rev. 1, January 2006)
IASC Reference Paper on Civil-Military Relationship in Complex Emergencies (June 2004)
Civil-Military Guidelines & Reference for Complex Emergencies
All contexts
IASC non Binding Guidelines of the Use of Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Conveys
Country / Situation Specific Guidelines
UN-CMCoord Officer Field Handbook – under revision

4. Military Partners and Humanitarian Space
What is meant by the term ‘Humanitarian Space’?
Availability & Impartiality of Forces Decrease
Mission of
Military
Peace Support or Peace Operation
Peaceful
Combat
Peace-
keeping
Peace
Enforcement
Humanitarian
Tasks
Direct
Maybe No
Visibility
of Task
Decreases
Indirect
Yes
Infrastructure
Support

5. CIV/MIL COORDINATION
Information Sheet to the Oslo Guidelines
The Logistics Cluster
“Good to know!
In cases when Military and Civil Defence Assets (MCDA) are deployed, the Logistics Cluster will coordinate with humanitarian and military actors to ensure the effective and efficient use of these assets to fill identified gaps in logistics capacity.”

6. What is the role of the Logistics Cluster?
CIV/MIL COORDINATION
What is the role of the Logistics Cluster?
Interface between humanitarian logistics and inter-national militaries for the short term use of Foreign Military Assets (FMA):
IMPARTIAL PLATFORM FOR THE REQUEST OF FMA
LOGISTICS OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNCT PRIORITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN CARGO

7. CIV/MIL COORDINATION: Areas for Cooperation
Provision for Military Escorts:
Truck convoys, staff movement, assessment and monitoring missions
Use of Assets:
Airlifts/airdrops, trucks, helicopters, vessels
Provision of Services and Equipments:
Fuel for aircraft and vehicles, bulldozers, maintenance of assets and equipment
Infrastructure Rehabilitation:
Quick impact projects
Safety & Evacuation:
Security and medical evacuation,
use of medical facilities and services
Liaison & Coordination:
Appointment of focal point/liaison officers,
participation in combined/joint UN/Military
planning or coordination meetings

8. Areas for Cooperation (continued)
Effective Use and Exchange of Information:
Preparedness Information (Logistics Capability Assessments, databases, country specific briefs)
Initial Assessments and Recon Missions
Security Updates
Humanitarian Distribution Sites
Air Safety/Air Carrier Information
Mine-Action Activities
Workshops and Training Ops
Table Top Exercises w/ Int Military
Conduct Joint Recons and Site Surveys
Understanding of Civ Log v. Mil Log

9. AIR DISPATCHES THROUGH MILITARY ASSETS
PHILIPPINES - 22/11/ /12/2013
34 ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED
117
REQUESTS
OVER 84
FLIGHTS PROVIDED
SHELTER,
WASH
FOOD / NUTRITION HEALTH

10. EBOLA RESPONSE
The Logistics Cluster was formally activated in Liberia on 12 September 2014, although not active in all the three affected countries, has been operating in support of UNMEER and the humanitarian community.
The Air Coordination Cell (ACC), hosted by UNICEF’s Supply Division in Copenhagen, and the Cologne Staging Area, supported by UPS and the Cologne Bonn Airport addressed the challenges due to the suspension and critical reduction of international commercial air services to Ebola-affected countries.
The Logistics Cluster promoted air consolidation of emergency supplies, sharing an average of 111 daily information update and processing 254 shipment requests.

11. EBOLA RESPONSE
The Cologne Staging Area was a commercial operation; LET companies provided space/staff to consolidate cargo that was shipped via chartered aircraft
 The German Airforce delivered cargo to all three countries in coordination with WFP & UNMEER.
The Unit was Lufttransportgeschwader 61, flying a Type: C-160D Transall
German Military Aircraft loading relief items in Accra

12. EBOLA RESPONSE
Kumala - Medical Support Camp construction coordinated by the Logistics Cluster using 4 THW staff and THW donated kit camp
Kumala - THW Relief Items – UK Navy ground handling crew working and aviation assets

13. EBOLA RESPONSE
The British military chose the name ‘Operation Herring’ for their assistance to the Logistics Cluster in delivering the food on behalf of WFP.
This operation combined the efforts of the Logistics Cluster, WFP and the JIATF to transport and distribute of 218 mt of food for 3,200 households at 17 delivery points across four islands.
The food was organized into 400 Single Use Lift Bags (SULBs) that are certified for use as slung loads under helicopters. The SULBs had been donated by the Royal Navy (RN) for the purpose.
The Executive Officer of the RFA Argus intends to frame the WFP Waybills used for Operation Herring.

14. Video

15. Questions?
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