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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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