Civil-Military Coordination and UN Peacebuilding Operations

Coning, Cedric De

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“…Support to the affected population will be significantly more effective if cooperation with humanitarians is enhanced (Siegel 2001). De Coning 2005 emphasised that coordination is the most important mechanism to create synergy and achieve common goals, which makes civil-military coordination (CIMIC) officers a critical coordination interface between the humanitarian and the military components in peace-support operations.…”

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“…De Coning (2005) emphasised the importance of a universally accepted definition for CIMIC as a central theme in UN operations, since it will reduce the diverse interpretations of the term in the international peacekeeping community. He indicated that CIMIC in the UN peacebuilding environment relates to optimal coordination between the military component and three other role players, namely (a) the humanitarian component within an integrated mission, (b) agencies within the UN system and (c) external and internal civilian role players.…”

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“…The role of CIMIC staff is determined by the mission type and mission stage. Lloyd (2008) summarised their roles and functions as being advisors to military commanders (Abiew 2003;Harris and Dombrowski 2002;Pugh 1998;Spence 2002) and humanitarian coordinators (Abiew 2003;Jackson 2005;Jeong 2005;Newland and Meyers 1999), acting as coordination officers (Cockell 2002;De Coning 2005;Pugh 2001;Weinberger 2002) and project officers for community support initiatives (Jenny 2001;Newland and Meyers 1999), and lastly, taking charge of training management (George 2002;Harris and Dombrowski 2002;Pollick 2000;Pugh 1998). Other authors (e.g.…”

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“…Other authors (e.g. Abiew 2003;De Coning 2005) have suggested that effective CIMIC officers appreciate the complexities of functioning in a cooperative versus coexistence framework. Clearly, the demands associated with these tasks are wide and varied, which highlights the need for flexibility and adaptability to function in a participative management environment.…”

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“…Various studies (e.g. Abiew 2003;Brooks 2006;De Coning 2005) have concluded that specialist coordination skills, over and above generic peacekeeping soldier skills, are critical for the job performance of CIMIC officers.…”

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The psychological selection profile for civil-military coordination officers in peace-support operations: The results of field research in the Sudan

Lloyd¹,

Dyk²,

Köck³

2010

Afr. J. Conflict Res.

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The introduction of a multidimensional approach towards peace missions in complex emergencies emphasises the importance of coordination between the military and humanitarian components at all levels of interaction. Cooperation and coordination between the military and humanitarian components are critical in achieving a common goal for these operations: to alleviate suffering and prevent loss of life. The challenge of finding suitable personnel who can develop, enhance and sustain effective working relationships and overcome the potential for conflict in civil-military coordination, has not been addressed in practice and research. The military needs to identify personnel who, firstly, conform to the generic psychological peacekeeping profile and secondly, portray the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the coordination function satisfactorily. Due to the absence of a psychological selection profile for civil-military coordination officers, the selection and screening of competent military personnel members remain a challenge. Through this

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The psychological selection profile for civil-military coordination officers in peace-support operations: The results of field research in the Sudan

Lloyd¹,

Dyk²,

Köck³

2010

Afr. J. Conflict Res.

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When Do UN Peacekeeping Operations Implement Their Mandates?

Blair

Salvatore

Smidt

2021

American J Political Sci

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Under what conditions do UN peacekeeping operations (PKOs) implement the tasks in their mandates? Contemporary PKOs are expected to fulfill increasingly fragmented mandates in active conflict zones. We argue that these two trends-increasingly fragmented mandates, increasingly implemented amidst violence-exacerbate delegation and coordination problems that hinder PKOs from pursuing mandated tasks, potentially undermining their legitimacy in the eyes of the Security Council, troop-contributing countries, and host governments. Combining new data sets on PKO activities and mandates in Africa (1998Africa ( -2016 and using instrumental variables and two-way fixed effects models, we find that mandate fragmentation is negatively correlated with mandate implementation, especially for peacebuilding tasks. Ongoing violence is also negatively correlated with implementation of peacebuilding tasks, but not with security tasks. We show that this is likely due to the offsetting effects of violence perpetrated by governments and rebels, as PKOs are better equipped to respond to the latter.

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Civil Community-Peacekeeper Relations in UN Peacebuilding: The Case of South Asian Peacekeepers

Krishnasamy¹

2015

AJP

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Building peace to prevent the recurrence of conflict is an inevitable role of United Nations peacekeeping operations today. As this activity increasingly occurs in populated, low-intensity conflict areas, relations between peacekeepers and civil communities become significant. Peacebuilding cannot achieve any level of success unless it is directly relevant to the communal needs of the local people. Building an alliance for peace in civil communities is vital not only for strengthening civil community-peacekeeper relations but also for fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility in local minds. By examining the peacebuilding experience of South Asian states, this article shows that the complex, sensitive and volatile nature of today's operational environments have necessitated employing soft aspects of military science as part of a community-centered approach to peacebuilding.

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Civil-Military Coordination and UN Peacebuilding Operations

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The psychological selection profile for civil-military coordination officers in peace-support operations: The results of field research in the Sudan

The psychological selection profile for civil-military coordination officers in peace-support operations: The results of field research in the Sudan

When Do UN Peacekeeping Operations Implement Their Mandates?

Civil Community-Peacekeeper Relations in UN Peacebuilding: The Case of South Asian Peacekeepers

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