Responses to catastrophic disasters and complex security challenges in the Indo-Pacific require a coordinated, joined-up response, drawing on broad-ranging civil-military-police expertise.
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Afghanistan: Lessons from Australia’s Whole-of-Government Mission
Over the past two decades, Australia has accumulated considerable experience with whole-of-government missions in complex environments, including in the Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste.
Quick Impact Workshop – Outcomes Early considerations on civil-military responses to emerging diseases - Ebola as a case study
In August 2014, the United Nations (UN) Security Council declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the West African subregion a ‘threat to international peace and security’. The UN’s request for assistance from member states resulted in the mobilisation of technical expertise, medical capacity, humanitarian assistance, and military and civil defence assets.
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From Principle to Practice: Protecting civilians in violent contexts
Following on from the ACMC Australian Guidelines for the Protection of Civilians (2015) this handbook aims to provide the ‘what’, the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of protecting civilians in violent contexts and is intended for people working at the operational level including government, NGOs, UN and other organisations.
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Humanitarian Spaces: Understanding Military-NGO Interaction in Conflict and Disaster
This paper discusses the need for improved understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced before outlining a study that has commenced to understand and improve interaction between NGOs and militaries.
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Civilian agency participation in military exercises has increased over the last ten years. This is a welcome development as exercises provide a platform to strengthen Australian whole of government crisis prevention, preparedness and response capability.
National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security - Eight Countries in Focus
The purpose of this report is to identify the lessons learned and emerging best practices of UN Member States committed to the implementation of this agenda through National Action Plans (NAPs).
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Civil-Military-Police Language Guide: Promoting shared understanding
The civil-military-police community is as diverse as it is broad. It contains a wide range of actors who employ a variety of methodologies and techniques, use unique equipment and often pursue different objectives in service of different masters.
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No better friend, no worse enemy: How different organisational cultures impede and enhance Australia’s whole-of-government approach
Since 1999, Australia has increasingly deployed the military in joint, combined, interagency environments as part of a ‘whole-of-government’ approach.
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Complex Emergencies in a Digital World: A Rapid Guide
The Communication and Complex Emergencies Project is a multi-phase collaboration between the University of Adelaide’s Applied Communication Collaborative Research Unit and the Australian Civil-Military Centre.