Civil-Military-Police interaction is the key to improving international response efforts to overseas disasters and conflicts.
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The Strategic Civilian: Challenges for Non-Combatants in 21st Century Warfare
"While our analysis of military leadership requirements is highly developed, our appreciation of the civilian leadership requirements for complex operations hardly exists. We need to develop a concept of the ‘Strategic Civilian’."
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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.
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Social Networking, Social Media and Complex Emergencies: Issues Paper
"Social networking and social media are playing an increasingly important role in responses to complex emergencies and natural disasters. The recent ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East have highlighted aspects of
citizen-led networking and communication that have captured the world’s attention."
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Communication and Complex Emergencies - A Resource Guide
This guide examines the broad topic of communication and its role in a range of different humanitarian and complex emergency situations.
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The training places participants from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu and USA in the position of actors responding to a complex scenario involving diverse affected communities. Course participants are building their awareness of best practice civil-military coordination principles and sharing their knowledge and practical insights from previous disaster responses.
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ACMC is the co-secretariat of RCG, along with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the US Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance.
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Considerations for Civil-Military Interaction During Health Emergencies
This document advocates that public health emergencies, including outbreaks, can be considered a unique operational setting for the conduct of civil-military interaction.
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Gendered Crises, Gendered Responses
The Necessity and Utility of a Gender Perspective in Armed Conflicts and Natural Disasters: An Introductory Overview.