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EUROPEAN UNION

EUROPEAN UNION. Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation and Coordination ARF DoD, Vietnam, 18/03/2010. Helena Boguslawska, Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EU Council Secretariat.

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EUROPEAN UNION

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  1. EUROPEAN UNION Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation and Coordination ARF DoD, Vietnam, 18/03/2010 Helena Boguslawska, Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EU Council Secretariat

  2. Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation and Coordination • Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU • What it is? • Lisbon Treaty • Examples • (Chad, anti-piracy) • Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief • Origins • Ongoing work and prospects

  3. Civ-mil cooperation & coordinationinthe EU Whatitis? • 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) strategicplanning • Developing rapidly: 23 operations since 2003 and growing demand for further missions • EUtrademark: comprehensive approach (incl. allexternalassistance instruments: humanitarian, development aid, …) • Workingin partnerships in the crisis management field (with the UN, NATO, AU, OSCE, ASEAN, Third States …)

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Civ-mil cooperation & coordinationinthe EU 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 andassistance • 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 ExternalAction Service under the High Representative (civ and mil structures)

  7. Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) 23 Civilian and Military Operations, 2003 - 2010 EULEX KOSOVO EUPOL PROXIMA (fYROM) 2004-5 EUPAT (fYROM) 2006 EUROPE EUPM (Bosnia and Herzegovina) CONCORDIA (fYROM) 2003 EUJUST THEMIS (Georgia) 2004-5 EUFOR ALTHEA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) EUMM GEORGIA EUFOR TCHAD/RCA (Chad and CAR) 2008-9 EUPOL AFGHANISTAN AFRICA EUJUST LEX (Iraq/Brussels) AMIS II Assistance (Sudan/Darfur) 2005-8 MIDDLE EAST EU SSR Guinea Bissau EUBAM Rafah (Palestinian Territories) EUSEC DRC (DR Congo) ASIA EUPOL COPPS (Palestinian Territories) EUFOR DRC (DR Congo) 2006 EUPOL DRC (DR Congo) ATALANTA (HoA Maritime Security) AMM Monitoring Mission, 2005-6 (Aceh/Indonesia) EUPOL Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2005-7 EUTM Somalia (in preparation ARTEMIS (DR Congo) 2003 civilian completed military

  8. 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…

  9. 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 of • MINURCAT police programme protecting refugee camps • Election 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 CAR • Overall economic development + EUR 10m programme in the area of EUFOR deployement.

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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

  14. 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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