The aim of these training materials is to offer Troop-Contributing Countries a ready-to use training package, UN-CIMIC Specialized Training Material (STM), including a set of scenario-based exercises, to help in enhancing integrated planning and better coordination of day-to-day business and challenging situations that require appropriate interaction between civilians and military. This Training package is designed for application in pre-deployment training, but could also serve as background material to be used in an induction or an on-going training in the field if the necessary adaptations are made.

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* 2022.01 Policy on Civil-Military Coordination in UN Integrated Peacekeeping Missions (UN-CIMIC)

The large numbers of multidimensional mandates of today’s UN Peacekeeping operations and the broad range of issues they deal with have made coordination among the various multifunctional actors a crucial element in the success of these missions. Unlike traditional CIMIC concepts in support of the Commander’s intent, UN Civil Military Coordination (UN-CIMIC) supports the mandate implementation and overall mission objectives. Therefore, enhanced coordination is needed amongst the components of any UN peace operation as well as with international, bilateral and NGO actors, and with local authorities and parties to the conflict.

Ultimately, the goal of civil-military coordination – a subset of mission coordination, whether integrated or non-integrated – is to enhance or improve overall mission effectiveness, among the three major components of any UN field mission: civilian, police, and military. Civil-military coordination enables more effective military support to civilian partners, in order to facilitate the effective resolution of the conflict, to achieve the mandate of the mission sooner and better, and reach what is commonly known as the “end state” of peacekeeping in compliance with the UN Transition strategy.

The aim of these training materials is to offer Troop-Contributing Countries a ready-touse training package, UN-CIMIC Specialized Training Material (STM), including a set of scenario-based exercises, to help in enhancing integrated planning and better coordination of day-to-day business and challenging situations that require appropriate interaction between civilians and military.

This Training package is designed for application in pre-deployment training, but could also serve as background material to be used in an induction or an on-going training in the field if the necessary adaptations are made.

The priority target audience is military officers who would be deployed to a UN Peacekeeping Mission at FHQ, SHQ and Unit levels and tasked to carry out a UN-CIMIC function.

Insofar as the material provides a broader understanding of UN-CIMIC applicable at the strategic (UNHQ), operational (Mission HQ), or tactical (Sector and Battalion HQ) levels, specific participant profile could also include:

• Military Experts on Mission (MEOMs);
• Police – FPU Commanders and above;
• Designated UNPOL liaison officers;
• Civilian – Senior Mission Leadership, Heads of Substantive Sections;
• And all appropriate substantive and administrative staff with civilmilitary coordination responsibilities, such as UN-CMCoord or Civil Affair officers.