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The Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG), the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC), and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) launched today Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model.

The publication outlines key civil-military coordination mechanisms in the region and how these are activated during disaster response, in line with regional and global frameworks and guidance.  The publication is intended for regional organisations, national disaster management authorities, government agencies with a role in disaster management and international disaster assistance, military, civil defense and police organizations, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, NGOs and  UN agencies. It provides clear guidance to policy makers, practitioners and those involved in disaster preparedness, on the national coordination architecture and mechanisms for managing international assistance in five priority countries, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and the Philippines.  

The publication is linked to the work of the Regional Consultative Group (RCG) on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination for Asia and the Pacific. This multi-stakeholder, regional forum established in 2014 brings together humanitarian, civilian and military actors involved in preparing for and responding to disasters in the region. The overall RCG objective is to strengthen the linkages between preparedness and response, within a framework where these are treated as two phases of one cohesive approach rather than as discrete processes.  

To access the publication please visit: 
http://www.acmc.gov.au/preparedness/predictable-model
http://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/our-publications
https://www.unocha.org/asia-and-pacific/what-we-do/civil-military-coordination