Improving Coordination, Interaction and Cooperation in Humanitarian Aid Operations

What is it about?

The participation of armed forces in conducting humanitarian aid operations is accompanied by quite a few challenges because a large number of governmental, non-governmental, international and other organisations, agencies with and without a mandate, military and other actors take part in the process of providing the aid. Some of these organisations are united in various forums for coordination and allocation of aid, the largest of which is the United Nations. These forums have prior arrangements and agreements which significantly relieve their work and the planning and distribution of aid. However, most of the actors have their own objectives, mandates and ways of working, which makes joint planning and working in a humanitarian crisis difficult.

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Why is it important?

The report examines the possibility of improving coordination, interaction and cooperation in conducting humanitarian aid operations. It reveals how Civil-Military Cooperation staff would help overcome difficulties in the joint planning process and work between the different actors involved in humanitarian operations through the deployment of the Humanitarian Aid Coordination Centre.