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coordination and cooperation not only among UN stakeholders but also with other international partners. And,
as this Magazine has repeatedly described, the operational landscape of our operations – increasingly
challenging, asymmetrical
and dangerous – calls for
such collaboration.
By definition, UN civil-
military coordination,
especially in integrated
operations, serves as a
cornerstone of UN success.
The existing policy on Civil-
Military Coordination in UN
Integrated Peacekeeping
Missions, UN-CIMIC, was
adopted in 2010 by the
Department of Peacekeeping
Operations and the
Department of Field Support.
It strives, first and foremost,
to ensure a security environment and effective Mission mandate delivery, in support of agreed political goals –
the overarching objective highlighted by UN Secretary-General Guterres. Under the Policy, which focuses on
military and civilian interaction within UN operations and also references UN police, these components must
have a solid understanding of the broader civilian aspects of the Organization’s activities on the ground, in
particular at the operational
and tactical levels.
Information-sharing, joint
analysis and planning should
be translated into common
activities towards the agreed
political goals referenced
above. Civil-military
coordination therefore creates
an enabling environment for
conflict prevention and peace
sustainment work of the
development, humanitarian,
human rights and other actors,
UN Country Teams, regional
and bilateral contributors, e.g.
the African Union, European

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