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Quick Impact Workshop – Outcomes Early considerations on civil-military responses to emerging diseases - Ebola as a case study

Quick Impact Workshop – Outcomes Early considerations on civil-military responses to emerging diseases - Ebola as a case study
In August 2014, the United Nations (UN) Security Council declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the West African subregion a ‘threat to international peace and security’. The UN’s request for assistance from member states resulted in the mobilisation of technical expertise, medical capacity, humanitarian assistance, and military and civil defence assets.
From Principle to Practice: Protecting civilians in violent contexts

From Principle to Practice: Protecting civilians in violent contexts
Lead Author/s
Dr Charles Hunt
Following on from the ACMC Australian Guidelines for the Protection of Civilians (2015) this handbook aims to provide the ‘what’, the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of protecting civilians in violent contexts and is intended for people working at the operational level including government, NGOs, UN and other organisations.
Australian Government Guiding Principles for Civil-Military-Police Interaction in International Disaster and Conflict Management

Australian Government Guiding Principles for Civil-Military-Police Interaction in International Disaster and Conflict Management
Lead Author/s
Australian Civil-Military Centre
This document affirms the principles that guide the Australian Government and its stakeholders in international multiagency response efforts. It captures the best of the learning that has come from the Australian experience of contemporary operations overseas.
Civil-Military-Police Coordination in Disaster Management: Perspectives from South East Asian countries Research paper and Stakeholder Guide

Civil-Military-Police Coordination in Disaster Management: Perspectives from South East Asian countries Research paper and Stakeholder Guide
Lead Author/s
Humanitarian Advisory Group
Responders to natural disasters face increasingly complex operating environments, characterised by new challenges and new actors. Global trends that are overwhelming the international humanitarian system come into sharp focus in South-East Asia.
Preparing for humanitarian challenges of maritime conflict

Preparing for humanitarian challenges of maritime conflict
On 23 September 2024, ICRC and ACMC hosted a panel discussion on how to protect civilians at sea during times of conflict. ACMC Executive Directive Nicola Rosenblum moderated the panel, which included ACMC Deputy Executive Director and former Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Rear Admiral (rtd) David Proctor, ICRC Regional Maritime Legal Adviser Andre Smit and ICRC Regional Delegate to the Armed Forces, Snowy Lintern.