th
20 ACUNS-ASIL Summer Workshop:
Civil - Military Relations in Peace Missions
19-28 July 2010, Geneva – GCSP
Monday 19 July
0900-1000
1000-1030
1030-1300
1300-1445
1445-1545
1545-1615
1615-1730
1730-1900
Opening & Welcome
by Ambassador Fred Tanner, GCSP Director & Dr Patricia Goff, ACUNS Executive Director
Catered coffee break
Introduction to the Course, by Dr Thierry Tardy & Professor Steven Haines
Participant Introductions
Lunch at the WMO Cafeteria, l’Attique
“„International Geneva‟ and GCSP”, by Dr Peter Foot, GCSP Academic Dean
Break
“Introduction to IMPACT”, by Mr Ronaldo Reario, OCHA-Civil-Military Coordination Section
(CMCS)
Time to work on the IMPACT Module
UN-CMCoord IMPACT is an interactive training course developed to reinforce aspects of civilmilitary coordination from a humanitarian perspective.
Welcome Cocktail at l’Attique
Tuesday 20 July
0900-1030
1030-1045
1045-1215
1215-1400
1400-1530
1530-1545
1545-1715
Participant Presentation: “The Concept of Human Security and Post-Conflict Multicultural
Societies”, by Elena Mihajlova. Chair: Melanie Ramjoué.
Break
Participant Presentation: “Civil-Military Relations and the Protection of Civilians in UN
Integrated Missions”, by Maira Siman Gomes. Chair: Caroline Varin.
Lunch at l’Attique
Guest Lecture: “Civil-military relations within EUFOR Chad/CAR: a military perspective”,
by General Ganascia, former EUFOR Chad/CAR Force Commander
Break
Participant Presentation: “Civil-Military Operations: Enhancing Protection of Civilians Beyond
Traditionally Applicable Legal Standards”, by Blanca Montejo. Chair: Ilias Chatzis.
Wednesday 21 July
0845-1200
1200-1330
1330-1430
1530-1700
Visit to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
“ICRC Perspectives on Civil-Military Relations”, by Ms Raffaella Diana, Head of Sector, Unit
for Relations with Armed and Security Forces
“International Humanitarian Law”, by Mr Daniel Cahen, Deputy Head of Unit, Legal Advisors
to the Operations, Legal Division
Lunch at the ICRC Cafeteria
Guided Visit of ICRC Museum
Participant Presentation: “Ensuring the Criminal Accountability of Civilian Peacekeeping
Personnel for Serious Crimes”, by Michele Ameri. Chair: Maria Sommardahl.
Thursday 22 July
0900-1030
1030-1045
Participant Presentation: “Mediating Cessation of Hostilities and Ceasefire Agreements: A
Multi-Disciplinary Approach of Civilian and Military Cooperation”, by Tamara Murer. Chair:
Jenny Baechler.
Break
1045-1215
1215-1400
1400-1530
1530-1545
1545-1715
Participant Presentation: “Paying for Peacekeepers: Civil-Military Interactions in the
Negotiations on Reimbursement of UN Troops”, by Hannah Davies. Chair: Heather Hrychuk.
Lunch at l’Attique
Guest Lecture: “Civil-military relations in Chad: the necessity and limits of humanitarian
coordination”, by Anne-Sophie Allègre, CMCS-OCHA
Break
Participant Presentation: “The United Nations‟ Joint Mission Analysis Cells (JMAC): A Model
for Civil-Military Collaboration in Peacekeeping”, by Melanie Ramjoué. Chair: Althea Rivas.
Friday 23 July
0830-1100
1115-1215
1230-1400
1400-1530
1530-1545
1545-1715
Visit to OCHA and Presentation by Mr Colin Richards, CMCS-OCHA
Visit of the Palais des Nations
Lunch at l’Attique
Participant Presentation: “Outsourcing Insecurity: The Civil-Military Relations of Private
Military Companies Operating in Weak States”, by Caroline Varin. Chair: Carina Van Vliet.
Break
Participant Presentation: “Civil-Military Relations in Post-Conflict Missions: The Case of
Bosnia and Herzogovina”, by Ilias Chatzis. Chair: Hannah Davies.
Monday 26 July
0900-1030
1030-1045
1045-1215
1215-1400
1400-1530
1530-1545
1545-1715
Participant Presentation: “The Military Component in Crisis Management Operations: Lessons
from Kosovo”, by Maria Sommardahl. Chair: Elena Mihajlova.
Break
Participant Presentation: “The Role of Organizational Design and Behavior in the Quest for
System-Wide Coherence in Post-Conflict Stabilisation Efforts”, by Jenny Baechler. Chair:
Maira Siman Gomes.
Lunch at l’Attique
Participant Presentation: “A Framework for Understanding Organizational Interactions: A
Case Study of Canada‟s PRT in Afghanistan”, by Heather Hrychuk. Chair: Blanca Montejo.
Break
Participant Presentation: “„Relationships‟ and „Realities:‟ A New Way Forward – The Case of
Afghanistan”, by Althea Rivas. Chair: Michele Ameri.
Tuesday 27 July
1000-1145
1200-1330
1330-1500
1630-1830
Visit to UNHCR and Presentation by Ms Kabi Bernander, Senior Protection Officer, Field
Safety Section
Lunch at l’Attique
Participant Presentation: “Civil-Military Coordination in Post-Disaster Humanitarian Assistance
to Haiti”, by Carina Van Vliet. Chair: Tamara Murer.
Guided Tour of Geneva with Mrs Susan Rumphorst – meet at hotel
Wednesday 28 July
0900-1030
1030-1045
1045-1215
1215
1900-2200
Guest Lecture: “Preserving the humanitarian space in peace operations”,
by Mr Christian Captier, Director, Médecins sans frontières (MSF) & Mr Andrea Pontiroli,
MSF Representative to the European Union
Break
Wrap-up and debrief
Lunch at l’Attique
Farewell Dinner at Creux-de-Genthod
The bus will leave the hotel at 1845