The United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) eCourse is an online learning experience that brings together practitioners and experts to discuss UN-CMCoord concepts and principles and their practical applications in responding to natural disasters and complex emergency settings.

Based on the UN-CMCoord Field Handbook, this course provides a well-rounded and interactive approach to learning and is accessible to all organizations and individuals interested in the topic of humanitarian civil-military coordination.

The UN-CMCoord eCourse was launched in November 2015 in Geneva. As of January 2019, it has awarded over 3100 certificates!

• Chapters I and II summarize key humanitarian concepts and coordination mechanisms and outline their relevance and links to the UN-CMCoord function.
• Chapter III gives an overview of military organizations, mandates, concepts and military staff functions that could serve as the UN-CMCoord Officer’s counterpart.
• Chapter IV is an aide memoire for the relevant UN-CMCoord guidelines and principles; it summarizes the key considerations and explains the roles and responsibilities of OCHA and UN-CMCoord Officers in implementing the guidelines.
• Chapters V and VI provide guidance on how to implement the UN-CMCoord tasks in natural disasters and complex emergencies, respectively.

The UN-CMCoord eCourse is accessible to all organizations and individuals interested in the topic of humanitarian civil-military coordination.

• Online learning tool
• Self-paced
• Approximately 10 hours

UN-CMCoord field handbook, available at: https://sites.google.com/dialoguing.org/home/resource-centre/resource-library?authuser=0

The UN-CMCoord eCourse is available at https://www.usipglobalcampus.org/membership-account/membership-checkout/?level=9