Key global guidelines, guidance and handbooks

Key global UN-CMCoord guidelines

Oslo Guidelines on Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief (rev 2007)

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IASC Non-Binding Guidelines on the Use of Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Convoys (2013)

'The MCDA Guidelines' - Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets (MCDA) to Support United Nations Humanitarian Activities in Complex Emergencies – (rev 1 2006)

'The IASC Reference Paper' - IASC Guiding & Operating Principles on Civil-Military Relationship & Use of Military Assets (2004)

Official OCHA and CMCS Handbooks and Guidance

OCHA Field Handbook (2018)

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UN-CMCoord Handbook for the Military 2.0 (2017)

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OCHA on Message - What is CMCoord (2022)

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OCHA 'What is Last Resort' (2012)

OCHA - Minimum Services Packages on Humanitarian Access (2019)

OCHA Working Paper on Humanitarian Notification Systems (2018)

Complex Emergencies - Civil Military Guidelines and Reference (2014)

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OCHA CMCS Guidance

These OCHA guidance documents have been developed to support OCHA staff to fulfill their humanitarian coordination related responsibilities. The guidance documents in this section will be reviewed periodically based on operational dynamics, requirements and applicable IASC guidance and guidelines. These guidance documents are not official guidelines, policy, or a binding directive. They do not supercede nor replace existing global guidance.