Civil-Military Coordination in United Nations and African Peace Operations
By Cedric de Coning
United Nations peace operations are the most prevalent form of peace operations in Africa. African CIMIC Officers are likely to serve either in a UN peace operation, or alongside a UN peace operation, and it is thus important to understand how these operations are mandated and organised, and how they function. The aim of this chapter is to place CIMIC in the UN complex peace operations environment.
About the Author
Cedric de Coning
Cedric de Coning is a Research Professor in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).