Military Adviser
ACMC Military Adviser
The ACMC's Military Adviser serves as a conduit to the Australian Defence Force and provides advice and insights from a military perspective.
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.
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Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2021-2031
We need the powerful outcomes generated by the United Nations Security Council’s Women, Peace and Security agenda to assist us as we reconstitute our societies and institutions, and as we resist the temptation to allow conflict to take root in the uncertainty we are all facing.
How does each organisation fit into the broader picture to meet the needs of the communities being served?
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Women, Peace and Security: An Introductory Manual
Women’s leadership and collective action have changed the world by combatting violence against women and building equality. Women’s leadership is central to reconciliation and conflict resolution and to peacebuilding efforts that bring results for families and communities.
Civil-Military-Police interaction is the key to improving international response efforts to overseas disasters and conflicts.
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From Principle to Practice: Protecting civilians in violent contexts
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.
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Civilian agency participation in military exercises has increased over the last ten years. This is a welcome development as exercises provide a platform to strengthen Australian whole of government crisis prevention, preparedness and response capability.
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In mid-August 2019, the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) co-facilitated with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) a two-day civil-military workshop in Wellington New Zealand, which focused on the future of
Quick Impact Workshop – Outcomes Post Tropical Cyclone Pam Roundtable with Civil Society
Tropical Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu and surrounds in March 2015. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) led the Australian response, which also involved significant Defence engagement and the substantial use of military assets.