UN Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination Training Course

The Civil-Military Coordination Service (CMCS) is pleased to invite you to our upcoming United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) training course. The residential training will be held from 11 to 16 January 2026 in The Hague, The Netherlands, with 24 participants. The Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) generously covers the training venue, board and accommodation for the duration of the course. We kindly ask your organization to take care of travel and applicable allowances.

CMCS, as part of OCHA’s Coordination Division, will lead the event. CMCS will bring together four interdependent emergency communities: a) OCHA and UN agencies; b) surge staff from Stand-by Partners, UNDAC and INSARAG; c) United Nations Member States, including domestic and international militaries; and d) non-governmental humanitarian organizations. We encourage mid-level managers to apply.

The objective of the training course is to: a) define the concept of humanitarian civil-military coordination (UN-CMCoord), including the five sets of UN-CMCoord guidance, b) assess the UN-CMCoord environment in operational contexts, and c) play a key role in supporting UN-CMCoord as it relates to humanitarian access and protection outcomes.

How to register

Please ensure that you have discussed participation with your supervisor and complete the online application form before 2 December 2025, 11.59 pm GMT at: https://vosocc.unocha.org/Reg/srvy629_UN-CMCoord_11_01.html

Successful applicants will be subject to a security screening by the host. CMCS will notify the selected applicants before 05 December.

For further information or support with the application process, please contact Jule Brischar at [email protected]