Quiz Lesson 2: Key CIMIC Concepts & Principles

Match the correct ones:

No single component or unit can achieve the mandate of the mission on its own, the success of each component is a factor of the contribution it makes to the achievement of the overall mission objective.
The more meaningful the coordination, the more efficient the overall effort will be they can spread out and cover a much wider area, with each providing a service according to their appropriate role, resources and capabilities.
Achieving more together than each component would have been able to achieve on its own, through the exchange of information, joint planning, mutual support and ongoing coordination and feedback.

Which of these is incorrect, with regards to Civil-Military Coordination in the AU and UN Peace Operations

The definition of CIMIC is coordination and cooperation, in support of the mission, between military components of EU-led Crisis Management Operations and civil role-players.
CIMIC has been developed to address the use of military and civil defence assets to support humanitarian assistance in all complex emergencies, including in the UN peace operations context.
In UN operations, the civil-military relationships between components of the peace operation, and between the peace operation and the rest of the UN System, will already be pre-determined.
A and B
All of the Above

Gender and CIMIC:

Gender is a cross-cutting issue that demands the attention of civilian component of the mission only.
Conflicts often intensify a society’s gender inequality beyond that which already existed. Conflict positively affects women and men and results in gender-specific advantages and securities.
Gender awareness in CIMIC is the military’s responsibility that is essential to any peace operation, the role played often has a positive effect on the mission’s outcome.
All of the above
None of the Above

Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) in African Union and United Nations Peace Operations