text: Civil Military Integration During Multinational Operations
  SUPPORT TO CIVIL ADMINISTRATION
  8-24. Multinational commanders must ensure the continuity of governance functions by performing civil
  administration activities in an occupied territory. Civil administration is an administration established by a
  foreign government in friendly territory, under an agreement with the government of the area concerned, to
  exercise certain authority normally the function of the local government or in hostile territory, occupied by
  United States forces, where a foreign government exercises executive, legislative, and judicial authority until
  an indigenous civil government can be established (JP 3-05). Multinational commanders act on the authority
  of a nation, alliance, coalition of nations, or the UN. The military controls the territory under administration.
  8-25. Civil affairs forces assist an established government of an interim civilian authority through support to
  civil administration. Support to civil administration is assistance given by United States armed forces to
  stabilize or enhance the operations of the governing body of a foreign country by assisting an established or
  interim government (FM 3-57). U.S. forces provide support to civil administration with security cooperation,
  or transitional governance as authority transitions from military authority to an interim authority, indigenous
  authority, or other civil authority.
  KEY CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS
  8-26. Civilian organizations perform many activities encompassing humanitarian aid. This aid includes
  human rights; protection of minorities, refugees, and displaced persons; legal assistance; medical care;
  reconstruction; agriculture; education; arts and sciences; and general project funding. CAO staff and
  personnel understand the mandate, role, structure, methods, and principles of civilian organizations.
  Collectively, with local populations and their representatives, these staff and personnel represent the other
  half of the CAO equation. It is impossible to establish an effective relationship with civilian organizations
  without this understanding.
  PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION
  8-27. Commanders review the four humanitarian principles to understand the civil-military relationship. This
  differs from the commanders’ requirement to understand the different roles and mandates of the various
  civilian organizations. The international community adopted these four humanitarian principles. Most civil
  aid organizations base operations and humanitarian action on these principles:
  • Humanity. Human suffering must be relieved, and the dignity and other human rights of individuals
  and groups must be respected.
  • Impartiality. Humanitarian assistance must be provided without discrimination. Relief is given
  without regard to nationality, political or ideological beliefs, race, religion, sex, or ethnicity, but
  only if needs are urgent.
  • Neutrality. Humanitarian participants do not take sides in hostilities or engage in controversies of
  a political, racial, religious, cultural, or ideological nature at any time.
  • Independence. Humanitarian participants maintain the right to independence of their own actions
  and resist any attempts to place conditions on their actions or movements in return for cooperation
  with military authorities.
  LEAD AGENCIES
  8-28. The international community mandates a lead agency to coordinate civilian organization activities. A
  lead agency is the United States Government agency designated to coordinate the interagency oversight of
  the day-to-day conduct of an ongoing operation (JP 3-08). These civilian organizations volunteer for an
  operation. It is normally a major UN agency such as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Children’s
  Fund, or the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which is part of the UN secretariat.
  8-29. Specific responsibilities of a lead agency include—
  • Acting as a point of contact for other agencies, particularly in the areas of planning and information
  sharing.
  • Coordinating field activities to avoid duplicating effort and wasting resources.
  • Acting as an interface with the military at the theater level.