Through this partnership CHRHS and HRP are committed to conducting cutting-edge research to generate stronger empirical evidence that can better guide military doctrine and humanitarian guidelines on civilian-military coordination in a wide range of disaster and conflict-driven settings, as well as develop and encourage more effective strategies to overcome coordination challenges. Research Projects >
The Program in Civil-Military Humanitarian Coordination was created in 2020 with generous support from the Robert Dudley Harrington Jr. Charitable Foundation. The program leverages the existing Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies’ partnership with the U.S. Naval War College’s Humanitarian Response Program (HRP) expands upon the current evidence base for effective coordination during humanitarian emergencies, develops new avenues for information sharing between humanitarian, military and academic communities, and creates vibrant educational offerings for the multitude of actors who respond to global crises.
This ongoing partnership has resulted in eight annual workshops, each attended by 75-100 military and humanitarian leaders, designed to enhance the collective humanitarian response capacity of civilian and military actors by supporting a community of practice, identifying key opportunities for professional education and training, and developing a comprehensive research agenda focused on global humanitarian civil-military coordination. This partnership has established strong collaborations with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), the UN World Food Programme (UNWFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), other leading international humanitarian organizations, and U.S. and international militaries.
