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    • Human Rights
    • Knowledge Management
    • Strategic Communication
    01 June 2026

    Operationalising the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda
    This guidance note by CMC Finland and the German Centre for International Peace Operations (ZiF) presents seconded civilian crisis management personnel with practical ways to engage with and empower youth in the mission field.
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    • Strategic Communication
    26 March 2026

    Good Practice Handbook: Strategic Communications for Civilian CSDP
    This handbook showcases a range of communication practices implemented across EU Member States to promote civilian CSDP. It serves as a practical tool for CoE members and other stakeholders to draw inspiration, understand effective approaches, and adapt communication strategies to advance their strategic objectives.
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    • Career Path Development
    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • Women, Peace and Security
    01 October 2025

    Guidance on the Organisation of a Virtual Job Fair for CSDP Missions
    These guidelines produced by CivOpsHQ.3 provide concise instructions for organising online job fairs for potential secondees in civilian CSDP. The guidelines are written for mission Human Resources Officers but are also valuable to a broader audience, including national seconding agencies.
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    • Civilian CSDP - JHA Cooperation
    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    30 July 2025

    Civilian Operation Commander Operational Guidelines on Mainstreaming Anti-Corruption and Building Integrity
    These EEAS guidelines advocate for a preventative approach to corruption for civilian CSDP missions, focusing on building a culture of integrity and trust within public systems rather than a punitive approach. They highlight the need for situational assessments, development of codes of ethics, and public participation. They provide practical tools for integrating anti-corruption measures into both host country institutions and missions themselves.
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    • Women, Peace and Security
    05 March 2025

    Guidance Document: Including Civilian CSDP in NAP 1325
    This CoE guidance document analyses the coherence between gender references in National Action Plans for Women, Peace and Security (NAPs 1325) and the gender commitments in the 2023 EU Civilian CSDP Compact, and provides recommendations to increase it.
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    • Climate and Security
    • Secondment Policy
    01 February 2025

    Guidance Document: Secondments of Environmental Advisors to Civilian CSDP Missions
    The following document provides guidance on the process of secondments of environmental advisors. It incorporates key take-aways from CoE and Cluster workshops and other products, including guidance documents and factsheets. The CoE stands ready to support its members every step of the way through advice, consultation, and provision of tailored solutions.
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    • Climate and Security
    11 December 2024

    Peace and Planet - An Analytical and Programming Framework for Climate, Peace and Security
    Climate action is a high priority for Danish development co-operation. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned this Analytical and Programming Framework on Climate, Peace and Security in recognition of the need for strategic climate-oriented and peace-supportive action in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
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    • Women, Peace and Security
    09 December 2024

    Guidance Document: Concept and Methodology for a Barrier and Opportunities Study on Women’s Participation in CSDP Missions
    This document provides guidance for CoE members to conduct a barrier and opportunities study. Such study enables members to understand why women, particularly from the security sector, are underrepresented in secondments to civilian CSDP missions and to develop adjustments in recruitment and planning.
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact
    04 September 2024

    Informal NIP Clusters – FAQs
    This FAQ document is designed to provide some more information on what exactly the informal NIP Clusters are, how they will work, and what EU Member States participation may look like. You will find information on 27 questions about NIP clusters such as "Who are co-chairs of Clusters, and what are their tasks?" or "How often will the Clusters meet and are the meetings supposed to be in person or online?"
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact
    03 September 2024

    Framework Paper on Informal NIP Clusters
    This paper outlines the system of informal National Implementation Plan clusters (NIP clusters) as developed by the CoE in close cooperation with the EEAS (SecDefPol.1) following the Annual Conference on Civilian Capabilities (ACCC) held on 25 April 2024.
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