![]() NATO’s approach to the protection of civilians is based on legal, moral and political imperatives.ĥ. ![]() Furthermore, the growing strategic and operational significance of the successful implementation of PoC-related measures in operations and missions shows that a sound approach to PoC by NATO is important for its continued credibility and legitimacy. Therefore, PoC is relevant to all three core tasks of NATO set out in its Strategic Concept. Protection of civilians is a cross-cutting concept, be it when the Alliance defends its borders, enhances security through capacity building and partnerships, or engages in crisis management through operations, missions or other Council–mandated activities. ![]() Therefore, in November 2015, Council tasked the Operations Policy Committee to proceed with the development of a NATO Policy for the Protection of Civilians (PoC) to be completed in time for the Warsaw Summit.ģ. Allies and partner nations have acknowledged the need to bring together such policies, guidelines and lessons learned under one overarching policy that would address, in a more coherent way, the protection of civilians in relevant NATO operations, missions and activities. Furthermore, NATO and its operational partners have learned important lessons from the effort to mitigate civilian casualties during the ISAF operation.Ģ. In the past decade, the commitment of NATO and its partner nations to the protection of civilians in the planning and conduct of operations and missions has been underpinned by the development of a diverse body of policies and guidelines, in areas such as Children and Armed Conflict, Women Peace and Security, and Conflict-related Sexual and Gender-based Violence. ![]()
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