Barbara Sartore, Author at Frontline Negotiations

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Advisory Support to the WFP Global Access Discussion on Humanitarian Access in the Context of COVID-19

Embracing the challenge to support one of CCHN’s Strategic Partners in examining the Global Access situation in the context of COVID-19, the CCHN was trusted by the World Food Programme to facilitate and moderate the Global Access Discussion. This series of panel discussions and staff exchanges was held on 10 August 2020. The facilitation format was based on our experiences through the series of Peer Circle discussions and online Monthly Forums on Humanitarian Responses to the COVID-19, organized form May to July.

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Strengthening Complementary Relationship with Bangladesh Government to Protect COVID-19 Healthcare Frontliners

All staff related to the provision of healthcare to the population are playing an important frontline role to provide the best service among COVID-19 affected patients in Bangladesh. While operating under challenging conditions with a lot of limitations, these frontline healthcare workers need to be guaranteed some protection to continue saving lives and prevent the spread of the virus. Yet, having access to provide protective gear for healthcare frontliners is not instantly granted. By building strong relations with the government, ICRC managed to gain the trust to support them in responding to the pandemic issues, such as prioritizing the safety of COVID-19 healthcare workers.

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Hybrid Briefing Session on Preventing and Mitigating Risk in a Negotiation

Impacted by the global pandemic of COVID-19, many humanitarians have switched to online training and self-development activities to prepare themselves in maintaining their programs under the current circumstances. To continue providing support for frontline negotiators and humanitarian staff in the Middle-East, CCHN has provided not only online but also hybrid events in a series of Summer Briefing Sessions on the Response to COVID-19.

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Building Confidence as a Negotiator

Innocent Sauti, Head of Programme for WFP in Myanmar, talks about the challenges that come with his work on the frontlines while emphasizing the importance of preparing the staff with humanitarian negotiation skills before going to the field.

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Protection Risks During COVID-19: Negotiating Safe Access to Gender-Based Violence Services in The Rohingya Refugee Response in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

The COVID-19 crisis has significant protection, health and socio-economic implications for the Rohingya refugee response. Nearly one million Rohingya refugees live alongside some of the most at-risk host communities in southern Bangladesh, a disaster-prone region already vulnerable to a wide-range of shocks and stresses, as well as domestic and gender-based violence.

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The Role of Armed Groups in the Provision of Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic

On 2 July 2020, 120 frontline humanitarian professionals, field practitioners, policymakers, experts and government representatives from 50 countries gathered online for the 3rd CCHN Monthly Forum. During this event, participants took stock of how non-state armed groups have positioned themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ICRC Bangladesh: Helping Families from Religious Communities in the Dignified Management of the Dead During COVID-19

The ICRC in Bangladesh, like in other countries, is stepping up its response to the COVID-19 crisis and is integrating an important parameter that is managing the bodies of people who have died due to COVID-19. There is distressing evidence that in many places grieving families and relatives have had to endure suffering, not only due to the loss of their loved ones, but also because neighbors have not accepted the body for burial.

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The Benefits of Investing in Negotiation Skills

Caitlin Longden, Senior Programme Officer for the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), talks about the benefits of investing in negotiation skills. By investing in these skills, negotiation teams have been able to build new relationships, gain more access and get faster delivery. These skills are also important for the mental and physical health of the team.

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Essential Elements of Public Health for Humanitarian Negotiators Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the precarious global health situation, poor health infrastructure, and political tensions surrounding restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline humanitarian negotiators are confronted with specific challenges and dilemmas. In a CCHN survey conducted in March 2020, members of the CCHN Community of Practice requested a briefing on the essential elements of public health to support their engagement with local state and non-state authorities. To fulfil the demands, the CCHN has organized a series of Online Briefing Sessions focused on public health approaches and provided by specialists and researchers.

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The Better We Are Prepared, The Less Risks We Run

Mónica Bucio Escobedo, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Venezuela, shares how practical negotiation tools help strengthen humanitarians’ capacity to operate. She explains why being prepared reduces risks for her team, her organization and, most of all, the people she is serving on the field.