Learn more about the Head of Humanitarian Access of the WFP Tom Metcalf, his experiences with humanitarian negotiations, and his thoughts on the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN)!
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Learn more about the Executive Director of MSF Stephen Cornish, his experiences with humanitarian negotiations, and his thoughts on the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN)!
Learn more about the ICRC Vice-President Gilles Carbonnier, his experiences with humanitarian negotiations, and his thoughts on the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN)!
Learn more about the Director of International Protection of the UNHCR, Grainne O’Hara, her experiences with humanitarian negotiations, and her thoughts on the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN)!
High-level diplomacy of humanitarian organizations often appears to be detached from the reality of negotiation in the field. This disconnect has been accentuated during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when integration between field and headquarters is more crucial than ever before. How can humanitarian diplomacy at headquarters remain aligned with negotiation experience and practice in the field?
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.