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The CCHN World Summit on Frontline Humanitarian Negotiation 2021 and 5th Annual Assembly of the CCHN Community of Practice Broadcast from Caux, Switzerland 28 June – 3 July 2021 Organized by : In partnership with : With the support of : The Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation
Executive Summary PART 1
The World Summit on Frontline Humanitarian Centre developed a hybrid event model - with a A unique, world-class conference
Negotiation, organized in the summer of 2021 limited number of participants meeting in person
by the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian and many more joining virtually – which yielded an around frontline negotiations
Negotiations (CCHN), was one of the largest incredibly inclusive and innovative experience. The
virtual gatherings of humanitarian professionals Summit brought together frontline negotiators,
to take place in humanitarian policymakers, scholars, donor and
COVID-19 pandemic government representatives from a plurality of
“The road of access times. Drawing from geographical regions, backgrounds and fields;
leads to the Palace of the experiences of the number and diversity of virtual participants,
the CCHN staff, its connecting from 125 countries, increased
wisdom.” – William Blake,
community members dramatically compared to CCHN assemblies in
as paraphrased by a and many more previous years.
Summit participant frontline negotiators,
the Summit was The 2021 World Summit took place at a particular
designed to provide an time in the history of the CCHN, following the end of
open and safe space for practitioners to exchange the Centre's five-year incubation period and just at
on current themes related to humanitarian the beginning of an institutional transition process
negotiation, find practical solutions to complex from a pilot project to a long-term initiative. In this
problems, engage with peers and other professional framework, the Summit became an opportunity
networks and learn new techniques to negotiate to gather input from a large network focused on
successfully on the frontlines. promoting a collaborative culture in the conduct
of frontline humanitarian negotiation, open
Over six days, the Summit gathered more than 1,400 and critical discussions, and connections across
practitioners from across the globe sharing the same domains. It also symbolized two other transitions
belief: that the remedy for complex humanitarian – from a Western-centric normative paradigm to a
challenges can be found in the diversity of practices more field practice-oriented experience, and from
and the ability to learn from each other, rather than face-to-face gatherings to an increasingly extensive
the promotion of singular policy models and common use of digital technologies in the creation of virtual
principles. Participants joined not as representatives meeting spaces.
of humanitarian agencies or
organizations but in their own
capacity as field practitioners
seeking to explore new possibilities,
compare notes, promote diversity "In view of the operational challenges we
and celebrate their differences as a face on migration, the response to the
source of value.
pandemic or the growing environmental
After the cancellation of the hazards, it is no longer 'if' but 'how'
CCHN Annual Assembly in 2020 professionals will collaborate across agencies
due to the health restrictions
and field operations."
imposed by the COVID-19
pandemic, the CCHN explored
Peter Maurer – President, ICRC
different means to ensure a safe
gathering could still take place
during the following year. The
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The Summit
in numbers
2,833 APPLICATIONS TO
JOIN AS PARTICIPANT 750 ORGANIZATIONS 125 COUNTRIES
75 ONSITE
ATTENDEES 1,416 ONLINE
ATTENDEES
Distribution
per world 445 241 224 213 210
region
EUROPE AFRICA ASIA MENA AMERICAS
25% of participants were CCHN community members
Grainne O’Hara, Director of International Protection at UNHCR, discusses with MSF's
Stephen Cornish and ICRC’s Peter Maurer during the opening day of the Summit.
Negotiating with multiple class conference tackling the most challenging
actors in complex and present-day issues related to humanitarian
negotiation. Organized in collaboration
evolving humanitarian
PARTICIPANTS
with Initiatives of Change in a hybrid format How participants heard of the Summit
environments has become (partially in person, partially through virtual
increasingly challenging. To meeting tools), the event immediately drew 8% through the
4% other
the attention of thousands of humanitarian
respond to crises, humanitarian CCHN website
practitioners engaged in frontline negotiations.
professionals need to acquire
1064
9% through the
By late June, the CCHN had received more USERS JOINED FOR CCHN newsletter
robust negotiation skills, than 2,800 applications from a wide range of OPENING DAY
share experiences, and learn practitioners from 125 countries, with diverse
expertise and backgrounds, looking forward to
from fellow practitioners and
643
connecting and exchanging experiences after a
negotiation experts. AVERAGE VIRTUAL
long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PARTICIPANTS PER DAY
In June-July 2021, the Centre of Competence
on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN)
brought together frontline negotiators,
humanitarian policymakers, scholars, donors,
and government representatives for a world-
209 USERS MET THROUGH
THE ONLINE
NETWORKING
26% through
social media
PLATFORM 53% through their
respective organizations
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1.1 An innovative and inclusive
"I'm really impressed that there are over
hybrid event format
2,000 participants registered. In this period of The World Summit 2021 was a first private meetings, a virtual exhibition, and some
COVID-19 pandemic, it's probably the largest in the history of CCHN's annual entertaining features such as a virtual photo booth
humanitarian gathering this year." and a photo gallery. To ensure all participants felt
gatherings for several reasons, at ease with the platform, the CCHN staff provided
Gilles Carbonnier, Vice-President – ICRC
and particularly for its innovative day-long technical support through a "Welcome
hybrid format. While some of the Room": a virtual meeting space where users could
ask for directions and be guided towards their
participants gathered in Caux, a
online session of choice.
mountain village above the shores
of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, The Summit's interactive platform also hosted
hundreds of humanitarian a live-streaming channel broadcasting some of
the opening day sessions as well as a variety of
"The pandemic may have kept us apart, but practitioners and experts came video content being filmed in Caux. By joining the
we have never been so together through our together virtually from their own channel via a YouTube link at any point during the
digital platform." locations across the globe. day, online users could listen to interviews with
speakers, contributors or community members
Claude Bruderlein, Director – CCHN During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021, present at the Summit, watch video highlights
the CCHN adapted its services and day-to-day from each day of gatherings, or even take a virtual
functioning to the changing situation. This meant guided tour of the event venue.
bringing most of its events and workshops
online, experimenting with interactive platforms The broadcasting schedule also allowed for some
and rethinking the way learning sessions were more lighthearted and playful moments aimed at
delivered. This expertise proved extremely helpful enhancing the convivial community spirit through
for the conception and planning of the World its "Vox Pop" content: community members,
Summit as a hybrid event – bringing together CCHN staff and contributors spending their breaks
some of the partners, contributors and community in the Palace's common areas were invited to
members in person in a Swiss venue while take part in informal, impromptu interviews
broadcasting the event online to allow for a much that featured humorous questions and games.
larger group of participants. Practitioners connecting from afar particularly
enjoyed the live-streaming channel and its
To allow for effective and interactive participation, content as a way to immerse themselves in the
all the World Summit sessions were broadcast event atmosphere, feel closer to other attendees
on a customized digital platform that also in Caux and learn more about humanitarian
provided opportunities for online networking, negotiations in an engaging way.
Re-watch the World "It just feels great when you see the sun on your screen
Summit live-streaming and the stars on your window."
program at this link:
Fikri Pido, CCHN community member
bit.ly/WS21-livestreaming
The Caux Summit was filmed and broadcast live on a special interactive platform.
More than 1,000 users joined the opening day sessions online.
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1.2 The Caux Palace: a symbolic venue
in the history of humanitarian negotiation
At the crossroads of several by the Initiatives of Change movement, which has
professional networks around facilitated international negotiation and mediation
processes in Switzerland since 1946. Initiatives of
peace-making, conflict mitigation Change co-hosted the CCHN World Summit during a
and mediation, Switzerland has symbolic year, as the movement celebrated its 75th
a long history of involvement in anniversary in 2021.
humanitarian diplomacy and
The significant mandate of Initiatives of Change,
international negotiations. The Swiss
1.3 The CCHN Community
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the Caux Palace setting, and its rich history well COMMUNITY
venue chosen to host the CCHN embodied the CCHN's efforts towards bridging MEMBERS IN CAUX
World Summit 2021, known as the the space between its five Strategic Partners, of Practice at the
facilitating professional networking opportunities,
Caux Palace, is no exception. World Summit
Overlooking Lake Geneva above the city of Montreux,
and encouraging the sharing of experience among
frontline negotiators.
With more than 2,000 humanitarian professionals
389 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
JOINING VIRTUALLY
the Caux Palace has been bringing people together across 100 countries, the CCHN Community of Practice
and providing a safe space for dialogue and represents the beating heart of CCHN activities.
reconciliation for more than 70 years. The stunning Practitioners with at least three years of experience Distribution per world region
Belle Époque building served as a shelter for Italian Join Initiative of Change's Hospitality Manager working at the frontlines who have participated
and Jewish refugees during the 1940s. It provided Fabian Büecheler as he takes the World in a CCHN Peer Workshop automatically join the
the backdrop for several high-level summits Summit participants through a virtual guided community and enjoy a broad range of learning and 96 89 83
throughout the 20th century, including peace talks tour of the Caux Palace: exchange opportunities, on top of becoming part of
following World War II and reconciliation efforts bit.ly/Caux-Palace-2021 an invaluable global support network dedicated to MENA EUROPE AFRICA
in Burundi, Cambodia, Lebanon, Somaliland and frontline negotiations. A diverse and inclusive group
South Africa. The Palace is currently managed of professionals, the members of the Community of
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learning from each other's negotiation experiences and
contributing to the development and codification of new
ASIA LATIN NORTH
frontline negotiation tools in the CCHN Field Manual.
AMERICA AMERICA
The Summit’s venue, known as the Caux Palace,
served as a refugee shelter during the 1940s The CCHN Community meets every year to share
and provided the backdrop for peace talks their insights on key challenges and dilemmas of
throughout the 20th century. humanitarian negotiations in operational contexts
and provide guidance to the overall orientation of the
Centre. The 2021 Annual Community Assembly took
place in the framework of the World Summit as an
additional opportunity to celebrate five years of peer "Each colleague is a success story
exchanges and collaboration as well as to enhance the for everyone."
members' ability to learn from each other, respect the
differences and explore opportunities to create value. Amir Khan Haqmal,
As the CCHN looks ahead to its transition towards a CCHN community member
permanent entity, the Community of Practice provided
a critical contribution in developing a strategic vision
for years to come through regional and thematic
working group consultations.
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PART 2 The Summit's rich six-day
agenda event included more
than 120 different sessions
Five days of reflections, tailored to the interests and
peer exchanges and learning needs of a wide range of
participants. While the majority
of these sessions were open to
all participants, some Summit
activities were reserved for
community members or
selected senior participants.
• Opening and closing sessions. The Summit was Watch an interview with
kicked off by a High-Level Panel and two Roundtables ICRC President Peter Maurer,
focusing on new frontlines in humanitarian action and filmed during his participation
collaboration in humanitarian negotiations. in the CCHN World Summit:
bit.ly/CCHN-maurer-2021
• Community of Practice activities. Former and new
CCHN community members had the opportunity to
join a Global Peer Workshop, an Advanced Professional
Certificate and Specialized Advanced Session on
Vaccination, a Peer Workshop in Spanish, regional
working group meetings, self-care sessions and a
Passport for Resilience session. "We can quite easily get
locked into our own practice
• Thematic sessions. Delivered by CCHN staff and partner without questioning it; we
organizations with the input of community members,
can be slow to learn or
the Summit's 66 thematic sessions tackled a wide range
of critical topics for frontline practitioners – including adapt new methodologies.
hostage and ransom negotiations, negotiations with Being part of a community of
non-State armed groups, COVID-19 vaccination
peers and exchanging with
negotiations, remote negotiation, and much more.
others can help us to ensure
• Virtual exhibitions. Featuring 33 virtual booths, the that continuous learning is
CCHN's exhibition fair allowed contributors and partners part of our individual and
to present their work and services, network among
organizational lives."
each other, and meet online visitors.
Stephen Cornish, General Director
• Private sessions. The World Summit allowed for
Medecins Sans Frontières Switzerland
confidential exchanges among key participants. These
included a Donor Forum, a senior managers' meeting
on migration in Europe, and an expert roundtable on
strategic concerns in kidnap and ransom management.
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"What I find valuable about our collaboration
under the banner of CCHN is that it has • Thin Lei Wein, journalist and Co-Founder -
allowed our staff to learn from others The Kytes Tales
and to build trust and networks among • Claude Bruderlein, Director - CCHN (discussant)
organizations. If we only do things internally,
we become a chamber where we only hear
our own experience."
Two roundtable discussions on the opening day of the Summit allowed Grainne O'Hara, Director of "We are in a world of converging risks. We should
speakers and participants to delve more deeply into the challenges International Protection – UNHCR assume that we are not going to see threats
of adopting a collaborative approach in humanitarian negotiation. manifest in isolation anymore; it's impossible for
international organizations to tackle this on their
own. So - my question is: are you ready?"
2.1 Designing collaborative approaches Thin Lei Win,
to global humanitarian challenges "We should move beyond institutions - yes, I
journalist, Thin Ink
couldn't agree more. This conference helps
a. The Opening Ceremony b. The High-Level Segment on us to look into the mirror and then establish a
designing collaborative approaches common objective and purpose."
Taking place in the majestic Main Hall of the Caux Palace to global humanitarian challenges
David Harland, Executive Director
and streamed live via the event's interactive platform, – Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue d. Donor Forum
the Opening Ceremony and the following sessions set More than 400 participants connected from around the
the tone for the many reflections and exchanges to take globe to join the High-Level Segment, a panel discussion The Donor Forum offered a privileged and confidential
place during the week. The ceremony was kicked off by a featuring the leaders of major humanitarian agencies space for government representatives to identify
welcome word by Stephanie Buri, Co-Director General of and other senior practitioners. The panel explored means to promote collaborative approaches in the
initiatives of Change Switzerland, and Claude Bruderlein, the opportunities and constraints of developing a field of humanitarian negotiation, but also to exchange
CCHN Director. Bärbel Kofler, the German Federal collaborative culture among humanitarian negotiators perspectives with grassroots humanitarian practitioners.
Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy in the field to address the increasing complexity of c. Roundtables
and Humanitarian Assistance, greeted the audience and humanitarian operations and their environment. The Forum included opening and closing remarks by
introduced the Summit via videoconference. While online participants moved into Zoom breakout Peter Maurer and Robert Mardini - respectively President
High-level panelists: rooms to further reflect on the themes tackled during and Director General of the ICRC - and a roundtable
• Peter Maurer, President – International Committee the High-Level Segment, panelists and onsite participants featuring representatives from the governments of
of the Red Cross were invited to join two roundtable discussions. Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. The CCHN facilitated
• Stephen Cornish, General Director – breakout-room exchanges with senior members of the
"We should stop thinking in Medecins Sans Frontières Switzerland Roundtable 1: 'On the making of collaborative CCHN Community of Practice from challenging contexts,
humanitarian silos, and we should • David Harland, Executive Director – humanitarian negotiations' including Afghanistan, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue • Barbara Bulc, CEO and Founder - Global Development
not reinvent the fire in every context.
• David Kaatrud, Director of Programme – • Mille Bojer, Director - Reos Partners Geneva
Learning from different contexts World Food Programme • Étienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner, Community
helps humanitarian organizations • Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative – of Practice experts and strategic consultants "Switzerland has supported the CCHN since
to work more efficiently, effectively, Swiss Mission to the United Nations • Joëlle Germanier, Head of Operations - CCHN
its inception in 2016 as an important asset
• Dr Asha Mohammed, Secretary-General – (discussant)
and ultimately to save lives." Kenyan Red Cross
to International Geneva and an exchange
platform that is very valuable for all the
• Grainne O'Hara, Director of International Protection – Roundtable 2: 'On the new frontlines of
Bärbel Kofler, Commissioner for professionals involved."
UNHCR humanitarian action'
Human Rights Policy and
• Parvathy Ramaswami, Deputy Country Director • Gilles Carbonnier, Vice-President - ICRC Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative
Humanitarian Assistance –
for Programme and Operations – • Michael Neuman, Director of Studies - Médecins – Swiss Mission to the United Nations
Germany Federal Government
World Food Programme Afghanistan Sans Frontières CRASH
• Rainer Gude, Executive Coordinator – • Veronica Pedrosa, freelance journalist
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (moderator)
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2.2 Strengthening the consultants shared tools to increase control over stress,
work sustainably in high-pressure negotiation contexts, and
capabilities of frontline "Collaboration for us is shared prevent burnout or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
professionals. Hands- values, networking of like-minded
individuals and partners, shared
on professional and knowledge and best practices. e. Self-care sessions
collaborative workshops The CCHN has really helped with
all this." Self-care consultants Vincent Hurner and Damaris Van
a. Global Peer Workshop on Woerden ensured World Summit participants started
Humanitarian Negotiation David Kaatrud, Director of Programme each day in their best shape with a half-hour breathing
– World Food Programme and relaxation session, broadcast every morning from the
For some humanitarian professionals, the World Summit colorful garden yurt. Onsite attendees had the opportunity
also became an opportunity to join the CCHN Community to gather in the garden in the afternoons to stretch and
of Practice. A virtual English-language Peer Workshop relax after a long day of exchanges.
was held over five days with 41 practitioners from Africa,
Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The highly interactive
workshop included eight small-group discussions in
breakout rooms, conversations facilitated by 11 CCHN
c. Specialized Advanced Session
community members and a self-care session, during which
participants shared techniques to manage stress, become on vaccination in conflict settings "In the Passport for Resilience
more resilient and overcome traumatic experiences. […] there were breathing and
Designed for community members who have already
stress management activities,
To accommodate participants from different contexts and completed an APC, the CCHN's Specialized Advanced
time zones, an additional five-day Peer Workshop was Sessions are an opportunity to engage with advanced which were very, very helpful.
held in the afternoons for Spanish-language participants negotiation tools and methods while looking at specific In the longer term, I have a […]
from Latin America and the Caribbean. 27 practitioners thematic areas of interest or geographic contexts. This mentorship relationship with a
completed the workshop. two-day session led by Claude Bruderlein and Brett
Davis focused on negotiating access for vaccination in mentor who is also helping me
conflict settings. It featured 32 participants who discussed in this work-life balance and
Resilience expert Vincent Hurner leads a self-care means to assess and build trust, prioritize, and manage other professional matters. So,
session in the garden yurt, sharing tips to better misinformation. They also learned more about the
manage stress and prevent burnout. [both programs] were really very
Access Barometer, a newly created tool to make policy
"I think the focus on building recommendations based on the qualitative data collected. helpful for me."
individual skills, given the context
in which all of us work, is a very Fetnat Nakrour, CCHN community member
b. Advanced Professional Certificate d. Passport for Resilience
critical area that the CCHN is
really investing in." Advanced Professional Certificates (APC) are three-day Humanitarian negotiators operate in highly demanding
sessions aimed at professional learning and exchanging and high-risk contexts. To help them prevent and mitigate
Parvathy Ramaswami, Deputy Country around complex operational and policy challenges. Led by pressure and better manage the impact of traumatic stress,
Director for Programme and Operations CCHN's Claude Bruderlein and Brett Davis, the World Summit the World Summit provided them with the opportunity
– World Food Programme Afghanistan APC saw the participation of 59 practitioners from different to attend a five-day Passport for Resilience session, led
world regions who were encouraged to reflect critically on by the CCHN in collaboration with resilience experts
their experiences and familiarize themselves with advanced Vincent Hurner and Damaris Van Woerden. The session
negotiations tools such as the Cynefin Framework. took place in the peaceful setting of a yurt installed in the
Caux Palace gardens, which remained open to all onsite
participants' self-care needs throughout the week. The
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2.3 Enhancing exchanges around today's key 2.4 The Annual Assembly of
frontline negotiation themes and actors the CCHN Community.
a. Thematic sessions b. Virtual exhibition
Celebrating five years
of peer exchanges
World Summit participants could choose from a rich The World Summit 2021 took place during a historical
catalogue of 66 virtual thematic discussions over six time when the organization of exhibitions and and support
days. Open to all participants, the sessions tackled networking events was strongly hindered by the
some of the most critical challenges currently faced COVID-19 pandemic. To encourage practitioners to meet The fifth Annual Assembly of the CCHN
by frontline practitioners, including negotiating with and learn from organizations in the humanitarian domain Community of Practice opened on the
armed groups, COVID-19 vaccination negotiations, even in these critical times, the Summit's digital platform
remote mediation and negotiation, kidnap, ransom allowed for the creation of virtual 'booths' (under
second day of the Summit, 29 June.
and extortion, and the role of religious leaders in the guise of Zoom meeting rooms) as well as a chat More than 70 community members
peaceful coexistence. platform that replicated real-life meeting spaces at the connected online, joined by the 50
Caux Palace. During the Summit week, 500 participants
onsite participants, to reflect on the
Delivered by contributing organizations and CCHN connected to the online networking platform to interact
specialists, the online sessions lasted 45 or 90 with humanitarian organizations, professional networks, many experiences shared over the
minutes. All featured the support of a 'tech host' - a negotiation agencies, universities, research and training past year.
CCHN staff member in charge of ensuring a smooth centers, and many more exhibition partners. Virtual
rollout over Zoom. exhibitors also had the opportunity to network and Étienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner, strategic consultants
interact with each other. with long-standing expertise in communities of practice,
Some of the sessions, open to community members opened the Assembly by sharing the results of a series of
only, were developed by CCHN specialists in close interviews held with members of the CCHN Community.
consultations with the CCHN Community of Practice The CCHN Community, they explained, presents all three
as part of the Community Assembly activities. They stages of a mature community of practice: members are "I see the CCHN as a virtual family of
touched on the influence of third parties in negotiations active players in driving and shaping the community; a core negotiators, where we share experiences
with Non-State Armed Groups, mandates, diversity and group of members take the initiative and demonstrate related to the challenges on negotiating for
legitimacy and negotiations with criminal gangs. leadership; and the community serves a double purpose, access with different actors and how to get the
helping its members other improve in their practice while best possible outcome."
also strengthening their collective voice. The consultants also
highlighted how much practitioners value peer exchanges and Apostolos Veizis,
CCHN Community member
the possibility to share experiences or ask advice from others.
Topics tackled during the 66 World
Summit thematic sessions Assembly participants were later allocated into breakout
rooms to reflect on and discuss two sets of issues:
• Covid-19 vaccination negotiation collaborating with peers in day-to-day aspects of
• Access negotiations humanitarian negotiation and the role of the CCHN in
• Remote negotiation and mediation influencing collaboration in the wider humanitarian sector. "Something that jumps out at me is how sleek,
• Kidnap and ransom negotiations The input from these reflections nurtured a broader
impressive and inspiring the organizing team
• Stories from the frontline and case studies discussion on the future of the Community of Practice.
is. We've seen some of the best support for a
• Environmental negotiations
Community of practice that we've ever seen."
• Negotiating with armed groups The closing ceremony of the Community Assembly and
• Live simulations the World Summit took place on Saturday, 3 July and Beverly Wenger-Trayner,
was live-streamed from the Main Hall of the Caux Palace. Community of Practice expert and consultant
Find a complete list of thematic sessions in After sharing the highlights of the week, reflecting on the
the annex. many experiences lived, and thanking everyone for their
great contributions, Claude Bruderlein invited participants
to join once again for the World Summit 2022.
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PART 3 a. The World Summit 2021 agenda
Annex Monday, 28 June 14.00 – 15.30 HOSTAGE AND
CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS – A
14.00 – 15.30 NEGOTIATING FOR
PROTECTION OUTCOMES: PANEL
09.00 – 09.30 OPENING TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ON EXPERIENCES NEGOTIATING
CEREMONY SUPPORT COLLABORATION WITH INTERLOCUTORS FOR
BETWEEN CCHN AND ADN PROTECTION OUTCOMES
09.30 – 10.30 HIGH-LEVEL PANEL THE IMPACT OF NON-LOCAL
ON DESIGNING COLLABORATIVE 14.00 – 14.45 COLLABORATIVE
DILEMMAS ACTORS IN LOCAL NEGOTIATIONS
APPROACHES TO GLOBAL
HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THIRD PARTIES
HUMANITARIAN NEGOTIATIONS WITH NON-STATE ARMED GROUPS
11.00 – 12.30 ROUNDTABLE 1:
COLLABORATIVE HUMANITARIAN 14.45 – 15.30 THE LOST ART OF 14.45 – 15.30 THE ROLE
NEGOTIATIONS ACCESS NEGOTIATION OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN
PROMOTING PEACEFUL
ROUNDTABLE 2: NEW FRONTLINES WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES OF A COEXISTENCE
OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION – SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATOR IN ASIA?
ON THE NEW FRONTLINES OF HHI EXECUTIVE NEGOTIATION
HUMANITARIAN ACTION 16.00 – 16.45 STRATEGIC PROJECT – ADVANCED STRATEGIES
DIALOGUES IN PEACE PROCESSES FOR HUMANITARIAN LEADERS
14.00 – 16.30 DONOR FORUM
16.00 – 17.30 CCHN ACCESS 16.00 – 16.45 NEGOTIATING
18.00 – 20.00 TALLER DE BAROMETER TOOL PRESENTATION UNDER THE PRESSURE OF
NEGOCIACIÓN HUMANITARIA EN INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS'
LÍNEA | DÍA 1 16.00 – 18.00 EXPERT SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
ROUNDTABLE: STRATEGIC
CONCERNS IN K&R MANAGEMENT 16.00 – 17.30 COMMUNITY
WORKING GROUPS
Tuesday, 29 June 16.45 – 17.30 NEGOTIATING
UNDER THE PRESSURE OF 16.45 – 17.30 AMERICA LATINA:
07.30 – 08.00 SELF-CARE SESSION INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS' PROTRACTED HUMANITARIAN
| DAY 1 SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS CRISIS AND THE NEED FOR THE
LINK ACADEMICS- TRAINERS AND
07.30 – 11.00 ADVANCED 18.00 – 20.00 TALLER DE PRACTITIONERS
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE | DAY 1 NEGOCIACIÓN HUMANITARIA EN
LÍNEA | DÍA 2 18.00 – 20.00 TALLER DE
08.30 – 11.00 ONLINE PEER NEGOCIACIÓN HUMANITARIA EN
WORKSHOP ON HUMANITARIAN LÍNEA | DÍA 3
NEGOTIATION | DAY 1
PASSPORT FOR RESILIENCE | DAY 1 Wednesday, 30 June
12.00 – 13.30 VIRTUAL EXHIBITION 07.30 – 08.00 SELF-CARE SESSION Thursday, 1 July
HALL | DAY 2
06.00 – 08.00 SIMULATION -
OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY 07.30 – 11.00 ADVANCED NEGOTIATING HUMANITARIAN
ASSEMBLY PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE | DAY 2 ACCESS IN DISASTER SETTINGS OF ASIA
14.00 – 15.30 CCHN WORLD 08.30 – 11.00 PASSPORT FOR 07.30 – 08.00 SELF-CARE SESSION
SUMMIT ROUNDTABLE – RESILIENCE | DAY 2 | DAY 3
NEGOTIATING ACCESS TO
COVID-19 VACCINATION IN ONLINE PEER WORKSHOP ON 07.30 – 11.00 ADVANCED
CONFLICT SETTINGS HUMANITARIAN NEGOTIATION | PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE | DAY 3
DAY 2
HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH ARMED 08.30 – 11.00 PASSPORT FOR
GROUPS? 12.00 – 13.30 COMMUNITY RESILIENCE | DAY 3
WORKING GROUPS
14.00 – 17.30 HUMANITARIAN ONLINE PEER WORKSHOP ON
SENIOR MANAGERS MEETING ON VIRTUAL EXHIBITION HALL HUMANITARIAN NEGOTIATION |
MIGRATION IN EUROPE 14.00 – 14.45 ASSESSING DAY 3
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ON
THE FRONTLINES
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CONTRIBUTE TO FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION HALL CONSULTATION
EDITIONS? NEGOTIATION, ALTERNATIVE
18.00 – 20.00 TALLER DE
PHYSICIAN-PATIENT NEGOCIACIÓN HUMANITARIA EN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND
INTERACTIONS AS NEGOTIATIONS LÍNEA | DÍA 4 DIALOGUE FOR HUMANITARIAN
ACCESS IN ARMED CONFLICT Agence Des Négociateurs (ADN Group)
12.00 – 13.30 VOICES FROM AND POST-CONFLICT CONTEXTS
LESVOS – MERCY CORPS EXPERIENCES IN Anthropos Deep Security
NEGOTIATION, COORDINATION Friday, 2 July COLOMBIA AND GUATEMALA.
AND LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF SELF-CARE SESSION | GLOBAL Centre for Experiential Negotiation and Applied Diplomacy (CENAD)
CRISIS 07.30 – 08.00 SELF-CARE SESSION
| DAY 4 PEER WORKSHOP
COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE- Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
BASED ACCESS STRATEGIES – 07.30 – 11.00 SPECIALIZED 16.00 – 16.45 MEDIATION IN
NEGOTIATING WITH COMMUNITIES: ADVANCED SESSION | FRENCH MIGRANT CAMPS
STRENGTHS, CHALLENGES AND NEGOTIATING ACCESS FOR Chr Michelsen Institute / Norwegian Center for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS)
18.00 – 20.00 TALLER DE
GREY AREAS OF ACCEPTANCE-BASED COVID-19 VACCINATION IN NEGOCIACIÓN HUMANITARIA EN
ACCESS STRATEGIES CONFLICT SETTINGS | DAY 1 LÍNEA | DÍA 5 Clingendael
12.45 – 13.30 NEGOTIATIONS AS A 08.30 – 11.00 ONLINE PEER
MEANS OF BUILDING TRUST – THE WORKSHOP ON HUMANITARIAN Fraternity – International Humanitarian Missions (FIHM)
EXAMPLE OF IHL INSTRUMENTS NEGOTIATION | DAY 4 Saturday, 3 July Geneva Call
COPE AND BUILD – THE LINK PASSPORT FOR RESILIENCE | DAY 4
BETWEEN PEACEBUILDING AND 07.30 – 08.00 SELF-CARE SESSION
HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN 12.00 – 13.30 REGIONAL GROUP | DAY 5 Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies
COMPLEX EMERGENCIES: THE VOICE MEETINGS
07.30 - 11.00 SPECIALIZED
FROM COMMUNITIES Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
14.00 – 17.30 SIMULATION: ADVANCED SESSION |
LESSONS FROM THE USE OF NEGOTIATING ACCESS TO NEGOTIATING ACCESS FOR
ONLINE AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS COVID-19 VACCINATION IN COVID-19 VACCINATION IN Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
FOR MEDIATION CONFLICT SETTINGS CONFLICT SETTINGS | DAY 2
14.00 – 15.30 HUMANITARIAN 14.00 – 14.45 LOCALIZED 08.30 – 11.00 PASSPORT FOR Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)
NEGOTIATION IN THE CONTEXT VIOLENCE, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE | DAY 5
OF MIXED MOVEMENTS – THE COHESION, AND HUMAN NEEDS – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
ONLINE PEER WORKSHOP ON
LINK BETWEEN PEACEBUILDING A SOUTH AFRICA CASE STUDY HUMANITARIAN NEGOTIATION |
AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN
ALLIES, PARTNERS AND DAY 5 ICRC - Central Tracing Agency
COMPLEX EMERGENCIES: THE VOICE
PROXIES: MANAGING SUPPORT
FROM COMMUNITIES 14.00 – 17.30 INTEGRATION AND
RELATIONSHIPS IN ARMED
THE NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVED CONFLICT TO REDUCE THE CLOSING OF THE ASSEMBLY ICRC - Legal department
IN THE 2018-2020 KIVU EBOLA HUMAN COST OF WAR MEETINGS
RESPONSE ICRC - Value Chain
14.00 – 15.30 TAKING RESEARCH
TRUST IN DIGITAL NEGOTIATION
FURTHER: HOW CAN BEHAVIORAL
RESEARCH HELP YOUR WORK? ICRC - Support Relationships in Armed Conflicts Initiative
14.00 – 14.45 HUMANITARIAN
NEGOTIATIONS FROM A LATIN KIDNAPPED: THE VICTIM, Opening and closing program
AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE – WITH THE KIDNAPPER AND THE (OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS) Initiatives of Change
REFERENCE TO CHALLENGING NEGOTIATOR
SITUATIONS IN THE REGION. Thematic sessions Initiatives of Change - GAIN Programme
ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE
DIVERSITY AND HUMANITARIAN CHANGE, AND PEACE (OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS)
NEGOTIATION Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO)
14.45 – 15.30 MULTIDISCIPLINARY Virtual exihibition
WORKING WITH EMOTIONS IN
NEGOTIATIONS : THE ANALYSIS (OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS)
MEDIATION Instituto de Estudios Sobre Conflictos y Accion Humanitaria (IECAH)
OF HUMANITARIAN ACCESS
14.45 – 15.30 THE ROLE OF NEGOTIATIONS Community of Practice activities
NARRATIVE IN NEGOTIATIONS CASE STUDY FROM THE FIELD: (CCHN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ONLY) IRC Review
THIRD PARTY MEDIATORS IN THE SOUTH SUDAN
Private sessions King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue
HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT (KAICIID)
(INVITATION ONLY)
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EXCUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mercy Corps
PART 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) CRASH A unique, world-class conference around frontline negotiations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 An innovative and inclusive hybrid event format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Negotiation and Public Service 1.2 The Caux Palace: a symbolic venue in the history of humanitarian negotiation . . . . 8
1.3 The CCHN Community of Practice at the World Summit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Network on Humanitarian Action
PART 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Five days of reflections, peer exchanges and learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 Designing collaborative approaches to global humanitarian challenges . . . . . . . . . 12
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
a. The Opening Ceremony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reem Alsalem and Rob Grace
b. The High-Level Segment on designing collaborative approaches to global
humanitarian challenges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Suadela c. Roundtables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
d. Donor Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sultan Qaboos University 2.2 Strengthening the capabilities of frontline professionals. Hands-on professional
and collaborative workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SwissPeace a. Global Peer Workshop on Humanitarian Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
b. Advanced Professional Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) c. Specialized Advanced Session on vaccination in conflict settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
d. Passport for Resilience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) e. Self-care sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.3 Enhancing exchanges around today's key frontline negotiation themes and actors . . 16
University of Hamburg a. Thematic sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
b. Virtual exhibition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) 2.4 The Annual Assembly of the CCHN Community. Celebrating five years of peer
exchanges and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
World Food Programme (WFP)
PART 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Annex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
a. The World Summit 2021 agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
b. Alphabetical list of participating contributors and exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tables
Alphabetical list of participating contributors and exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figures
The Summit in numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The CCHN Community of Practice at the World Summit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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