Non-state actors
Guidelines on humanitarian negotiations with armed groups
Negotiating humanitarian aid with armed actors - guidelines
Authors:
G. Mc Hugh; M. Bessler
Publisher:
UN, 2006
This set of guidelines is intended to provide concise advice and guidance to humanitarian practitioners on how to prepare for and conduct humanitarian negotiations with non-State armed groups. This booklet summarizes the essential guidance presented in the more comprehensive partner publication titled, Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups: A Manual for Practitioners.
The six sections of this set of guidelines follow closely the sequence and content of the chapters in the partner manual. In addition to the guidance presented here, the manual provides comprehensive information on the important framing and contextual elements for undertaking humanitarian negotiations with armed groups. The manual also contains short case studies and examples of practical experiences of humanitarian negotiations with armed groups.
Throughout this set of Guidelines references are provided to the corresponding sections of the partner manual that provide more detailed information on a particular topic. [Adapted from the author]
