Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation
The Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN) was founded in 2016 as a joint initiative of five humanitarian agencies: the International Committee of the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, theUnited Nations World Food Programme and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.
Since its foundation in 2016, the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN) has been providing humanitarian professionals with a platform to learn and exchange around the topic of frontline humanitarian negotiation. It also contributes to scientific research around negotiation processes, tools and strategies and promotes collaboration across the sector.
The Centre is hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Supporting the families of missing people in their quest for answers
Webinar | Building trust during a crisis
Webinar | Rebuilding relationships after a change in power
Webinar | Negotiating with authorities under sanctions
Webinar | The impact of global conflicts on humanitarian work
Webinar | When bureaucracy gets in the way of aid: Negotiating administrative hurdles in crises
CCHN Facilitators' Annual Meeting 2024
Supporting humanitarian negotiators in the Middle East
Webinar | International humanitarian law, humanitarian principles and humanitarian negotiations
Supporting humanitarian negotiators in Haiti
Women humanitarians: Do they have a seat at the negotiation table?
What is humanitarian diplomacy? | Interview with Peter Maurer
The crucial role of local aid workers in a humanitarian crisis
The origins of the CCHN negotiation methodology
World Summit on Humanitarian Negotiation 2024: Highlights
A humanitarian negotiation workshops for women, by women
Webinar | Search and Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean
The Naivasha grid: A negotiation tool by humanitarians, for humanitarians
The ethos of the soldier | Expert Session with Saif Aldammin (Arabic)
Making a difference: The impact of humanitarian negotiators
Views and perceptions: Understanding arms carriers to improve negotiation outcomes | Expert Session
How I learned to negotiate with armed actors – A conversation with Essie Opoka
Emotions in negotiations: Overcoming indifference | Expert Session with Smadar Cohen-Chen
What can we learn from hostage negotiation: Expert Session with Kirk Kinnell
Expert Session with Stephen Kilpatrick: Seeing beyond camouflage, badges and bling
Battling misinformation in Ukraine | Interview with ICRC Political Advisor Andrii Kruglashov
What is a CCHN facilitator?
How can humanitarians negotiate with algorithms? | Interview with UNHCR's Óscar Sánchez Piñeiro
Humanitarians need to know how to negotiate. Here's why.
Welcome to the CCHN World Summit 2022