Petr Gandalovic
Director of the development and hum. aid
Biography
Petr Gandalovic is a diplomat and a former politician who also held the positions of Minister of Regional Development and Minister of Agriculture. In the following years, he became the ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA and the OECD. Petr Gandalovic is currently the director of the Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechia and he also recently chaired COHAFA under the Czech EU presidency.
Organisation
MFA CZ
Member State authority
Speaker session
The challenges of humanitarian negotiations and principled response. How far are you ready to go to save lives? The case of Yemen
Studio
This session aims to explore how we can reinforce unity in the humanitarian community when negotiating and maintaining a principled approach in challenging operating environments such as Yemen. The session will discuss questions like :
- How far are humanitarians ready to go to have access and save lives? What is the reality of red lines in practice?
- Why is it difficult for humanitarians to maintain a united position in humanitarian negotiations? What have we done well so far in maintaining a united position?
- What should we improve in the future?
Through these questions the session strives to learn from the Yemen experience and research, reinforce good practices such as the SOM process, and generate concrete recommendations to improve the coordination of humanitarian negotiations.
Marzia Montemurro
Research Director
Organisation
HERE Geneva
Speaker session
The challenges of humanitarian negotiations and principled response. How far are you ready to go to save lives? The case of Yemen
Studio
This session aims to explore how we can reinforce unity in the humanitarian community when negotiating and maintaining a principled approach in challenging operating environments such as Yemen. The session will discuss questions like :
- How far are humanitarians ready to go to have access and save lives? What is the reality of red lines in practice?
- Why is it difficult for humanitarians to maintain a united position in humanitarian negotiations? What have we done well so far in maintaining a united position?
- What should we improve in the future?
Through these questions the session strives to learn from the Yemen experience and research, reinforce good practices such as the SOM process, and generate concrete recommendations to improve the coordination of humanitarian negotiations.
Masresha Andarge
Peacebuilding, Human Rights and Humanitarian Programs Advisor
Biography
Co-founder and Advisor, Action for Integrated Sustainable Development Association (AISDA)
Ethiopian Masresha Y. Andarge is the Peacebuilding, Human Rights and Humanitarian Programs Advisor of NGO AISDA. He holds an MA in Development Studies (Rotterdam), Post-Graduate Diploma in Project Management (Maastricht) and Graduate Certificate in Humanitarian Leadership (Deakin University, Australia). He has worked in the development and humanitarian sectors for 15 years, addressing climate-induced drought, aid localisation and emergency humanitarian response.
Organisation
Action for Integrated Sustainable Development Association
NGO
Speaker session
The challenges of humanitarian negotiations and principled response. How far are you ready to go to save lives? The case of Yemen
Studio
This session aims to explore how we can reinforce unity in the humanitarian community when negotiating and maintaining a principled approach in challenging operating environments such as Yemen. The session will discuss questions like :
- How far are humanitarians ready to go to have access and save lives? What is the reality of red lines in practice?
- Why is it difficult for humanitarians to maintain a united position in humanitarian negotiations? What have we done well so far in maintaining a united position?
- What should we improve in the future?
Through these questions the session strives to learn from the Yemen experience and research, reinforce good practices such as the SOM process, and generate concrete recommendations to improve the coordination of humanitarian negotiations.