World Health Organization : Year 1998 ; World Health Organization, Emergency and Humanitarian Action, No. 98.3: Consultave Meeting on Management and Support of Relief Workers

By World Health Organization

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1998 ; World Health Organization, Emergency and Humanitarian Action, No. 98.3: Consultave Meeting on Management and Support of Relief Workers
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Excerpt
1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND How best to care for and support field personnel in international organizations has become a matter of increasing concern, and there are now a number of initiatives within United Nations agencies and non-govmental organisations to see how the risks to field workers can be reduced, while still suppodg the missions they are expected to accomplish. UN General Assembly resolution 521167 sb-esses the need to improve the safety and security of all humanitarian personnel, and highlights the personal risks taken by such workers in the field. An initiative by the Inter-Agency Cooperation (ICA) unit of the Division of Emergency and Humanitarian Action (EHA) of the World Health Organization in this area was started in October 1997 with the aim of defining some of the salient health-related issues currently facing relief workers in the field, and providing data on which evidence-based recommendations could be made. The project set out to look at a number of characteristics and procedures, including: staff selection and recruitment, training, pre-departure briefing (including security and medical aspects), support while in the field and on return from the field.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1 . INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUPID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . KEYNOTE PRESENTATION BY MS SARA DAVTDSON, PEOPLE W Am . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 . CONDUCT OF THE Ml3ETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3.1 Employer responsib. ~. l~t.y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 3.2Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.3 Cost effectiveness of good mnagemcnt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.4 Local staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 3.5Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2 3.6Violenceandsecuriy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2. 3.7 Mental well-being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.3. 33..89 TUrnaid.n elr.n- gre p.o.rd.n.g. .o.f .n.e.g.at.i.v.e. in.c.i.d.e.n.ts. ....................................................................................... 11 43 3.10 Briefmg and debriefmg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 4 3.1 1 Counselling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.4. . 4 . RECOMMENDATTONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.5 . . 4.1Recoplhon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.5 4.2Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.5. 4.3 Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15. 4.4 Policies and management capabilities with regard to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4.4.1 Selection and re.c r.u itment of staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 4.4.2 Briefw and trarrung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.6. 4.4.3 Medical preparation for field mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 4.4.4 Support while in the field . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7. 4.4.5 Work environment and living conhhons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.7 4.4.6Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.7. . 4.4.7Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.7. 4.4.8 Debriefing upon rehun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I.8 4.5 Monitoring and evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 ANNEXI-Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.9 ANNEX 2 .L ist of participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0 ANNEX 3 . Sources and