Managing Staff in Conflict Zones and the Hidden Price of Doing the Right Thing; Upholding Accountability.
Managing a team in conflict zones can be a different ball game depending on the context and organization. Forget about the usual office politics or the daily “Did you sign the form?” issues. Here, firing someone can quickly escalate from an HR matter to something that threatens your safety. Sometimes, doing the right thing requires […]
Snakes in the Grass: Tales from South Sudan
People always say humanitarian work is full of sacrifices. But let me tell you, you don’t get what that means until you’re out in the field, deep in a place like South Sudan. I spent over five years working in South Sudan with three different organizations and trust me, it’s a place where challenges are […]
The international community should consider LRA peace talks
In December 2003, the government of Uganda, a state party to the International Criminal Court (ICC), referred the situation concerning the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) of murder, rape, violence and crimes against humanity to the Prosecutor of ICC. The prosecutor opened investigations into this matter in 2004 and issued an international arrest warrants for five […]