Pakistan Observer
Published Date: Jan 17, 2012
RESEARCH ON APPLYING CONFLICT SENSITIVITY IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CARE International Pakistan Office in collaboration with Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad will launch a research study titled ‘Applying conflict sensitivity in emergency response: current practices and way forward’ on Monday. The study is the culmination of six months work, which involved field research in Haiti , Pakistan and Sri Lanka , interviews with over 50 humanitarian professionals and a document review of aid agencies and sector-wide guidance and standards. Humanitarian responses to rapid on-set emergencies often represent significant challenges in terms of applying conflict sensitivity.
The complexity of the contexts in which these events often occur and the speed in which organizations need to react, leave little capacity for sophisticated analysis or training of frontline, particularly local, staff.