Diplomacy and Negotiation for Humanitarian NGOs (Humanitarian Solutions in the 21st Century)

Diplomacy and Funding for Humanitarian Non-Profits is a practical guide to best practices in diplomacy and negotiation for non-profits (NGOs) who work to convince governments and international institutions to effectively protect humans through disaster assistance, sustainable development and the protection of cultures. The volume proposes a holistic approach to humanitarian assistance by integrating non-traditional and traditional humanitarian partners. Users of the book will be prepared to speak to diplomats and government officials in any setting, including war zones. The book mainly focuses on approaching local and national governments, the United Nations system, the international Red Cross movement and other international organizations. The reader will learn the rules of “diplomatic protocol", and much about the rules and procedures of major international bodies, as well as how to leverage media and knowledge management for planning, establishing, and managing a humanitarian initiative. To provide balance and real world relevance, the guide draws on a compilation of the extensive activities of both authors across a range of development, emergency management, knowledge management, and climate issues in government and in the NGO world, as well as interviews with a broad range of scholars and officials from NGOs, diplomatic missions, the media, the United Nations, the Red Cross, governments and corporations.​ The history of diplomacy is littered with false starts, misread intentions, and cultural faux pas; yet refugees can’t be helped, nor international rules created or implemented without diplomacy. In addition, governments can’t do it all. In the 21st century, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are at the forefront of global efforts for peace, social justice, and environmental reform. Success for today's NGO requires balancing long-term strategies and goals with day-to-day and even moment-to-moment issues--much of this taking place across the negotiation table from representatives from governments and international organizations such as the United Nations or armed non-state actors. Diplomacy and Negotiation for Humanitarian NGOs presents a richly detailed practical guide for modern NGO diplomacy and negotiation. Its clearly developed steps, from team building to decision making and coalition building to cultural awareness, suggest opportunities for expanding the work of NGOs in creating positive outcomes. Instructive cases from the past and useful illustrations from current times offer success stories, warn of pitfalls, and describe skills in action for valuable insights into the negotiation process. These guidelines can be used as is or modified to suit specific situations, or stakeholders. Chapters focus on key areas such as: The roles of NGOs in war and peace. Information and knowledge management. Security, risk analysis, and intelligence. International funding. Legal matters, including international humanitarian law. Public Diplomacy, Communications and interacting with the media. Protocol, from letter formats and formal meetings to social events. International Conferences as a tool for policy development. Many case studies, including several full chapters on specific examples of how NGO diplomacy has helped shape the world we live in. Ably bridging possibility and pragmatism, Diplomacy and Negotiation for Humanitarian NGOs is a uniquely vital resource for professionals in humanitarian relief and international development in non-profits, governments at all levels, the UN, and the Red Cross system. Indeed all types of civil society organizations can benefit from this book. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Why Learn “NGO Diplomacy?”....Pages 1-19 A Practical Model for Diplomacy and Negotiation: Steps 1–3—The Preliminary Stage....Pages 21-49 A Practical Model For Diplomacy and Negotiation: Steps 4-6 – The Negotiation and Implementation Stages....Pages 51-97 Information and Knowledge Management....Pages 99-136 Security, Risk Analysis and Intelligence....Pages 137-151 Legal Matters....Pages 153-192 War and Peace: Roles for NGOs....Pages 193-210 Failed and Weak Nation-States....Pages 211-230 International Funding....Pages 231-248 Meetings and Conferences....Pages 249-270 Protocol....Pages 271-302 Delegation Communications and the Media....Pages 303-326 International Organizations and NGO Associations....Pages 327-338 Creation of the League of Nations and the UN....Pages 339-356 The People’s Treaties at Rio + 20 – 2012....Pages 357-359 Rebuttal to an Outcome Document....Pages 361-363 An NGO Saves Belgium....Pages 365-370 The ReliefWeb Project....Pages 371-375 Die Deutsche Liga für Völkerbund (DLfV)....Pages 377-391 Epilogue....Pages 393-393 Back Matter....Pages 395-456