The Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation (CIHC) aims to professionalize training in the humanitarian field. By covering a variety of topics, including disaster management, mental health issues, and negotiation, the CIHC programs prepare members of international relief organizations and humanitarian workers to be effective in their work in conflict and post-conflict areas.

The Center has an active book series that is devoted to improving the effectiveness of humanitarian relief programs. With contributions by leading professionals, the books are practical guides to responding to the many different effects of civil strife, natural disasters, epidemics, and other crises: medical, political, legal, economic, social, and cultural.

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Dr. Florian Razesberger is a graduate of IDHA 20 which took place in November 2006 in Nairobi. Florian studied law in Vienna, Innsbruck and Copenhagen. After having gained experience as a Law Clerk at different courts in Austria he started working as an Assistant Legal Officer for the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Florian first entered the humanitarian field as a Legal Adviser for Africa Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) in Cairo, assisting asylum seekers in obtaining refugee status.

Since 2005, Florian has worked for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. OSCE maintains Offices and Missions in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the South-Caucasus and Central Asia; it is the world’s largest security organization, composed of 56 member states.

Florian worked first as a Rule of Law Officer in Skopje, focusing on war crimes training for judicial stakeholders; and since December 2008 in Sarajevo, as a Legal Adviser for Judicial and Legal Reform issues.

Florian participates regularly as a tutor and lecturer on the IDHA as well as on the HNTC courses.