In-Country Training Courses
Myanmar 2010
Course Overview
The In-Country Training Course 2010 was conducted in Yangon, Myanmar. Topics of focus included actors in humanitarian assistance, shelter and camp management, logistics, and humanitarian negotiation, among other issues specific to real-life occurrences in the field of humanitarian assistance. The curriculum was taught by experienced professionals of the CIHC faculty, led by Larry Hollingworth.
About the Course Director
Larry Hollingworth is the Humanitarian Programs Director for the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation (CIHC) as well as Visiting Professor of Humanitarian Studies at the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs of Fordham University in New York. Over the past few years, he has served as Humanitarian Coordinator on CIHC-sponsored missions for the United Nations in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and Pakistan.
After serving as a British Army officer for thirty years, Larry joined UNHCR and held assignments in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. He was appointed UNHCR Chief of Operations in Sarajevo, during the siege of the city in the Balkan conflict.
He is a frequent lecturer on relief and refugee topics in universities and is a commentator on humanitarian issues for the BBC.
Faculty/Lecturers
Larry Hollingworth, CIHC, Director of the Course
Ma Nilar Oo, International Rescue Committee
Gonzalo Sanchez Teran, Africa Magazine
