Course Overview

The In-Country Training Course 2009 was conducted in collaboration with the University of Medical Sciences and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan. Topics of focus included human rights law, management and leadership, children and child soldiers, and psychological issues, among other humanitarian-related issues. 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
Anthony Land, former UNHCR
Gonzalo Sanchez Terán, former JRS
Sadig Elamin, UNDP
Elfatih Z. Elsamani, MD, ScD
Antoine Gerard, OCHA
Maximo Halty, UNDP
Amin Mekki Medani, PhD Advocate
Samiha Said, MD