Thursday, May 29, 2008

Negotiating with Armed Groups

Companies operating in some areas occasionally have to face the prospect of dealing with armed militias, especially in locations where regular law enforcement have difficulty in operating.

In this regard, the United Nations has produced two informative guidelines which may be of use to corporate security management professionals who find themselves in this situation. They are entitled:

Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups – Manual

Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups – Guidelines

Both documents can be access via the ARC Links web page:


They are the two document links at the bottom of the list.