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SUMMARY:CGHR Expert Practitioner Series: Working in Human Rights\, Peacebu
 ilding\, Humanitarian Aid and Development - Mona Sadek\, International Com
 mittee of the Red Cross
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CONTACT:Annette LaRocco
DESCRIPTION:The Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) has launched 
 a practitioner seminar series\, partnering with expert speakers from key o
 rganisations to delve into the gritty realities of what working in field l
 ike human rights and international development really involves.\n\n*Mona S
 adek* is deputy head of the *International Committee of the Red Cross* (IC
 RC) mission in the United Kingdom and Ireland. She engages with political\
 , military and non-government contacts on a range of issues related to the
  ICRC’s humanitarian work in armed conflict and other situations of viol
 ence. In 2011 Mona was deployed to Libya to lead the ICRC's protection ope
 rations there. Previously she was responsible for all programmes in Afghan
 istan involving protection of the civilian population\, detention visits a
 nd the restoration of family links. She has also worked with the ICRC in G
 aza\, Liberia\, Serbia\, Montenegro and Jordan. She joined the ICRC in 200
 2 after completing an MA in human rights in London\, having worked in the 
 field of human rights in Cairo.\n\nThe sphere of work known variously as t
 he ‘Third Sector’\, ‘Development and Humanitarian Aid’ or simply 
 – doing good in tough places – is notoriously impenetrable\, and frust
 ratingly difficult to navigate for the uninitiated. For somebody hoping to
  pursue a career within this field\, the range of agencies and institution
 s\, initiatives and centres is at the very least bewildering. Most areas i
 ntersect\, and organisations work with an array of crosscutting issues and
  contexts. Yet what at first glance can appear to be a morass of very simi
 lar organisations doing generally related things\, is in fact often sharpl
 y delineated\, with different sectors requiring surprisingly different com
 petencies and operating under quite specific mandates. Working as an inter
 national human rights advocate would demand a different skill set and work
 ing environment from a project officer of a first phase emergency response
  – and both would have relatively different routes to entry. And a Maste
 r’s degree isn’t always the best option. Cambridge University educates
  and trains many of the best young minds in the country and provides a cri
 tical insight into the issues surrounding international politics\, securit
 y\, development and humanitarianism. But with little clarity around what i
 s involved in working in this sector\, attempting to translate this theore
 tical knowledge into a meaningful start to a career can be a minefield. Wi
 th this in mind\, the CGHR series will allow students to listen and speak 
 to a selection of high-level experts working in these fields\, and address
  key issues and questions. There will be two one-and-a-half hour seminars 
 throughout Easter 2013\, designed to equip students with an in-depth and c
 ritical look at what each area involves\; the type of work carried out\, c
 ontingent challenges and essential competencies. The first hour will intro
 duce the speaker\, chaired by a discussant from CGHR\, and will open up to
  the audience in the second hour to provide the opportunity for students t
 o engage with the topics discussed. The event will be followed by a drinks
  reception. 
LOCATION:ARC Cafe\, Ground Floor\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site
 \, 7 West Rd\, CB3 9DT
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