Managing Communications: Lessons from Interventions in Africa

Managing Communications: Lessons from Interventions in Africa

Sunday, March 30, 1997

"Managing Communications: Lessons from Interventions in Africa," the conference was jointly sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace and the National Defense University.  It examined the effectiveness of communications and information-sharing practices (including organizational structures and technologies) among humanitarian and peacekeeping organizations in recent complex emergency operations in Somalia, Rwanda, and Liberia.

Type: Special Report

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