
To prepare for the specific requirements of human rights monitoring in Ukraine, Marine Constant and her colleague, Aleksander Sekulić, underwent FBA's Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) in June 2022..
State-building and human security
Helena Vazquez Sohlström currently holds the position as Director at the Department for International Development Cooperation at the FBA, and has previously served as Director at the Department for Governance. She has a long experience working within the field of security, development and governance in conflict-affected countries, among them Kosovo and Montenegro. Formerly Helena also had the position of political adviser for the Special Representative of the OSCE to Kyrgyzstan, where she specialized as peace-building adviser for International Alert.
International Development Cooperation | Human security | Conflict analysis | Security sector reform | Conflict prevention
FBA's Unit for Research and Development
Colombia, peace-building and mediation
Colombia, ELN, FN peace operations and inclusion issues
Afghanistan and peace operations
South Sudan, Colombia, Sierra Leone and preventive diplomacy
Security sector reform
Youth, peace and security
Women, peace and security
Leadership and cooperation in peace operations
International peace operations and civil-military cooperation
Head of Research
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Western Balkans
Palestine and state-building
Liberia
Somalia
The African Union and peace operations
Research in developing countries, Africa, control of small arms
Civilian crisis management and international deployments
Myanmar, peace and democracy building
Support to peace processes
Latin America and disarmament of ex-combatants
Election observation
Iraq and Palestine
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Amidst the perils of explosive devices, hostilities, and distressing civilian accounts, frontline monitors play a pivotal role in documenting human rights abuses within conflict zones. However, these monitors themselves confront significant stress and danger, requiring adept navigation of challenging circumstances to safeguard their own well-being as well as the safety of the vulnerable populations they serve. How can they adequately prepare?
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FBA in UkraineFBA is part of Sweden’s development aid within the area of peace and security
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