United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) May 2024
InterWorks conducted the eCentre’s Safety In the Field exercise from 20-24 May 2024 in Beijing, China. It was attended by 35 participants who primarily are members of China’s multiple urban search and rescue team. Adapted from the full eCentre Safety in the Field workshop, this workshop’s contents were developed upon discussions with UNHCR China and officials from the Chinese National Earthquake Response Support Service (NERSS).
The workshop facilitators delivered short sessions including presentations and small group activities for the agreed safety and security topics. In addition, a full day practical field exercise with simulations related to checkpoints, carjacking, hostage taking and negotiating with angry, emotional people was conducted one of the days at the China National Search and Rescue Training Base (CNSART, the main training venue). As most participants did not speak English, the plenary sessions were delivered via simultaneous interpretation. Consecutive interpretation was used for any small group activities that took place outside the main training room.
Very effective and attractive examination
– Workshop participant