Rehan Zahid Member Profile

Location	Geneva, Switzerland
Gender and Title	Male, Mr
Email	Private
Telephone	Private
Website	https://frontline-negotiations.org/
Bio	Rehan Zahid is the Deputy Director of the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN), a joint initiative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, MSF Switzerland, UNHCR, and the UN World Food Programme. Before taking up this role in 2022, he was involved in the CCHN’s work as Chief of Advisory Services, overseeing advisory support for humanitarian agencies in the management of negotiation processes. During his 10-year tenure at the UN World Food Programme, he served in various roles in the field as well as in leadership positions at the organization’s Rome Headquarters; most recently, as the Deputy Chief of Staff. Rehan has negotiation experiences across a range of contexts, including Yemen, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan. Rehan holds a Master of Public Affairs in Social and Economic Policy awarded by the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs (USA) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics awarded by the Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan).

Expertise	Country	Affiliation	Local
Access	Afghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Venezuela, Yemen
The Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN) provides frontline humanitarian staff with learning and training opportunities to develop their negotiation skills and share their practices with a global community to negotiate better assistance and protection for people in crisis situations. Founded in 2016, the CCHN is a joint initiative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations World Food Programme.