Convoys, COVID and Negotiation in Afghanistan

Working from home  is something most of us complain about but have had to get used to.  But  what about people who don't have the luxury of staying in, and for whom getting the job done means being out on the front line?  People like Peter Scott-Bowden,  who was working for the World Food Programme in Afghanistan when Jan caught up with him in December last year.  Afghanistan has  been in a state of war and turmoil for over four decades, leaving millions short of food.  Peter's job was to get supplies out to well over 8 million hungry people - while at the same time,  the COVID19 pandemic was spreading into the country. 

Jan and Peter first met last year during Geneva Peace Week, where he was representing the  CCHN - the Centre for Humanitarian  Negotiation.  Getting convoys of food to  people  in remote areas, often controlled by warlords and local leaders, requires excellent negotiation skills, as Peter explains.
Check out  https://www.wfp.org/  and https://frontline-negotiations.org/