Managing External Relations - Disaster Management Center ...

EP-04
Check T or F to
indicate whether
a statement is
True or False
COURSE PRETEST
■T ■F 1. In emergencies, media influence over public perceptions is
generally exaggerated.
■T ■F 2. Feelings of trust are optional in professional relationships.
■T ■F 3. Governments and diplomatic corps play key roles in all
aspects of the refugee program cycle including assessment,
planning and budgeting.
■T ■F 4. UN co-ordination in emergencies follows a well-established
model that has been proven in past emergencies.
■T ■F 5. The concept of networking is based on establishing contacts
when you need them and storing them in archives when the
need is over.
■T ■F 6. Briefings for donors are only effective when donor field
representatives send written information back to their capitals.
■T ■F 7. The best reason for learning facilitation skills is to know how
to chair a meeting.
■T ■F 8. Conflict is a symptom of a poor relationship and has to be
resolved through problem solving exercises.
■T ■F 9. Nearly all personal communication habits have to be altered
in order to have effective relations with the media.
■T ■F 10. Donor relations strategies established for field offices are
most effective when they hinge upon a centrally planned
global strategy.
■T ■F 11. The current momentum for collaboration and co-ordination
between assistance agencies aims to achieve increased
efficiency and cost effectiveness and eliminate gaps and
duplications in services.
■T ■F 12. Even when procedures are impromptu and ad hoc UNHCR
can profit from media contacts.
■T ■F 13. Visits to support funding and donor relations are needed
both for donors to the field and for field staff to capital cities.
■T ■F 14. In emergencies, representatives from Public Information
Services and Funding and Donor Relations Services are normally
part of the emergency team.
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