Poland: Communication in a Crisis workshop for National Societies
From 20 to 21 November, we conducted the first-ever Communication in a Crisis workshop for all of the National Societies in the countries covered by our delegation.
The workshop was co-facilitated with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and organised in close cooperation with the Polish Red Cross (PRC). The participants, with backgrounds in communications or operations, practiced dealing with a crisis – combining a natural disaster, an armed conflict and disinformation – in a fictitious scenario. The exchanges during the workshop were summarised in a checklist that each National Society (NS) can use to put in place crisis management mechanisms, including coordination with other Movement partners. The event proved to be a useful platform for participants to share the existing communication approaches and tools they use in a crisis, and to deepen cooperation between NSs in the region.
It was the third in a series of workshops that the ICRC Regional Delegation in Warsaw (RWSU) organised in 2025 to help National Societies in the sub-region prepare for crisis, including armed conflict.
