Our strategy sets out our ambitions for the next five years, based on extensive consultation with members, partners, and leadership. It responds to a rapidly changing world where security is more critical than ever, and reaffirms our belief in the interdependence of security: that strong, coordinated SRM practices across all actors enable safe, sustained access to those in need.
Convening the sector
Connecting NGOs to share knowledge and drive collective action.
Capacity strengthening
Tools, training, and tailored support to strengthen SRM systems.
Collective influencing
Working with donors, networks, and policymakers to improve support for NGO security.
Research & learning
Original insights and practical guidance to help NGOs adapt to emerging risks.
The network
NGOs join GISF to strengthen their own security risk management capabilities, improve sector-wide SRM practice, and collectively influence the systems that shape aid worker safety. Membership offers access to trusted peer networks, tailored tools and resources, learning opportunities, and platforms to influence how security is supported across the sector.
Spotlight
The latest from GISF and across the sector on protecting aid workers.
Good Practice Review 8: A new chapter in humanitarian security risk management
The third edition of the Good Practice Review (GPR8) on Humanitarian Security Risk Management is now available, offering the most comprehensive update to one of the sector’s foundational texts.
UK Parliament recognises security as essential to safe delivery of aid
A new report from the UK International Development Committee highlights security risk management as essential to aid worker protection, with several key recommendations shaped by GISF and its members.
Hovering Threats: Managing the rising risks of armed drones in humanitarian operations
Armed drones are changing how aid workers operate, and the risks they face. Insecurity Insight shares practical steps NGOs can take to adapt to this fast-evolving threat in this GISF blog.
News
- GISF Welcomes FCDO’s Response to IDC Report on Aid Worker Protection11 Sep 2025
- GISF Launches EU-Funded Initiative to Strengthen Security Risk Management for NGOs 05 Aug 2025
- GISF welcomes three new Steering Group representatives!10 Jul 2025
- Good Practice Review 8: A new chapter in humanitarian security risk management26 Jun 2025
- GISF Responds to the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee’s New Report on Aid Worker Security12 Jun 2025
Events
Blog
- Menaces persistantes: Gérer les risques croissants liés aux drones armés dans l’action humanitaire14 Aug 2025
- Getting Ahead of the Threat: Reflections on AI and Security Risk Management04 Aug 2025
- The Case for HEAT08 Jul 2025
- Hovering Threats: Managing the rising risks of armed drones in humanitarian operations30 May 2025