GISF's New 5-Year Roadmap for NGO Security
Shaping the systems, policies, and practices that strengthen security and enable safe, sustainable access to people 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.
New global declaration on the protection of humanitarian personnel
NGOs welcome the security provisions within the Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, launched on 21 September and endorsed by over 100 states.
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.
Faces of security
Meet the people keeping aid workers safe and discover why their work is essential to delivering aid where it is needed most.
News
- NGOs welcome global Declaration to protect aid workers amid rising attacks21 Sep 2025
- 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
Events
Blog
- Expect More From Your Humanitarian Safety Practitioner07 Oct 2025
- What internships are teaching the next generation of NGO security professional29 Sep 2025
- 674 Ribbons: Reflections from the launch of the Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel23 Sep 2025
- Menaces persistantes: Gérer les risques croissants liés aux drones armés dans l’action humanitaire14 Aug 2025