We invite you to participate in a survey that will inform the design of a major new study on humanitarian security risk management, conducted by Humanitarian…
International organisations are increasingly aware of the evolving technological landscape in hyperconnected societies and the implications for protecting data and digital supply chains.
Just before the August bank holiday weekend, I learned from our lead for disaster monitoring that ShelterBox might consider a response to the…
Just before the 1000kg truck bomb exploded outside the UN headquarters in Baghdad’s Canal Hotel in August 2003, the humanitarians inside were going…
GISF’s Research & Communications Assistant, Scarlett Moore, recently produced a blog for Disaster Ready, introducing the new Security Risk Management Essentials Certificate. The blog considers the value of accessible, affordable professional development opportunities for humanitarian security risk management and explores…
This year’s report presents the latest verified statistics on attacks against aid workers. The report also examines the type of security incidents that involve what is often called collateral damage, which includes airstrikes, shelling, landmines, unexploded ordnance and other remnants…
GISF is excited to announce the release of Araba Cole and Panagiotis Olympiou’s new report ‘Risk Management & Decision Making under Uncertainty during the…
The rapid Taliban takeover of Kabul in summer 2021 stunned the world, defying the expectations of casual onlookers and experts alike. The humanitarian response was an extreme example of crisis decision-making under conditions of radical uncertainty. This study seeks to…
Insecurity is the greatest barrier to access for humanitarian assistance. How exactly can security risk management help us to achieve safe, sustainable access for communities facing crises? Our new video explains what SRM is, why you need to know about…
Developed in collaboration with DisasterReady and Insecurity Insight, this free assessment-based certificate programme enables humanitarian organisations and staff to understand the basic principles and practices behind security risk management, strengthen their security capacity and systematise security risk management processes and…