With regular contributions from the GISF Secretariat and guest experts, the GISF Blog explores a range of topical, contextual and theoretical developments affecting the practice of humanitarian SRM.
As humanitarian organisations face increasingly complex threats and shrinking operating environments, collective approaches to security have become more essential than ever. Ahead of GISF’s…
The risk environment for lawyers and human rights defenders in 2026 In mid-February it emerged that Alexi Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader, had been…
Disruption continues to reshape the aid sector in ways that challenge even the most experienced humanitarian leaders. Trust in international organisations is under strain, donor…
Insights from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Insecurity Insight’s new report, The Humanitarian Space on Social Media: Learning from Social…
Recent commitments from the UK and a group of UN member states on aid worker safety raise questions about what this means for our sector,…
In social meetings of humanitarians, there’s usually a moment when the group starts swapping stories about safety/security staff from the past. Vignettes…
Internships can play a critical role in preparing the next generation of security practitioners. At a time when risks faced by aid workers are intensifying…
Against a backdrop of 674 ribbons – each representing a humanitarian worker killed in service since the start of 2024 – the Declaration was launched.
Les drones armés représentent une menace croissante dans les contextes humanitaires, et leur utilisation devrait continuer à s’intensifier. Autrefois rares, ils sont désormais une caractéristique…
As a 20-year-old intern in Washington DC at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, I overlapped with the release of The Last Best Chance, a docudrama…