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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.


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Investing at the sharp end of risk

NGO Security Management

It is widely acknowledged in the humanitarian and development sectors that local and national staff are often exposed to higher levels of risk than their international colleagues. In this blog, Kelsey Hoppe explores the need for NGOs to increase investment in security training for local and national staff and suggests why this can pose challenges.

28 Feb 2018

Yemen and bank de-risking: the impact on local NGOs

Context Analysis, Legal Obligations

Over the last few years, GISF has endeavoured to deepen the sector’s understanding of the effects of counter-terrorism legislation, including bank de-risking, on the security of aid operations and aid staff. In this blog, Adelicia Fairbanks, GISF's Research Advisor, takes a closer look at Yemen and the implications of de-risking on local aid actors.

13 Feb 2018

Join GISF at Borderless 2018

Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance

In this blog, Andrew Eckert writes about GISF's upcoming participation at Borderless 2018 and discusses the other topics that will be discussed by speakers attending the event.

11 Jan 2018

The why and how of good security risk management: GISF and DisasterReady WebTalks

Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management

GISF has partnered with DisasterReady.org to launch two WebTalks on the why and how of good security risk management. Watch Gareth Owen from Save the Children UK speak about why security risk management is important for humanitarian programming, and Lisa Reilly from GISF talk about how to implement good security risk management.

15 Aug 2017

A glimpse into the March 2017 GISF Forum

Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management

In this blog, Hélène Cardona shares key points from three of the March 2017 GISF Forum sessions: looking at an organisation’s responsibilities towards staff members, staff and their individual needs, and the much broader topic of international humanitarian law.

26 Jun 2017