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.
Why is CT legislation impacting humanitarian access? When humanitarians want to provide assistance to affected populations living in areas controlled by a non-state armed group…
Images of the Syrian Civil Defence or as they are more popularly known, the White Helmets, have shaped the debate on the Syrian civil war. …
Last week we celebrated one year since the transition of EISF to GISF, and what a year it has been. Some of the most noticeable…
I joined the GISF March forum during my first week working for GISF. It opened my eyes to the many security risks that aid workers…
As a programme assistant in the RA Division at USAID, I support the programmatic and technical analysis of risks to provide early warning, effective mitigation…
It’s a team sport People have difficulty making timely decisions: When the stakes are high. When they are under stress. When the information they have…
A snapshot of the current context On February 1st, the Myanmar military (called the Tatmadaw) denounced the November 2020 elections as illegitimate, even though most…
Elodie Leroy Le Moigne is Plan International’s Global Security Advisor, and Adèle Bakpatina is a Security Focal Point at Plan International Togo. Joana Costa…
Humanitarian security risk management (SRM) is a framework designed to reduce risks to staff, assets, and the reputation of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). These practices aim…
Sicko’s journey into security could be considered unusual. Unlike many security professionals who first gained experience in the security sector through the military, Sicko began…