On 15 April 2020, the launch of the Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF) was marked by a dynamic virtual event, complete with thought-provoking speakers and discussions. If you missed the interactive event or just want a reminder of some of the highlights, this blog will provide you with a quick overview.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions – travel restrictions, repatriation of international staff and the surge of xenophobia – has placed renewed attention on the importance of collaboration between international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) and local or national non-governmental organisations (LNNGOs).
This blog by EISF's Projects and Membership Officers, Tara Arthur and Laura Van de Vloet, explores where humanitarian security risk management is at with COVID-19 and its related challenges.
The evolution of security risk management (SRM) If you were to ask someone whether keeping staff safe whilst working overseas is important, they would, I hope, say yes. So why is the effective management of security risks rarely considered as…
On a Monday morning in June last year, I left London for the English countryside. It’d be fair to say that I spent the journey feeling somewhat apprehensive about what was to come. I’d heard that I’d have to sleep…
With Andy’s death, the NGO security community has lost a passionate man with an incredible amount of knowledge and the rare quality to say things as he saw them. I will miss my colleague and friend as I’m sure many…
In this blog, Michael Blyth, COO of RSM Corp, explores how training can be used to build capacity for field-based security focal points.
In this blog, the first of a new series on training, Ebe Brons explores the role of intuition in hostile environments and how to 'learn' it effectively.
In this blog, which marks the end of GISF's winter campaign on Inclusive Security, our Research Advisor, Léa Moutard, explores the what, how, where and why of person-centred security risk management.
In the fourth instalment of a monthly blog series entitled Understanding Us: new perspectives on risk, safety and resilience, Meredith Moore explores some of the reasons why security incidents can go unreported.