Between 2-12th March, 8,000 participants from across the humanitarian sector came together online and in-person in Geneva to address key challenges facing the sector. Across the two weeks, GISF and UNHCR ran a join programme under the Security Risk Management Area of Common Concern.
As part of GISF’s membership offer, members organised sessions and were connected to speaking roles in UN-led sessions. Find links to the recordings of these sessions below.
A massive thank you to all our members who hosted or engaged with sessions, and came to say hello in Geneva!
GISF and our members at HNPW:
Online Sessions
Bringing the Protection of Civilians into the Digital Age (Hosted by GISF member Access Now)
Working Where it’s Hardest: Frontline Security, Duty of Care, and Remote Operations (Hosted by UNHCR, GISF members Fauna and Flora and Trócaire on panel)
Navigating the Dilemma: Armed Escorts, Humanitarian Principles, and Operational Realities (Hosted by UNHCR, GISF Senior Adviser Shaun Bickley and member Trócaire on panel)
Preparedness, Anticipating and Responding to Crises (Hosted by UNHCR, GISF member Geneva Call and associate Insecurity Insight on panel)
HOPES Project: Protect, Engage, and Stand For (Hosted by the HOPES Project consortium, GISF members ACF, Insecurity Insight, HI, MdM, NRC)
The ‘Humanitarian Reset’ in Action: Catalysing Locally-Led NGO Coordination Forums (FR) (Hosted by GISF member INTERSOS)
Security Risk Management for Healthcare (Hosted by GISF associate Insecurity Insight)
Rethinking Humanitarian Visibility in the Age of Drones and Decentralised Targeting (Hosted by GISF member Trócaire)
Hybrid sessions
Death of Acceptance? Neutrality, Impartiality, and Risk in a Reset Humanitarian System (Hosted by GISF and Moderated by our Executive Director, Jon Novakovic)
Cost Effectiveness and Investment in Security Risk Management (Hosted by UNHCR, Jon Novakovic on panel)
Hostage Taking in Humanitarian Environments (Hosted by UNCHR, GISF member ACF on panel)
You can also find recordings of other sessions hosted by UNHCR on their Field Security YouTube channel, here.
Looking ahead
We hope that next year offers just as many opportunities for learning, thoughtful discussion, and meaningful engagement with the difficult questions facing the sector at this time. To find a summary of our reflections from this year, take a look at this post on our LinkedIn.
A huge thank you to all of our colleagues from across the sector, especially the HNPW team, who make this event possible.
See you next year!