At What Cost? The true cost and value of security risk management (Dublin 2025)
On 25-27 February 2025, GISF will host its inaugural Global Security Risk and Policy Conference. The event will be themed around funding and resourcing for security risk management. Register below to secure your place!
We are excited to welcome you to the Global Interagency Security Forum’s (GISF) first Global Security Risk and Policy Conference.
Registration
Registration is now open for GISF’s inaugural Global Security Risk and Policy Conference. The event will be held from 25-27 February in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland at the Hilton Hotel (Charlemont Place).
Register now to secure your place! While the event is free, your attendance is subject to approval by GISF. Spaces are limited to encourage open discussion.
If you are interested in attending either of the pre-conference closed-door side meetings on 25 February, you should register for these separately. More information on these sessions is available below under the Agenda section.
Who should attend?
This event is free for GISF member and associate organisations, as well as other approved attendees.
- You are an NGO security manager
- You oversee an NGO’s security function
- You work to ensure NGOs have the resources to reach hard-to-access communities
- You work alongside and collaborate with NGOs on security and access
- You provide funding to NGOs, and want to maximise their impact.
- GISF members and associates
- United Nations agencies
- International agencies
- Donors
- Network/coordination platforms
- Universities and research institutions
- Think tanks and policy institutes.
Conference theme
At What Cost? The true cost and value of security risk management
GISF’s inaugural Global Security Risk and Policy Conference will be themed around resourcing and funding security risk management. Through a series of talks and panel discussions we will delve into this theme, offering strategies for how to maximise available resources and make a stronger case for security risk management funding.
Ensuring secure and sustainable access to people in need is both costly and invaluable. Delivering a comprehensive approach to NGO security risk management – from staff safety to training and access – requires significant time and financial resources. In the face of increasing insecurity, higher costs, and shrinking budgets, resourcing security for NGOs is a considerable challenge. To address this, it’s crucial not only to allocate resources effectively but also to clearly demonstrate the value of investing in security risk management.
GISF’s event will bring together key NGO professionals to share information, learnings, and strategies on maximising available resources while making a compelling case for the importance of security risk management.
Recognising the importance of working with partners, select representatives from UN agencies, donor organisations, coordination bodies, and other key stakeholders will also participate, contributing to solutions.
In addition to identifying short-term opportunities, the event aims to reach common positions to evolve the system. This will ensure resources are used effectively, reach the right parts of organisations and the right delivery partners, and adapt to ever-changing risks. By understanding the true cost and value of security risk management, we can maximise the impact of available financial resources and better support communities in need.
Agenda
Below is the current Conference agenda. More sessions will be added in the coming months. This page will be updated as they are confirmed.
Session descriptions are available below for the pre-Conference side meetings on 25 February. If you are interested in joining these sessions please register here.
Facilitator: Insecurity Insight
Open to NGOs, UN Agencies and Government Donors
Healthcare provision has several unique characteristics that shape its specific exposure to security risks, particularly in areas affected by conflict and crisis.
With these challenges in sight, Insecurity Insight has published a novel handbook on security risk management tailored specifically for the health sector. The Handbook on Risk Management of Violence against Healthcare in Situations of Insecurity and Conflict offers a comprehensive and practical approach to understanding, assessing, and managing the security risks faced by health services in conflict and insecure environments.
The session will aim at providing pragmatic insights, based on case studies and group work, onto the challenges to manage security and to incorporate comprehensive security risk management into humanitarian health responses. It will also enhance knowledge of participants on minimal standards, ethical constraints and best practices in security risk management for health services. Click here for the full description of this event.
Facilitator: Trócaire
Open to NGOs, UN Agencies and Government Donors
Aimed at agencies dedicated to enhancing partner security, this meeting focuses on the critical concept of equitable risk. Trócaire will share results and learnings from their current pilot in partnership capacity strengthening. Members of the ECHO-funded PARTAGE consortium will also provide an update on their NNGO-led SRM capacity building initiative in the Sahel. This will be followed by an open discussion for participants to share strategies to enhance security risk management for partners and identify possibly future collaborations and alignment.
GISF will also host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the morning of 26 February.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of GISF is the opportunity for members to hear from, and question, the Board of Directors on GISF’s performance and strategy.
In addition to updates on GISF’s activities and budget, the GISF 2025-2030 Strategy will be presented for endorsement by the membership. The document will have been shared in advance.
The AGM will be live-streamed, allowing all members to participate.
Only member organisations up-to-date with their membership payments are permitted to vote. A formal notice of the AGM will be sent to members later in 2024.
Accommodation and travel
We would encourage you to arrange your travel and accommodation as soon as your registration is confirmed by GISF.
The Conference will be held at the Hilton Dublin (Charlemont Place). GISF has secured discounted pricing on a limited number of rooms. If you would like to stay at the venue for a reduced price, you can book a room through our private link.
GISF has compiled some other accommodation options here, so you can compare price and location information.
Contact
For any questions, please get in touch with Charlotte from the GISF team at charlotte@gisf.ngo.
The Global Security Risk and Policy Conference is generously supported by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
