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Context GISF’s Global Security Risk & Policy Conference is the largest security gathering in the aid sector, bringing together a diverse ecosystem of NGO security professionals, UN agencies, donors, coordination bodies, and private-sector partners to confront challenges directly. This year’s…
This Annual Report features some of our initiatives and achievements across 2025. Highlights include: Welcoming 20 new members & associates to our network Hosting the inaugural Global Security Security Risk and Policy Conference, At What Cost, in Dublin, Ireland 1200+…
Context Over the past decade, the push for localisation has put partnerships with local and national actors at the centre of aid policy reform. While policy frameworks increasingly frame localisation in the language of partnership and shared responsibility, emerging evidence…
Context Recent years have seen exceptionally high levels of violence against aid workers. This includes violence perpetrated by state actors, alongside a wider erosion of protections for humanitarian action as consensus weakens, access narrows, and risk shifts onto humanitarian actors.…
This guidance sets out core principles to support decision-making in environments where drones shape risk, visibility, and access. It is not prescriptive or tactical; rather, it provides a framework to help NGOs interpret risk and adapt operations in a context…
This paper provides the threat and risk analysis foundation for security risk management in drone affected environments. It supports the central questions for security professionals: what types of drones are actually in play in a given context, how are they…
Protect Aid Workers (PAW) is a rapid-response mechanism for aid workers who have experienced security incidents, are under immediate threat of harm, or are facing legal charges due to their work as a humanitarian. The mechanism provides protection grants to…
This guide explains what a Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) is, outlines its value, and provides practical guidance on how to develop one. While the focus is on security risk, the broader aim is to support the integration of SRM into…
Drones are reshaping the environments in which humanitarian organisations operate, not primarily because of what they can do, but because of what they change: how risk is generated, how trust is built, and how visibility and acceptance function in conflict-affected…
This guide is intended as a non-technical introduction to the NGO security ecosystem. It outlines the main actors that contribute to security risk management (SRM), providing a high-level picture of how different roles and systems interact in practice. The guide…