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This study (2018) is part of a project initiated by the Swiss international cooperation community of practice, the Swiss Security Network (SSN@cinfo) led by cinfo, to better understand duty of care obligations under Swiss law. This study resulted in the…
In the second Humanitarian Incidents podcast, Phil Candy, Security Advisor at Medair, discusses why his organisation adopted a robust online security incident information management system. He explains the benefits of the new system and the challenges Medair have faced its…
An aid worker’s personal security is impacted by the interplay between where the aid worker is, who they are, and their role and organisation. As employers, aid organisations have a duty of care to take all reasonable measures to protect…
In this third podcast episode, Leonard S. Rubenstein, JD and Adelicia Fairbanks discuss how incident information can help advocacy. Len and Adelicia explain how security incident data can be used for advocacy purposes, including the benefits and challenges. They also…
In the first Humanitarian Incidents podcast, Christina Wille, Co-Director at Insecurity Insight, explains what incident information is and how it plays a vital role in non- governmental organisations (NGOs) in terms of improving security risk management but also in advocacy and project management. In…
The Humanitarian Incidents podcast is an ECHO funding project which looks at different aspects and perspectives of incident information and humanitarian security risk management. Each episode brings humanitarian experts from Geneva to South Sudan doing everything from research to operations.…
A one-page consolidated fact sheet (2018) highlighting the annual quantitative statistics that show the trends of violence against aid workers in 2017.
Insurance is an important form of risk management for NGOs that might not be able to bear a significant unplanned financial loss resulting from a security or medical incident in the field. Yet, engaging with brokers and insurers to purchase…
This document provides a two-page algorithm for post-assault response in the field. Developed by Humanitrain (2018), the algorithm covers the key issues such as: Is the survivor in a safe place? Do they want medical treatment? Do they want criminal…
This document (2018), which was developed by International Location Safety after their training venue was damaged by a fire in June 2018, provides guidance on some principles and key concepts of crisis management.