Armed Vehicle Ambush
Aid worker, Jessica Buchanan shares her story of an armed vehicle ambush in Somalia.
25 Jan 2021 Resource
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Empowered Aid: Participatory action research with refugee women & girls to better prevent sexual exploitation & abuse | Uganda Country Report
This report shares findings from the first phase of Empowered Aid in Uganda around risks of sexual exploitation and abuse in relation to food, WASH, shelter, and fuel & firewood, throughout the distribution process. It is based on rigorous, longitudinal…
15 Dec 2020 Resource
Partnerships and Security Risk Management: from the local partner’s perspective
This research paper complements GISF’s 2012 report Security Management and Capacity Development: International agencies working with local partners. This first analysis brought key insights into partnership dynamics, including strengths and weaknesses from the international NGO (INGO) perspective. The latest research…
15 Oct 2020 Resource
Aid Worker Security Report 2020: Contending with threats to humanitarian health workers in the age of epidemics
The provision and protection of health care in conflicts is foundational to international humanitarian law (IHL), and in every humanitarian emergency, health workers represent a vital cadre of responders. Yet flagrant violations of these protections and commitments continue in war…
21 Aug 2020 Resource
Security and access in the DRC: implementing an acceptance strategy in the Ebola response
Responders to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face tremendous challenges in halting the spread of infection, not the least of which is insecurity. Insecurity Insight reports that, between January and November 2019, there were more…
26 Mar 2020 Resource
Ebola Outbreak Response in the DRC
This document (2018) provides a short briefing on the World Health Organization’s current response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The briefing outlines the current humanitarian context, previous Ebola outbreak sites in the DRC, a summary…
13 Jun 2018 Resource
Monitoring Online Dangerous Speech in Kenya: Insights from the Umati Project
In October 2014, the European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) launched a knowledge hub on communications technology and security risk management. The first publication of this project brought together 17 authors who analysed in 11 articles how communications technology is changing…
9 May 2018 Resource
Mobile Money Systems for Humanitarian Delivery: World Vision Cash Transfer Project in Gihembe Refugee Camp, Rwanda
In October 2014, the European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) launched a knowledge hub on communications technology and security risk management. The first publication of this project brought together 17 authors who analysed in 11 articles how communications technology is changing…
9 May 2018 Resource
Background Briefing Note – An Analysis of Conflict Dynamics in South Sudan – December 2013 to July 2017
This report provides an analysis of the changing dynamics of the conflict in South Sudan between December 2013 and July 2017. The author tracks the multiple stages of the conflict, the impact on the South Sudanese community and concludes by…
15 Sep 2017 Resource
Directives de sécurité pour les personnes atteintes d’albinisme
L’objectif de ces Directives de sécurité pour les personnes atteintes d’albinisme est de fournir des conseils concrets et spécifiques aux personnes atteintes d’albinisme ainsi qu’à celles qui travaillent avec elles, pour leur permettre de rester en sécurité là où elles…
15 Sep 2017 Resource