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Background: The International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Unit (EmU) leads IRC’s global emergency preparedness and response to sudden-onset crises, complex emergencies, and high-risk contexts. EmU strengthens…
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…
Two Decades of Progress, Built Together In the early 2000s, in response to incidents…
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…
Travel is rewarding but carries risk. Organisations have a duty of care to prepare and support people who travel for work. This course builds confidence…
Is your organisation ready to support an individual’s loved ones when something bad happens? Successfully working with families during incidents or crises can make all…
As headline sponsor of the GISF Global Security Conference 2026, ILS was proud to join humanitarian organisations, donors, UN agencies, and security…