GISF Steering Group Applications Now Open
GISF held its first Steering Group elections in 2024, followed by a second election in 2025. Representatives elected in 2024 have now completed…
2 Jun 2026 News
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How drones are reshaping humanitarian space: the future of trust, acceptance, and security operations
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…
29 May 2026 Resource
Safety and Security Specialist
Job Title: Safety and Security Specialist Location: London, UK preferred, or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Accra, Ghana; Beirut, Lebanon; or Kampala, Uganda (Only candidates who are eligible…
29 May 2026 Vacancy
Understanding the NGO Security Ecosystem: A guide for non-practitioners
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…
29 May 2026 Resource
GISF Announces New Strategic Partnership with Track24
The Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF) today announced a new strategic partnership with Track24, to support the protection of aid workers…
7 May 2026 News
Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Digital Security Risks: Protecting people, places, and data
The intersection of physical and digital security is where real-world operations, people, and assets depend directly on digital systems, and where a problem in one domain can quickly compromise the other. This convergence is especially important for national NGOs, which…
22 Apr 2026 Resource
Integrated Emergency Communications: Ensuring continuity and wellbeing in critical incidents
Emergency communications work best when the systems are reliable and the messages are human. Integration means planning for both: having backup ways to communicate, and communicating in ways that help staff stay calm and feel supported during critical incidents. This…
17 Apr 2026 Resource
Protecting Lawyers and the Rule of Law
The risk environment for lawyers and human rights defenders in 2026 In mid-February it emerged that Alexi Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader, had been…
14 Apr 2026 Blog
Safe Travel Course
The Safe Travel Course is designed to help you travel and work safely and confidently in urban areas with low to medium security risks. You…
8 Apr 2026 Training
Safe Travel Course
The Safe Travel Course is designed to help you travel and work safely and confidently in urban areas with low to medium security risks. You…
8 Apr 2026 Training