Is ISO31000 the next step in the evolution of humanitarian security risk management?
Rich Parker provides an overview of ISO31000 and how humanitarian NGOs can benefit from adapting it to their operations.
13 Dec 2018 News
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Managing security-related information: a closer look at incident reporting systems and software
This article briefly explores the technological platforms non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use to access and share security-related information, particularly focusing on internal incident reporting software. In this article (2018), the author, Gonzalo de Palacios, also reviews how organisations can access contextual…
4 Dec 2018 Resource
GISF publishes new article on security incident reporting systems
A new article by Gonzalo de Palacios explores some of the incident reporting software NGOs use to manage incident information.
4 Dec 2018 News
SIIM Podcast: Sexual Violence: Ensuring lessons are learned while remaining survivor-focused
Much information on security incidents can be considered sensitive, particularly when it relates to very personal cases, such as sexual violence. But if we are going to reduce incidents we need to know about them. In episode four of the…
9 Nov 2018 Resource
How should you respond to a crisis?
In a new blog post for GISF, guest contributor Tom Huntley unpacks several different approaches senior managers can take to respond to a crisis: leadership, command and management.
2 Nov 2018 News
Do no digital harm
Discussions had at the 2018 Humanitarian Congress Berlin on the handling of sensitive data in the humanitarian context highlight the benefits and risks associated with taking further steps to digitalise humanitarian action.
24 Oct 2018 News
Evidence Based Advocacy: How incident information can help
The third episode of the Humanitarian Outcomes podcast has been published.
18 Oct 2018 News
Farewell to Andrew Eckert, GISF Research Assistant
Sadly, today is Andrew's last day with the GISF Secretariat. We bid him a fond farewell!
10 Oct 2018 News
CHS Alliance Humanitarian Accountability Report
On 1st October, the CHS Alliance, in partnership with the ICRC, launched the 2018 Humanitarian Accountability Report, which considers the issue of change in relation to a range of topics from cash transfer programming to localisation.
2 Oct 2018 News
SIIM Podcast: Building on Success: Effective use of information to improve security risk management
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…
28 Sep 2018 Resource