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In the second Humanitarian Incidents podcast, Phil Candy, Security Advisor at Medair, discusses his organisation's adoption of an online security incident information management system, the benefits they have experience and the challenges they are working to overcome.
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…
GISF is proud to launch its new research paper on how to manage the security of aid workers while being mindful of their diversity.
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…
GISF is seeking a Reseach and Projects Trainee to join the GISF Secretariat and help us ensure that GISF continues to undertake high quality research, projects, and events.
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.…
In the first Humanitarian Incidents podcast, Christina Wille, Co-Director at Insecurity Insight, discusses the principles and practicalities of sharing incident information and the potential benefits for NGOs.
A one-page consolidated fact sheet (2018) highlighting the annual quantitative statistics that show the trends of violence against aid workers in 2017.
When you think of business travel safety your mind probably goes straight to overcoming challenges such as a cancelled flight, avoiding a political rally or even something more extreme like terrorism. Yet for certain groups of travellers, it’s the culture…