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During the first nine months of 2016, open sources reported 487 aid staff killed, kidnapped, injured or assaulted. That is 60% more than the same period in 2015 according to information gathered by Insecurity Insight. NGOs with sufficient resources and senior…
This guidance document (2017) was developed by Harry Linnell who is a Crisis Management Insurance Broker at RKH Specialty. It provides guidance to NGOs on the questions to consider before taking out crisis management insurance.
What questions should your NGO consider before taking out crisis management insurance?
Overview The UK Security Focal Point Group is a group of UK-based staff, who in their role act wholly or partially as the Security Focal Point for their organisation. The Group first met in February 2015 as an initiative encouraged…
In Spain, there is an NGO Coordination forum called the ‘Coordinadora’ (https://coordinadoraongd.org/). Within the Coordinadora there is a Security Working Group composed of various humanitarian and development organisations existing in Spain. The Security Working Group was created in 2014 and its…
En España, existe un foro de coordinación de ONG llamado la Coordinadora (https://coordinadoraongd.org/). Dentro de la Coordinadora, hay un Grupo de Trabajo de Seguridad compuesto por varias ONG que es representativo de la variedad de las organizaciones humanitarias y de…
This report in Spanish by Gonzalo de Palacios Elósegui (2016) reviews how duty of care should be approached by Spanish entities that have staff working abroad. The document analyses how Spanish national labour laws should be applied, taking into account the…
A report on duty of care in Spain has recently been developed and reviews how duty of care should be approached by Spanish entities that have staff working abroad. The document analyses how Spanish national labour laws should be applied, taking into account the sector’s good practices. This report is in Spanish.
NGOs have repeatedly raised concerns about the consequences of counter-terrorism legislation on their ability to deliver critical humanitarian aid. In order to assist the NGO community, a number of bodies are seeking case studies and examples to provide an evidence base to illustrate these concerns. GISF are currently seeking examples from INGOs about the impact that this legislation has had on humanitarian aid work, particularly on the security of aid workers and programmes (including beneficiaries).
This global survey of humanitarian workers will be used to help understand the effectiveness of organisational safety provision in the sector. Complete this short survey and to pass it on to colleagues to do the same by 10 February.