ACT HEAT Course
The ACT Alliance Security Group is conducting its third Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) in Amman, Jordan, from 24 - 27 February 2020.
9 Jan 2020 Training
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Middle East and North Africa
GISF Survey Extended
GISF has launched a global survey for its new research project Partnerships and Security Risk Management: From the local organisation perspective. The survey (available in Arabic, French, Spanish and English) is targeted at the personnel of local and national organisations, that have experience with partnerships with INGOs. It will be open until October 10th, 2019.
1 Oct 2019 Post
Survey Responses Required for GISF Research Project
GISF is launching a global survey for its new research project Partnerships and Security Risk Management: From the local organisation perspective. The survey (available in Arabic, French, Spanish and English) is targeted at the personnel of local and national organisations, that have experience with partnerships with INGOs. It will be open until October 10th, 2019.
12 Sep 2019 Post
Survey Responses Required for GISF Research Project
GISF is launching a global survey for its new research project Partnerships and Security Risk Management: From the local organisation perspective. The survey (available in Arabic, French, Spanish and English) is targeted at the personnel of local and national organisations, that have experience with partnerships with INGOs. It will be open until October 10th, 2019.
12 Sep 2019 Post
Protection, Participation and Potential Women and Girls in Yemen’s War
This policy brief (2019) provides an overview of the entrenched gender inequalities and vulnerabilities which affected women and girls before the war and which have been exacerbated over the past 4 years. It then considers the specific impact of the…
1 May 2019 Resource
A Principled Approach to Data Management: Lessons Learned from Medair’s Experience in Lebanon Using Last Mile Mobile Solutions
In October 2014, the European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) launched a knowledge hub on communications technology and security risk management. The first publication of this project brought together 17 authors who analysed in 11 articles how communications technology is changing…
9 May 2018 Resource
States and Sovereignty in the Middle East: Myths and Realities
This article by Louise Fawcett (2017) evaluates recent events against evolving patterns and conceptions of statehood and sovereignty over time. It argues that understanding the contemporary region requires stepping back from the present and taking a long view of the…
15 Sep 2017 Resource
MENA Region Humanitarian Safety & Security Forum
The MENA Region Humanitarian Safety & Security Forum was created in September 2015 after a meeting of INGOs comprising regional safety & security actors. A need was identified for a regional-level fora where like-minded organizations could network and share information in the…
18 Apr 2017 Resource
In Search of Safety in Iraq
This report (2016) looks at how Iraqis risk their lives trapped in conflict or try to escape, and whether there are learnings from Anbar that can be applied to Mosul. Available in Arabic as well.
10 Apr 2017 Resource
Moving Target – UK–GCC Relations and the Politics of ‘Extremism’
This paper by Jane Kinninmont (2016) focuses on the challenges of defining and understanding ‘extremism’ in the context of the Gulf Arab states, and the related issues this creates for UK policy.
7 Apr 2017 Resource