Recording | State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space Launch Event (Washington,D.C.)

On 21 February, GISF and Humanitarian Outcomes hosted an in-person launch of this new global report, assessing the current state of practice in humanitarian security risk management.

Participants heard from one of the lead authors of this pivotal report documenting recent developments, challenges, gaps, and highlighting good practices. Attendees also had an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and foster meaningful discussions around this critical topic.

A broad audience of humanitarian practitioners, policymakers, and humanitarian SRM professionals were welcome.

Please find the recording from this event below:

State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space

As a subject of humanitarian policy and practice, security risk management (SRM) has been an active and growing – yet largely understudied – area of operations. Only a small number of comprehensive, sector-wide analyses of SRM have been published over the past two decades, and none of them are recent…

Global Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Amharic, Ukranian Paper, Report 2024

Running in Place: Security risk management in humanitarian operations

Following the release of the State of Practice report, one of the lead authors Abby Stoddard has shared her reflections on the findings in a new blog post. In this piece, Abby warns about the growing risks of disinformation and cyber-crime, and reminds us of the disparities between local and national organisations for security risk management (SRM). Abby also suggests a way forward, arguing that SRM must be extended beyond its existing audiences – to the wider humanitarian space.

2024

State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space | GISF at HNPW

Summary Hundreds of humanitarian aid workers each year fall victim to violent attacks, and as new and worsening armed conflicts fuel the need for ever larger humanitarian response efforts, the aid worker casualties continue to mount. Security risk management (SRM) for humanitarian operations is a set of measures aimed at…

Europe In-person 2024

Recording | State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space Launch Event (Washington,D.C.)

Recording | State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space Launch Event (Washington,D.C.)

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State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space

Running in Place: Security risk management in humanitarian operations

State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space | GISF at HNPW