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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…
Overview The Dutch Security Network is an informal network of NGOs who are interested to discuss organisational security matters. The network exists since 2006 and has more than 40 participating NGOs. The network has a steering committee consisting of 5…
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…
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…
This paper by Julia Brooks (2016) presents an overview of key challenges and dilemmas faced in the protection of humanitarian action and aims to provide an initial overview of the legal, policy, and operational trends and issues identified by ATHA…
World Vision’s Office of Corporate Security has created this video to increase awareness and preparedness amongst it’s staff. Active shooter incidents are on the rise around the world and this video is intended to help you stay safe as you…
This InterHealth/People in Aid report written by Benjamin Porter and Ben Emmens (2009) argues that staff care across the humanitarian and development sector remains inconsistent and diverse. This is largely due to the various operational models and contexts that INGOs…
The effectiveness of humanitarian action hinges on access: access by humanitarian practitioners to people in need, or by people in need to essential goods and services. New technological advances that have emerged or become more widely available in the past few years…
The death of a relative or friend is always distressing, but if it happens abroad the distress can be made worse by practical problems. After the death of a relative or friend abroa you are likely to have countless questions.…