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Social Stigma Associated with COVID-19

A guide to preventing and addressing social stigma. Target audience: Government, media and local organisations working on the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Top tips: the investigation process

This one-pager gives 9 top tips for the investigation process. It covers the key takeaways from an GISF and ChildFund International workshop delivered in Washington DC in January 2020. ‘Understanding the Investigation Process’ aimed to provide participants with an increased…

NGO Military Contact Group Meeting Summary: Civil-Military relations in the humanitarian-development-peace Nexus

The NGO-Military Contact Group (NMCG) is a neutral platform, established in 2000, and chaired by the British Red Cross as a neutral convener. The NMCG brings representatives from across the British government, including the Department for International Development (DFID), the…

About GISF 2020

The European Interagency Security forum (EISF) is an independent network of humanitarian Security Focal Points who represent NGOs operating internationally and is committed to strengthening humanitarian security risk management to allow greater access to and impact for crisis-affected populations. 

The Employee Cycle and 13 Security Tips

These graphics were developed to give a basic overview of security considerations to be made throughout the employee cycle, from recruitment to termination. They were presented at the CHS Alliance Humanitarian Human Resources Conference 2019.

About EISF (August 2019)

Saving Lives Together: HQ Counterpart Organisations

This document, updated June 2019, lists the headquarters organisations that are counterparts of the UNDSS Saving Lives Together initiative.

Key trends in global humanitarian assistance

This factsheet provides clear and independent top-line analysis of the latest data on humanitarian and crisis-related financing. The Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2019 – to be published by Development Initiatives in September – will build on this, presenting the most…

Humanitarian Exchange Special Issue: Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian crises

This special issue of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited with Anne Harmer, Manager of Elrha’s Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme, focuses on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian crises. A series of articles (2018) explore different aspects…

International Emergency Contact List

This document provides a list of contact details for consular departments, ministries of foreign affairs, and crisis units around the world. Many of these numbers are for emergency use only and anyone seeking to validate these details or make non-urgent…