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      Gender and Security: Guidelines for mainstreaming gender in security risk management

      Gender, Inclusivity, NGO Security Management

      Gender and security is a complex issue, and this research by Christine Persaud found that there are different levels of comprehension of what it means in humanitarian and development assistance practice. The differences in gendered behaviour, bias, and learning have a…

      Briefing 2012 English, French, Spanish GISF publication

      UNICEF PEP Guidance (Members only content)

      Equipment, Gender, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Legal Obligations, Policy Guidance, Safety

      UNICEF Post Exposure Preventive Guidance (PEP). PEP is an emergency medical response for individuals exposed to the HIV virus. PEP Treatment consists of medication, laboratory tests and counselling. PEP Treatment must be initiated within hours of possible HIV exposure and…

      Policy Document 2012 English

      Hostage survival training (Members only content)

      NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance, Safety, Training

      Hostage survival training guide for the three stages of a hostage taking: The abduction (Kidnap), The incarceration (Being held hostage), The release (Controlled, opportunity to escape, enforced).

      Training Document 2012 English

      Safeguarding Humanitarianism in Armed Conflict: A Call for Reconciling International Legal Obligations and Counterterrorism Measures in the United States

      Civil-Military, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Legal Obligations

      This report (2012) by Kay Guinane, Karen Siciliano Lucas and Elizabeth Holland through CSN (Charity and Security Network) examines where and how the international obligations of the U.S.conflict with domestic counterterrorism measures in the context of humanitarian action in armed…

      Report 2012 English