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This case study examined a controversial Twitter message, in light of the fact that the actions, or inactions, of one person can seriously affect the safety and security of all staff. What are the obligations of NGO’s to other NGO’s, and does…
This session addressed various experiences of organisations and government actors working in Liberia, Guinea and Sierre Leone during the Ebola outbreak, as well as an academic view on the military deployment during the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response. The significant…
This session addressed pertinent considerations for occasions when a safe room is required in a country or field office. The difficulties security managers come across when establishing the room and how these difficulties should be mitigated were also discussed. Candice Roggeveen…
This session addressed various frameworks and approaches to risk management. Converging physical and IT security risks were also high on the agenda, in addition to how a security risk manager convinces their colleagues, donors and board members that security is…
The 2013 Aid Worker Security Report cited road incidents as one of the main threats to humanitarian security. The session focused on road attacks and their impact on aid worker security and humanitarian operations. How can NGOs better address road…
Lisa Reilly, GISF Executive Coordinator, hosted a Question and Answer session where Members could put questions directly to the larger group of Forum attendees. The GISF Brussels Forum 2015 was held under the Chatham House Rule. Names of session presenters are…
Le manuel Gérer le message propose des conseils généraux sur la gestion de la communication et des médias lorsque survient un incident critique impliquant un ou plusieurs membres du personnel national ou international. Ce dernier a été rédigé par Sara…
A well-planned and transparent approach to opening an office will mitigate many of the risks involved. The process is not linear and every situation will have different requirements. However, by applying a logical and organised process, setting up an office…
EISF’s annual report for 2014. The report contains the following: Basic Data Summary Sheet, Project Overview, Programme Objectives and Results (Outcome 1: Stronger relationships developed to improve trust between professionals throughout the humanitarian security sector, Outcome 2: GISF is a…
EISF teamed up with DisasterReady.org to host a webinar entitled ‘Communications Technology and Humanitarian Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities for Security Risk Management’. The webinar launches GISF’s new paper of the same title, and features engaging discussion on opportunities and challenges of communications…