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      Abduction and Kidnap Risk Management Guide

      Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance, Private Security Providers

      Abduction and Kidnap Risk Management provides a concise summary of key information for non-governmental organisations facing the threat of a potential or actual abduction of one of their staff members or other individuals under their responsibility, for example, consultants or volunteers. Abductions…

      Guides 2017 English GISF publication

      Security Risk Management: a basic guide for smaller NGOs

      Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance, Safety

      This guide (2017) aims to be a simple, easy-to-use security resource to help smaller NGOs demystify security risk management. By setting out the elements of a basic security risk management framework, this guide aims to support NGOs in translating their…

      Guides, Guidance Material 2017 Arabic, English, French, Spanish GISF publication
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      People management (Security to Go module)

      Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance, Safety

      People management has a direct impact on security risk management. This module takes a closer look at the employee cycle and identifies the practices in people management which carry an obligation or risk. This module demonstrates that the best solution…

      Guides 2017 English GISF publication

      Ouvrir un nouveau bureau : Manuel à l’attention des organisations non gouvernementales

      Equipment, Legal Obligations, Policy Guidance, Safety

      Ce manuel (2015) a été conçu pour présenter de manière simplifiée les démarches qu’il est recommandé d’entreprendre pour ouvrir un bureau dans un pays où le marché de l’immobilier est susceptible d’être complexe et/ou confus. Bien que ce manuel fasse…

      Guides 2015 French GISF publication

      Office Opening: A guide for non-governmental organisations

      Equipment, Legal Obligations, Policy Guidance, Safety

      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…

      Guides 2015 English GISF publication

      Évaluations de la sécurité

      Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety

      Évaluations de la sécurité (2013) est un guide simple qui peut aider lors de l’examen d’un système de gestion de la sécurité d’une organisation. Une évaluation des systèmes de gestion de la sécurité (SGS) est une évaluation, basée sur des données…

      Guides 2014 French GISF publication

      Auditorías de seguridad

      Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety

      Auditorías de seguridad (2013) es una sencilla guía que puede ayudar a la hora examinar el sistema de gestión de seguridad de una organización. Una auditoría de sistemas de gestión de seguridad consiste en una revisión basada en pruebas de la…

      Guides 2014 Spanish GISF publication