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The SLT Framework was launched in 2015 and has laid out the basis for a unique safety and security collaboration and coordination structure between UN agencies and the INGO community. This coordination capacity has seen some level of success, primarily…
In collaboration with Interaction and ICVA, GISF will organise quarterly meetings to discuss Saving Lives Together (SLT) and NGO/UN coordination for improving Security Risk Management. These meetings will provide updates from the SLT Oversight Committee and working Group along with…
This Kidnapping PowerPoint training document provides an introduction to kidnapping by addressing five key stages. 1.Preventing kidnapping 2.Stage 1: the moment of the kidnap 3.Stage 2: the duration of the kidnap 4.Stage 3: the release / rescue stage 5.Stage 4:…
Front Line Defenders have recently released their Global Analysis report looking at Human Right Defenders in 2020. The report looks at the global impact 2020 had on human right defenders overall, particularly the impact of COVID-19, before delving into more…
The Global Score Report highlights the national and international entities identified in the survey and data findings as especially effective at reaching people in hard-to-reach areas, and some emerging practices and new models that hold promise. These include peer-to-peer learning…
Around the world there is an unprecedented surge in attacks against human rights defenders – people who protect and promote human rights. Amnesty’s new report On the Human Rights Frontline is centred on interviews with 82 human rights defenders in seven countries…
On Friday the 5th of February, GISF hosted a roundtable on the evolving security situation in Myanmar (Burma). The aim of this roundtable discussion, facilitated by GISF, was to provide members with an opportunity to share information, concerns, and questions…
Control Risks have shared with GISF their Q4 2020 Global Incident Report. It is focused on war, terrorism, unrest and violent crime.
On Thursday the 28th of January, GISF hosted a webinar to allow members to discuss advocacy efforts to protect aid workers and how security and advocacy can collaborate on these issues. The webinar was not designed to provide an in-depth…
The year 2020 has witnessed governments respond to the global COVID-19 crisis by rushing to deploy technological solutions, from contact tracing applications to digital health certificates and passports. The pandemic has brought to center stage the significant threats new technologies…