Violent Death of Staff Checklist
NGO Security Management, Safety
A checklist to be completed if a violent death occurs.
Guidance Material 2020 English
Resources
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Threat Guides
NGO Security Management, Safety
A guide to help decision making in threatening situations.
Tool, Guidance Material 2020 English
SOP – Checkpoints
NGO Security Management, Safety
General procedure at a road checkpoint.
Tool, Guidance Material 2020 English
Top tips: the investigation process
Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance
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…
Other 2020 English
NGO Military Contact Group Meeting Summary: Civil-Military relations in the humanitarian-development-peace Nexus
Civil-Military
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…
Other 2020 English
Vehicle Travel Procedures Example
NGO Security Management, Safety
A document outlining vehicle travel procedures, which applies to all vehicles, including rentals.
Tool, Guidance Material, Policy Document 2020 English
Civil-Military Guidelines and Reference for Complex Emergencies
Civil-Military, NGO Security Management, Safety
This document has the aim of assisting humanitarian and military professionals to deal with civil-military issues in a manner that respects and appropriately reflects humanitarian concerns at the strategic, operational and tactical levels — in accordance with international law, standards…
Tool, Guidance Material 2020 English
Standard Operating Procedure – Convoys
NGO Security Management, Safety
The standard operating procedure for a group of vehicles travelling together.
Report, Guidance Material 2020 English
Guard Procedures Example
NGO Security Management, Safety
A document listing guard procedure in a range of circumstances.
Tool, Guidance Material, Policy Document 2020 English
Securing aid worker safety through effective budgeting
Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance
Over the summer of 2019, the European Interagency Security Forum (GISF) has been lobbying aid and donor organisations around the world. Aimed at improving the budgeting processes for aid worker safety and security, the ‘At What Cost?’ movement gained traction…
Article 2019 English