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      The UK NGO Security Focal Point Group

      NGO Security Management

      Overview The UK Security Focal Point Group is a group of UK-based staff, who in their role act wholly or partially as the Security Focal Point for their organisation. The Group first met in February 2015 as an initiative encouraged…

      Other 2017 English

      Overview of the Spanish Security Working Group – Coordinadora

      NGO Security Management

      In Spain, there is an NGO Coordination forum called the ‘Coordinadora’ (https://coordinadoraongd.org/). Within the Coordinadora there is a Security Working Group composed of various humanitarian and development organisations existing in Spain. The Security Working Group was created in 2014 and its…

      Other 2017 English

      Coordinadora Grupo de Trabajo de Seguridad en España

      NGO Security Management

      En España, existe un foro de coordinación de ONG llamado la Coordinadora (https://coordinadoraongd.org/). Dentro de la Coordinadora, hay un Grupo de Trabajo de Seguridad compuesto por varias ONG que es representativo de la variedad de las organizaciones humanitarias y de…

      Other 2017 Spanish

      Deber de Cuidado: Marco jurídico y principales herramientas

      Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management

      This report in Spanish by Gonzalo de Palacios Elósegui (2016) reviews how duty of care should be approached by Spanish entities that have staff working abroad. The document analyses how Spanish national labour laws should be applied, taking into account the…

      Report 2017 Spanish

      NGOs and Risk How international humanitarian actors manage uncertainty

      Context Analysis, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety

      In response to continually challenging operating environments for humanitarian aid, InterAction commissioned Humanitarian Outcomes to conduct a study in 2016 of how the major humanitarian NGOs perceive, define and manage risks to their organizations and operations. The NGO Risk Review…

      Report 2017 English

      NGO Risk Management Principles and Promising Practice

      Context Analysis, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety

      This handbook is meant to serve as a primer and quick reference tool for humanitarian organizations on the basic principles of risk management. It presents concrete examples of promising practices as well as pitfalls to avoid. The handbook draws upon…

      Report 2017 English

      Blank Risk Register template: NGOs and Risk

      Context Analysis, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety

      This template risk register which NGOs can use for risk assessment and management is one of four research products emanating from the 2016 NGOs and Risk study, conducted by Humanitarian Outcomes for InterAction with the participation of 14 major international…

      Tool 2017 English

      Residual Risk Acceptance An Advocacy Guidance Note

      Context Analysis, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety

      This guidance note is one of four research products emanating from the 2016 NGOs and Risk study, conducted by Humanitarian Outcomes for InterAction with the participation of 14 major international NGOs. Participating NGOs agreed that a particular obstacle to ensuring…

      Report 2017 English