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Interpol’s Project Soteria: combatting abuse and exploitation in the aid sector | GISF Webinar Recording

Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety, Training, Duty of Care

Project Soteria is bringing law enforcement and the aid sector together to: Prevent sexual offenders from using their positions to access and offend against children and vulnerable adults; and Strengthen the capacity of law enforcement to investigate, prosecute and arrest…

Webinar, Event recording 2023 English GISF publication

Keeping up with COVID-19: essential guidance for NGO security risk managers – Module A7: December 2022: COVID-19 – Where are we now?

Acceptance, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Inclusivity, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety, Access, Wellbeing, Covid-19, Duty of Care

Module A7: December 2022: COVID-19 – Where are we now? The pandemic has impacted not only the security risks that NGOs may face but also the way risk treatment measures are developed, implemented and communicated to staff. As we got…

Guidance Material 2023 English GISF publication

Behind the Scenes of Humanitarian Action | GISF Webinar Recording

Inclusivity, NGO Security Management, Duty of Care

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 2:00pm-3:30pm BST / 9:00am-10:30 EST. In a world that is seeing increasing attacks against aid workers it is essential to understand the role that security risk management plays in enabling safe operations and why it should…

Webinar, Event recording 2022 English GISF publication

Rising authoritarianism in Central America: implications for NGOs | GISF & Dragonfly Webinar Recording (Members only content)

Acceptance, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety, Access, Duty of Care, Partnerships

Thursday 17th November, 2:00pm-3:00pm GMT / 9:00am-10:00 ET Following decades of imperfect but promising democratic advances in Central America, over the last few years the region is experiencing a rising authoritarian trend. The space for civil society and NGOs to…

Webinar, Event recording 2022 English GISF publication

GISF Compounding Crises Podcast Series

NGO Security Management, Partnerships, Duty of Care, Covid-19, Wellbeing, Access, Local Action, Training, Technology, Safety, Private Security Providers, Policy Guidance, Acceptance, Legal Obligations, Inclusivity, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Human Rights, Gender, Equipment, Context Analysis, Communications, Climate, Civil-Military

GISF’s Compounding Crises podcast series unpacks just some of the issues impacting humanitarian SRM (from COVID-19 and beyond) and offers insights from security professionals. Conversations explore the interlinked risks that face the sector, including: partnerships in crisis, digital security in the…

Podcast 2022 English GISF publication

GISF Haiti Roundtable 4: Notes (Members only content)

On November 8th, GISF hosted a fourth roundtable on the evolving situation in Haiti. The aim of this roundtable discussion, facilitated by GISF, was to provide members with an opportunity to share information, concerns, and questions on responses to the…

Other, Guidance Material, Policy Document 2022 English GISF publication

GISF Forum Notes | Hybrid – Brussels, Washington, D.C., Virtual | September 2022 (Members only content)

Civil-Military, Context Analysis, NGO Security Management, Technology, Duty of Care, Partnerships

GISF would like to thank everyone who attended this year’s Autumn Forum in Brussels, Washington, D.C., and virtually. Together we explored the opportunities, challenges, and innovations of collaboration for humanitarian security risk management (SRM). Our two context sessions allowed us…

GISF Forum Notes 2022 GISF publication

Horn of Africa Drought: SRM and Access Challenges | GISF Webinar Recording (Members only content)

Acceptance, Climate, Context Analysis, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety, Access

Thursday 20th October, 2:00pm-3:30pm BST / 9:00am-10:30 EDT Millions of people are currently at risk of starvation due to the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa. Featuring speakers from Oxfam, Control Risks, and OCHA, this webinar explored the current…

Webinar, Event recording 2022 English GISF publication

GISF Haiti Roundtable 3: Notes (Members only content)

Civil-Military, Context Analysis, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety, Local Action, Access, Duty of Care

On October 7th, GISF hosted a third roundtable on the evolving situation in Haiti. The aim of this roundtable discussion, facilitated by GISF, was to provide members with an opportunity to share information, concerns, and questions on responses to the…

Briefing, Guidance Material 2022 English GISF publication

Risk Management Under Uncertainty During the Afghanistan Crisis 2021

The rapid Taliban takeover of Kabul in summer 2021 stunned the world, defying the expectations of casual onlookers and experts alike. The humanitarian response was an extreme example of crisis decision-making under conditions of radical uncertainty. This study seeks to…

Report 2022 GISF publication