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This report (2018) is a guiding document from Control Risks. It aims to assist organisations and companies in improving their crisis readiness, response and recovery. The authors explore the basic principles organisations must adhere to in navigating today’s complex risk ecosystem.
This document explores some of the issues that INGOs and NNGOs in South Sudan face with regards to funding changes from UN agencies. It explores compliance with South Sudan’s laws, cost efficiency and reporting requirements, transparency, safety, and quality, before…
In this episode of the Humanitarian Incidents podcast we speak to Frances Nobes, Security Operations and Research Analyst for World Vision International. Frances discusses what we mean when we talk about ‘analysis’, why it matters, and the role incident information can play in…
In this episode of the Humanitarian Incidents podcast we speak to Nour Kossaibany, security lead at the International Rescue Committee. Nour explains why keeping national staff and local partner staff safe is critical for organisations and effective programme delivery. She discusses how…
Generalised power point detailing the construction of an emergency plan for NGO’s facing natural disaster or other crises.
University of Florida contingency planning document, heavily US-centric but has some very useful information on how to construct a basic contingency plan for a large organisation.
Template/Example (2018) provided by the US based Centre for Disease Control, use of the attached example document should allow an organisation to put together a robust contingency planning document.
Course format showing how to set out a Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) course.
This article briefly explores the technological platforms non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use to access and share security-related information, particularly focusing on internal incident reporting software. In this article (2018), the author, Gonzalo de Palacios, also reviews how organisations can access contextual…