Example NGO Security Policy (Members only content)
NGO Security Management
This document contains an example NGO security policy.
Training Document 2017 English
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Security Management Administrative Order for Non-Employees (Members only content)
NGO Security Management
This document contains an example administrative order pertaining to security management for individuals visiting NGO projects or staying in project locations but who are not employed by the NGO itself.
Training Document 2017 English
GISF Podcast: How do the humanitarian principles relate to security risk management?
Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Local Action
In this episode of the EISF in Conversation podcast series, we sat down with Eva Svoboda, a Senior Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, to discuss the humanitarian principles and how they relate to security risk management. Eva speaks about the…
Podcast 2017 English GISF publication
Smart Practices Review for Implementing Security Risk Management in International Development Organizations
NGO Security Management
This paper by Christie Ulicny (2017) provides a review of effective smart practices in security risk management and recommendations that would support the improvement of the World University Service of Canada’s (WUSC) security risk management plan. The secondary intention of…
Academic Resource 2017 English
Aid Worker Security Report 2017 – Behind the attacks: A look at the perpetrators of violence against aid workers
NGO Security Management, Safety
This report (2017) combines the latest statistics on major attacks on humanitarian aid workers from the Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD) and interviews with members of armed groups to shed light on the motivations behind attacks on humanitarian workers by…
Other 2017 English
Humanitarian Action and Non-state Armed Groups – The Impact of Banking Restrictions on UK NGOs
Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Legal Obligations
This paper by Tom Keatinge and Florence Keen (2017) considers the impact of banking sector restrictions on UK-registered humanitarian actors conducting humanitarian operations abroad and offers recommendations to mitigate the financial disruption of humanitarian aid delivery.
Academic Resource 2017 English
Unrest in Anglophone Regions and the Persistent Boko Haram Threat in Far North – What should the Cameroonian Government do to Restore Stability and Security?
Context Analysis, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Safety
This report by Other Solutions Consulting (2017) outlines the urgent need to (re)open negotiations with Anglophone activists to avoid a likely escalation of violence in the southwest and northwest regions of Cameroon, and advocates for a shift in the Government’s strategy…
Report 2017 English
Human Rights Defenders – A Shrinking Space for Civil Society
Human Rights, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety
This report by Amnesty International (2017) explores the measures used by state and non-state actors to silence or repress human rights defenders (HRDs). These measures range from personal attacks like threats, beatings and even killings to the use of legislation…
Report 2017 English
Directives de sécurité pour les personnes atteintes d’albinisme
NGO Security Management, Safety
L’objectif de ces Directives de sécurité pour les personnes atteintes d’albinisme est de fournir des conseils concrets et spécifiques aux personnes atteintes d’albinisme ainsi qu’à celles qui travaillent avec elles, pour leur permettre de rester en sécurité là où elles…
Guidance Material 2017 English
Countering Violent Extremism
Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Safety
This guide (2017) begins by considering definitions and origins of violent extremism, investigating the relevance of origins, traditions and politics. The authors also explore the driving forces behind violent extremism which are compartmentalised into individual and community factors. The document…
Guides 2017 English