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The MENA Region Humanitarian Safety & Security Forum was created in September 2015 after a meeting of INGOs comprising regional safety & security actors. A need was identified for a regional-level fora where like-minded organizations could network and share information in the…
This is an example of an organisational travel risk assessment.
With a gender focus, this report (2017) outlines the five main categories of adverse impacts that countering terrorism financing measures have had on grassroots women’s organisations, inter-governmental actors, non-governmental organisations, governmental agencies, donors (including women’s funders groups), and financial institutions.…
This report (2016) looks at how Iraqis risk their lives trapped in conflict or try to escape, and whether there are learnings from Anbar that can be applied to Mosul. Available in Arabic as well.
Global Trends in NGO Law (Volume 7, Issue 3): Closing Civic Space: Impact on Development and Humanitarian CSOs. Global trends in NGO law is a publication of the International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law, an international not-for-profit organization that promotes an…
Anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) regulatory obligations and oversight of financial institutions, have led to the phenomenon of “derisking.” This research by Sue E. Eckert (2017) initiative was undertaken to develop empirical data to inform…
This gender and conflict analysis toolkit for peacebuilders by Conciliation Resources (2015) provides practical guidance to peacebuilding practitioners on using gender and conflict analysis.
In different settings, the interaction between humanitarian and military actors ranges from close cooperation to sheer co-existence. Humanitarian-military dialogue at all levels is essential – and the basis for effective humanitarian action on the ground. The UN-CMCoord Field Handbook is…
This report by the Front Line Defenders provides an overview of the risks faced by human rights defenders in 2016.
This is an example of an organisation’s duty of care policy.