Call for Proposals
GISF is seeking to hire a consultant or team of consultants to carry out research for its forthcoming publication on Good practices, lessons learnt, and…
20 Jun 2023 News
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Evolving NGO Security Risk Management (Ep3) Humanitarian Notification Systems: unpacking the complexities and possibilities | GISF Podcast
About the Series: This podcast series ’Evolving NGO Security Risk Management’, looks at the innovations, transformative developments, and dynamic trends facing the humanitarian and development sector. We have elected to explore the facets of ‘Evolving NGO SRM’, to unpack the changing…
27 Apr 2023 Resource
When Security Risk Management and Technology Collide: getting humanitarian notification systems right
The Current State of Practice, the Pathway Forward Unfortunately, the answer to the above question is that HNS…
10 Jan 2023 Blog
GISF Compounding Crises Podcast Series
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…
18 Nov 2022 Resource
Collaborating, Learning, and Breaking Down Silos: GISF’s Autumn Forum 2022
Conversations on collaboration One conversation delved into the importance of civil-military coordination through the lens of contextual analysis and research. The session began with an…
18 Oct 2022 Blog
GISF Publications Catalogue
GISF Publications GISF Briefing Papers and Reports GISF Briefing Papers and Reports investigate some of the key conceptual issues facing NGOs and security risk managers in humanitarian operations. The papers aim to consolidate theory in practice; many contain practical tools…
26 Sep 2022 Resource
HNPW & GISF | Complete session summaries, resources and recordings 2022
Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) is the annual event of the LEP (leading-edge programme) and the largest event of its kind. This year, the HNPW brought together more than 5000 experts in…
1 Jun 2022 Resource
Violence Against or Obstruction of Health Care in Myanmar
This document reports on the recent violence against or obstruction of health care in Myanmar.
22 Mar 2022 Resource
Weapons
In this ICRC video a variety of weapons, such as assault rifles, snipers and tanks, are discussed. This video includes details about different weapons firing range, their impacts and how to protect yourself against different types of weapons.
25 Jan 2021 Resource
Why COVID-19 is impacting security environments differently
According to data collected by Standard Risk, 79% of security incidents related to COVID-19 in East and Central Africa, between 1 March - 7 May, took place in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda. This blog piece seeks to explain why is this the case and suggests that countries with higher levels of democracy may face more civil unrest following the enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions.
27 May 2020 Blog