Healthcare in Syria: access constrained and under attack
A deliberate assault on healthcare provision Ten years into the war in Syria, 13.4 million people – more than half of the country’s pre-war population…
9 Jun 2021 Blog
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Breaking a Culture of Silence – counter-terrorism legislation’s impact on humanitarian access negotiations in north-west Syria
Why is CT legislation impacting humanitarian access? When humanitarians want to provide assistance to affected populations living in areas controlled by a non-state armed group…
13 May 2021 Blog
Keeping up with COVID-19: essential guidance for NGO security risk managers – B7. Risk assessment for country operations
The events of the past several months have presented a wide range of challenges to the International NGO (INGO) community as COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world. The operational realities of COVID-19 are causing organizations to create and adapt…
6 May 2021 Resource
Disinformation Wars And Not So Digital Threats
Images of the Syrian Civil Defence or as they are more popularly known, the White Helmets, have shaped the debate on the Syrian civil war. …
5 May 2021 Blog
Attacks against Medical Facilities in Syria | Report
On 17th Sep 2019, Turkey and Russia agreed to create a demilitarised buffer zone in Idlib province. However, this agreement was not able to avoid the medical facilities from the hostile activities, and according to the datasets, more than 20…
27 Apr 2021 Resource
Adding to the evidence: the impact of sanctions and restrictive measures on humanitarian aid
This report captures the findings of an online survey on the impacts of sanctions and counter-terrorism (CT) restrictive measures on VOICE member NGOs, and the VOICE Webinar on EU Restrictive Measures and Humanitarian Aid: Between a principled view for exemptions…
21 Apr 2021 Resource
HNPW 2021 – GISF to lead the priority topic ‘Integrating SRM across Humanitarian Action’.
GISF is bringing together experts from across the aid world, to co-host multiple open access events aiming for broader engagement and increased understanding of Security…
19 Apr 2021 News
GISF’s 2021 March Forum – a look back
I joined the GISF March forum during my first week working for GISF. It opened my eyes to the many security risks that aid workers…
12 Apr 2021 Blog
Risk Analysis in Humanitarian Assistance – what to expect?
As a programme assistant in the RA Division at USAID, I support the programmatic and technical analysis of risks to provide early warning, effective mitigation…
30 Mar 2021 Blog
The State of Humanitarian Professions (SOHP) 2020
This report presents the findings of a study, undertaken by Bioforce, to describe the “State of Humanitarian Professions” (SOHP) in 2020. The study recognised 24 profession areas and, through consultation with humanitarian professionals, documented the key characteristics and changing nature…
22 Mar 2021 Resource