The Question of Access in Yemen
This blog by GISF Trainee Aisling Sweeney explores some of the barriers to access that humanitarian organisations face in Yemen, as well as possible responses to these challenges.
26 Feb 2019 Blog
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Kidnap and Ransom Insight and Focus Article: The Militant Threat in The Sahel
This report covers global kidnapping trends and incidents for the months of November and December 2018, as well as January 2019. The report also includes a global overview of piracy threat and of cyber security threat, as well as a…
11 Feb 2019 Resource
Lessons for Your Travel Risk Management From a Kidnap
This document (2019) describes a kidnapping incident involving an Italian construction company in Libya, which was brought to court in 2015, and outlines the lessons learned from the case for travel security management.
4 Feb 2019 Resource
Saving Guatemala’s Fight Against Crime and Impunity
This report (2018) delivers research by International Crisis Group, which has for the first time quantified the positive impact of the UN’s Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). The findings show how CICIG’s justice reform activities since 2007 helped contribute…
22 Jan 2019 Resource
Venezuela: An Overview
This op-ed by Harry Chenevix-Trench gives an overview of the current situation in Venezuela.
10 Jan 2019 Blog
Is ISO31000 the next step in the evolution of humanitarian security risk management?
Rich Parker provides an overview of ISO31000 and how humanitarian NGOs can benefit from adapting it to their operations.
13 Dec 2018 News
ISO 31000: The Next Step in the Evolution of Humanitarian Security Risk Management?
For those unfamiliar with the ISO 31000 terminology and process, this op-ed aims to serve as a summary of the key benefits of adapting them to the NGO space.
13 Dec 2018 Blog
Managing security-related information: a closer look at incident reporting systems and software
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…
4 Dec 2018 Resource
Aid Worker Security Report 2018 – Figures at a glance
A one-page consolidated fact sheet (2018) highlighting the annual quantitative statistics that show the trends of violence against aid workers in 2017.
6 Sep 2018 Resource
Sexual violence and abuse against aid workers: 2015-2017
Sexual violence and abuse are beginning to be recognised as a major problem across the international aid industry. According to the Report the Abuse survey (2018), 86% of aid workers know a colleague who has experienced sexual violence associated with…
10 Jul 2018 Resource