USAID Policy Address on Democracy and Development
U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power will deliver a policy address to discuss how despite years of democratic decline and the rise of…
7 Jun 2022 Event
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Human Rights
Storytelling and Audio-visual Learning Series
GISF has developed with cinéluminis (Christine Persaud) a series of film capsules to support GISF members strengthen their learning and development initiatives and with the objectives of augmenting: Basic technical knowledge on how to use the audio-visual medium to enhance…
31 Mar 2022 Resource
Briefing and Panel Discussion: ‘The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Society – the Case of Palestine and Israel’
A presentation on Charity and Security Network’s report and its major findings and recommendations, followed by a panel discussion with a legal expert and representatives…
9 Nov 2021 Event
Behind the Scenes: Safe Humanitarian Action
Behind the Scenes: Safe Humanitarian Action An event for students, faculty, and young professionals focused on international development and humanitarian assistance studies. Are you interested…
23 Sep 2021 Event
GISF Inclusive Security Podcast Series
We are excited to announce the upcoming official launch of GISF’s New Inclusive Security Podcast Series. We invite you to follow along and not miss an episode of this dynamic series by subscribing to The GISF Podcast on your preferred…
14 Sep 2021 Resource
Living in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as a Female Afghan Aid Worker
GISF’s Research and Communications Assistant, Chiara Jancke, spoke to a female Afghan aid worker who is still in Afghanistan. For more than a decade, Farah…
14 Sep 2021 Blog
Crisis management for sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) allegations
SEA incidents come in many guises. A staff member may abuse another staff member; a staff member may be abused by someone unconnected to the organisation; a staff member may be accused of abuse by a beneficiary. Some incidents may…
17 Aug 2021 Resource
The UK’s approach to safeguarding in the humanitarian sector | Approach Paper
This approach paper sets out the purpose, scope and rationale of the UK government review, which will focus explicitly on the humanitarian aid sector and will examine the extent to which the UK government’s safeguarding efforts have been effective in…
27 Jul 2021 Resource
Mobile Guide: Managing Sexual Violence Against Aid Workers
GISF have recently developed a new interactive Managing Sexual Violence Guide together with Disaster Ready in English and Arabic. Sexual violence in all its forms violates human rights. Organisations have a duty of care to respond to incidents of sexual…
25 Jun 2021 Resource
Digital Dilemmas Debate #5: From Food to Wifi – Connectivity as Aid
About the Event What can connectivity do for people living through an emergency? What are the barriers to setting it up? And how can…
18 Jun 2021 Event