Charity Commission releases findings of Oxfam GB Inquiry
The Charity Commission for England and Wales has released a 150-page report concluding its statutory inquiry into Oxfam GB.
12 Jun 2019 News
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Human Rights
Humanitarian Exchange Special Issue: Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian crises.
This special issue of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited with Anne Harmer, Manager of Elrha’s Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme, focuses on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian crises. A series of articles (2018) explore different aspects…
5 Jun 2019 Resource
Webinar: Preventing and Addressing SEA in Private Security Operations
A new webinar from the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers' Association, featuring GISF's Director Lisa Reilly, is now available to view online.
23 May 2019 News
Preventing and Addressing SEA in Private Security Operations
GISF’s Executive Director Lisa Reilly joined the panel in Geneva on 14 May 2019, to discuss the topic Preventing and Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Private Security Operations. During the webinar, Lisa shared some of the lessons the NGO sector…
14 May 2019 Resource
Protection, Participation and Potential Women and Girls in Yemen’s War
This policy brief (2019) provides an overview of the entrenched gender inequalities and vulnerabilities which affected women and girls before the war and which have been exacerbated over the past 4 years. It then considers the specific impact of the…
1 May 2019 Resource
Key Learnings from the 2019 GISF Forum in Eschborn
This GISF blog by Research Trainee Aisling Sweeney offers an insight into some of the key discussions from the March 2019 GISF Members Forum in Germany.
17 Apr 2019 Blog
New GISF Article: Safeguarding Aid Workers
New GISF article 'Safeguarding Aid Workers' published open-access.
10 Apr 2019 News
Safeguarding Aid Workers
Considerable attention in the aid world and media is currently directed at the concept of safeguarding. Although the word has mostly been used in reference to the safeguarding of beneficiaries, in this article (2019), Megan Nobert explores the safeguarding of…
10 Apr 2019 Resource
GISF attends Parliamentary Evidence Session on Violence against Aid Workers
GISF attended the UK Parliamentary International Development Committee evidence session on Violence against Aid Workers last week on the 3rd of April, 2019.
8 Apr 2019 News
Responding to Sexual Assault Procedures
This guide (2019) aims to help Peace Corps staff to be prepared to respond effectively, compassionately, and in a trauma-informed way to Volunteers who have been the victim of sexual assault. This document focuses on the reporting of incidents and…
2 Apr 2019 Resource