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This guide (2017) begins by considering definitions and origins of violent extremism, investigating the relevance of origins, traditions and politics. The authors also explore the driving forces behind violent extremism which are compartmentalised into individual and community factors. The document…
This guide (2017) provides an in-depth investigation of the use of drones in humanitarian crises is the first of its kind to determine if, how, and under what circumstances drones can add value to humanitarian operations in disaster areas. The…
This report is intended to provide a sense of the overall security situation for NGOs working in South Sudan, both at the national level and more locally across the country between January and June 2017. It was produced by the…
For World Humanitarian Day, GISF takes a closer look at the global debates currently surrounding humanitarian action and its future. We should not forget the core role good security risk management can play in supporting access in this changing world.
GISF has partnered with DisasterReady.org to launch two WebTalks on the why and how of good security risk management. Watch Gareth Owen from Save the Children UK speak about why security risk management is important for humanitarian programming, and Lisa Reilly from GISF talk about how to implement good security risk management.
GISF has partnered with DisasterReady.org to launch two WebTalks on the why and how of good security risk management. Watch Gareth Owen from Save the Children UK speak about why security risk management is important for humanitarian programming, and Lisa Reilly from GISF talk about how to implement good security risk management.
This report sets out to examine the links between explosive violence and the mass influx of refugees into Europe, as well as to look at the impact this has had on EU nations, and to understand what protection and support…
This study’s goal is to contribute knowledge to the prevention of and response to sexual harassment and assault against aid workers, a topic that is under-researched and under-reported. This is one of the first scholarly, in-depth studies of sexual harassment…
This study by Ashley Jackson and Steven A. Zyck (commissioned by OCHA, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), identifies a series of findings related to the overarching issue of whether humanitarian actors have…
This paper by Pete Buth (Médecins sans frontières, 2017), drawing partly on some of the findings of the study, attempts to offer a reflection on the subject of risk acceptance, and some of the underlying factors that –apart from the…