World Humanitarian Day 2021: protecting aid workers in a time of climate crises
The last days have tested the humanitarian community. At a time where we’re still learning how to adapt to Covid-19, NGOs are trying to understand…
19 Aug 2021 Blog
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Humanitarian Programmatic Issues
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
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
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
How to effectively advocate for aid workers’ protection?
At the last French National Humanitarian Conference (CNH), President Emmanuel Macron, surrounded by representatives of various French NGOs, reaffirmed his commitment to protecting aid workers.
27 Jan 2021 Blog
Can we trust the aid sector to keep people safe? – RSH Podcast
Safeguarding Matters is a podcast series hosted by Paul Nolan and Nastasya Gecim from the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub where they discuss matters relating to safeguarding and SEAH in the aid sector. They have conversations with thought leaders and…
14 Dec 2020 Resource
Resource & Support Hub Webinar: Robust or Risky Recruitment
Getting the HR function right for safeguarding is vital. Not only in in order to prevent people joining the organisation who are unsuitable to work with children and communities, but also to discipline staff or others who breach policies and…
8 Dec 2020 Resource
Departing from a blank-profile approach to NGO security management – Overcoming barriers at the field level
In 2018, GISF published a report called Managing the Security of Aid Workers with Diverse Profiles. This research demonstrated how specific profiles affect the…
3 Dec 2020 Blog
UN-Civil-Military Coordination Field Handbook
This handbook provides practical guidance, good practices and links to legal and technical references.
11 Jun 2020 Resource
GISF’s Autumn Forum: Coordination and the Future of Security Risk Management
Following GISF's second members' forum of 2019, this blog piece reflects on sessions covering the future of the sector, and collaboration between the UN and NGOs.
19 Nov 2019 Blog