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About this guide Despite the “localisation” agenda, power in the humanitarian sector remains concentrated with INGOs, which often retain control over funding, decision-making, and priorities. This creates a paradoxical dilemma for NNGOs: they cannot improve their systems without funding, yet…
Insights from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Insecurity Insight’s new report, The Humanitarian Space on Social Media: Learning from Social…
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Recent commitments from the UK and a group of UN member states on aid worker safety raise questions about what this means for our sector,…
The GISF 2024 Annual Report features some of GISF’s initiatives and achievements for 2024. Highlights include: 11 new members & associates 181 NGO security leaders convened at the spring and autumn Forums, with 23 topics covered Six sessions delivered at…
Representatives from 24 Palestinian civil society organisations came together in Amman, Jordan, on 12–13 October 2025 for a specialised NGO Incident Management and Legal Information…
In social meetings of humanitarians, there’s usually a moment when the group starts swapping stories about safety/security staff from the past. Vignettes…
The GISF Policy Working Group has put together a briefing note on how humanitarian security will be affected by the recent Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel. Download the full briefing through the yellow button on the left hand…
The Saving Lives Together (SLT) Oversight Committee have developed a one-page guidance document to help build awareness on the SLT framework. With funding cuts and political pressures straining security capacity, SLT remains a no-cost, practical tool for NGOs and the…
Internships can play a critical role in preparing the next generation of security practitioners. At a time when risks faced by aid workers are intensifying…