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This guide is intended as a non-technical introduction to the NGO security ecosystem. It outlines the main actors that contribute to security risk management (SRM), providing a high-level picture of how different roles and systems interact in practice. The guide…
As humanitarian organisations face increasingly complex threats and shrinking operating environments, collective approaches to security have become more essential than ever. Ahead of GISF’s…
The intersection of physical and digital security is where real-world operations, people, and assets depend directly on digital systems, and where a problem in one domain can quickly compromise the other. This convergence is especially important for national NGOs, which…
Emergency communications work best when the systems are reliable and the messages are human. Integration means planning for both: having backup ways to communicate, and communicating in ways that help staff stay calm and feel supported during critical incidents. This…
The risk environment for lawyers and human rights defenders in 2026 In mid-February it emerged that Alexi Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader, had been…
For over a decade, Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) has been providing a critical platform for exchanging ideas to address key humanitarian issues.
Introduction La gestion des risques sécuritaires (GRS) fonctionne généralement mieux lorsque le pouvoir décisionnel est aussi proche que possible du contexte dans lequel les risques se produisent réellement. Pour les ONG nationales opérant dans des environnements dynamiques et souvent à…
Introduction Security risk management (SRM) usually works best when decision making authority sits as close as possible to the context where risks actually occur. For national NGOs operating in dynamic and often high-risk environments, clear, context-driven security decision-making structures are…
NGOs often lack evidence-based tools to determine how much they should invest in security risk management (SRM). Without clear financial metrics, security specialists might struggle to demonstrate SRM’s economic value, leading to perceptions of security as a cost burden rather…
Malgré le programme de « localisation », le pouvoir dans le secteur humanitaire reste toujours concentré entre les mains des ONG internationales, qui maintiennent souvent le contrôle du financement, de la prise de décision et des priorités. Cela crée un…