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It is widely acknowledged in the humanitarian and development sectors that local and national staff are often exposed to higher levels of risk than their international colleagues. In this blog, Kelsey Hoppe explores the need for NGOs to increase investment in security training for local and national staff and suggests why this can pose challenges.
This report by Danielle Spencer (2018) summarises an academic thesis on sexual harassment, abuse and exploitation in the aid sector. The researcher found that gender-based violence, perpetrated by humanitarian actors, is condoned, covered-up, and replicated throughout the entire aid sector.…
This document contains information on GISF’s reports, briefing papers, articles and guides (2016). These publications aim to address some of the key issues faced by NGOs and security risk managers engaged in humanitarian operations.
This paper (2017) is part of a research project that maps and evaluates international mechanisms that can be used to investigate attacks on healthcare. In doing so, it aims to assist the Security Council, relevant UN organs, member states, and…
This document (2012) contains ten tips for supporting yourself after experiencing a traumatic event.
This paper investigates the difference between human resource management in the context of multinational corporations and international humanitarian organisations. It seeks to identify strategies for INGOs to implement in order to prepare and protect female international staff conducting fieldwork.
This guide (2017) provides an overview of procedures for dealing with IEDs/bomb and active shooters.
This free tool (2017) from Open Briefing provides a useful template for conducting risk assessments.
This toolbox (2014) provides an essential checklist that suggests health and security measure to be taken by organisations to fulfill their responsibilities and implement a travel risk and emergency management system.
This International SOS Foundation guide (2016) advises on the management of the safety, health and security of mobile workers. In particular, the guide covers the need to: – have a safety and health policy in place that includes travel safety,…