New additions to the consultant register!
Frédéric Bardou and Schem Klimiuk have been added to the Consultants Register. Take a look at all register listings here.
21 Nov 2014 News
Archive:
NGO Security Management
GISF Webinar | The Impact of Counter-terrorism Legislation on Humanitarian Operations and Security Risk Management
Counter-terrorism measures introduced by governments and international regimes post-2001 have had a significant impact on NGO operations and security risk management. In this GISF webcast, Naz Modirzadeh, (Senior Fellow, HLS-Brookings Project on Law and Security, Counter-terrorism and Humanitarian Engagement project at Harvard Law School), addresses the practical implications of counter-terrorism measures on security risk management.
20 Nov 2014 News
Humanitarians Under Attack: Delivering Aid in Insecure Settings
GISF's Executive Coordinator, Lisa Reilly, will participate in the ATHA podcast Humanitarians Under Attack: Delivering Aid in Insecure Settings on Thursday 20th November, 3pm GMT. Click here to register for this interesting event, which also features expert commentators Phil Candy (RedR), Adele Harmer (Humanitarian Outcomes), Sean Healy (MSF UK), AND Pascal Porchet (ICRC).
19 Nov 2014 News
GISF Webcast: The Impact of Counter-terrorism Legislation on Humanitarian Operations and Security Risk Management
Counter-terrorism measures introduced by governments and international regimes post-2001 have had a significant impact on NGO operations and security risk management. Are there simple steps which NGOs can take at programme or field level to ensure they are not prosecuted…
17 Nov 2014 Resource
GISF Guest Writer: Security Risk Management in the Age of Social Media
GISF's first guest writer, Anis Chouchane, examines the impact of social media on security risk management.
17 Nov 2014 News
Security risk management in the age of social media
The killing of kidnapped British aid workers, David Haines and Alan Henning, by the Islamic state (IS) is another testimony of the security risks humanitarian personnel are increasingly facing. With the plummeting security situation in Iraq and Syria, humanitarian actors have increased their activity on social media to draw attention to their causes and to the plight of their beneficiaries. This activity, however, is putting them at an increased risk of kidnapping by militant groups.
17 Nov 2014 Blog
Guidelines for Organisations Working in Countries Affected by the West Africa Ebola Outbreak
Interhealth fact sheet on the ebola outbreak, 31 July 2014.
4 Nov 2014 Resource
Information for Humanitarian Aid Healthcare Workers: Ebola Virus Disease
Public Health England information sheet for humanitarian health care workers, working with Ebola patients, 31 July 2014.
4 Nov 2014 Resource
Introducing the new GISF website
Take a whistle-stop tour around the new European Interagency Security Forum website!
24 Oct 2014 News
New project on communications technology goes live!
The objective of this project is to begin a conversation towards a better understanding of the specific nature of the security threats created by the digital revolution, and the implications for the security risk management of humanitarian staff and programmes.
23 Oct 2014 Blog