New SRM Strategy & Policy Guide released
A robust security risk management (SRM) strategy is critical for any NGO to achieve its mission. But for too many organisations, such strategies don’t exist.
20 Aug 2024 News
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Policy Guidance
Security Risk Management (SRM) Strategy and Policy Development: A Cross-Functional Guide
Having a robust security risk management (SRM) strategy and policy is critical for any NGO to achieve its mission. But for too many organisations, these don’t exist. Even when they are in place, strategies are often siloed within a single…
20 Aug 2024 Resource
ICVA | NGO Coordination Resource Centre
The NGO Coordination Resource Centre, is a comprehensive platform designed by ICVA to enhance NGO coordination in humanitarian contexts. This ‘one-stop shop’ connects NGOs with vital resources, guidance, and tools, fostering effective collaboration and linking with other humanitarian mechanisms.
1 May 2024 Resource
INSO | 2023 Snapshot Abductions of NGO Staff
This INSO report analyses data from across 16 high-risk countries where INSO had a field presence, providing an overview of abductions based on region, perpetrating actor, and motivation, alongside recommendations and contexts to watch for 2024. In 2023 INSO recorded 60…
27 Mar 2024 Resource
Recording | State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space Launch Event (Washington,D.C.)
On 21 February, GISF and Humanitarian Outcomes hosted an in-person launch of this new global report, assessing the current state of practice in humanitarian security risk management. Participants heard from one of the lead authors of this pivotal report documenting…
7 Mar 2024 Resource
Running in Place: Security risk management in humanitarian operations
Humanitarian aid workers are more likely to die from violence than any other job-related cause. Last year was especially brutal, with upwards of 260…
1 Mar 2024 Blog
Best Practices from the field in Saving Lives Together | GISF at HNPW
Summary The Saving Lives Together (SLT) initiative was created in recognition of the fact that the organisations of the UN Security Management System (UNSMS),…
23 Feb 2024 Event
Protect Aid Workers: an innovative mechanism for safeguarding aid workers in high-risk environments | GISF at HNPW
Summary Humanitarian actors operate in insecure environments, such as conflict zones, which increases their exposure to violence. Over the last 5 years, 623 humanitarian…
23 Feb 2024 Event
OCHA | Global Humanitarian overview 2024 ( EN/FR/ES/AR)
The Global Humanitarian Overview is an annual assessment of global humanitarian needs and how to respond to them. This document provides an analysis of the drivers of needs and an overview of the resources required to support people targeted for…
2 Jan 2024 Resource
Risk Sharing Framework
The Risk Sharing Platform, co-led by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ICRC, and InterAction, was established in 2021. It aims to improve the way organizations share risk and better support affected people. The platform developed a Risk Sharing…
29 Jun 2023 Resource