Saving lives by enhancing humanitarian logos
There has been a worrying increase in attacks on humanitarian organisations in recent times. In fact, 2023 was a record-breaking year for aid worker…
18 Jun 2024 Blog
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Chatham House | Enhancing the security of civilians in conflict
The desire to alleviate human suffering in conflict situations often leads to calls to establish arrangements to provide some security for civilians caught up in hostilities and to facilitate humanitarian response efforts. This paper discusses six types of humanitarian arrangements…
1 May 2024 Resource
Insecurity Insight & International Rescue Committee | The impact of violence against health care on the health of children and mothers: A case study in three health zones in Eastern DRC
This report highlights the severe impacts of attacks on health care facilities documented globally in 2022, with a focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where significant violence has disrupted access to medical services. In particular, the provinces of…
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
Ensuring access to health care through better security risk management for hospitals in the DRC | Insecurity Insight and IRC
Summary The panel will discuss the learning from an operational approach to assessing the impact of an attack against the health system on health service…
1 Mar 2024 Event
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
Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week (HNPW) and GISF 2024
Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) What is HNPW? The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) is the annual event of the Leading-Edge Programme (LEP)…
23 Feb 2024 Event
State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space | GISF at HNPW
Summary Hundreds of humanitarian aid workers each year fall victim to violent attacks, and as new and worsening armed conflicts fuel the need for…
23 Feb 2024 Event
Networking Event: Challenges and Opportunities for Security, Civil-Military and Access Coordination and Collaboration | GISF at HNPW
Summary The Safety and Security Areas of Common Concern is pleased to welcome all colleagues who work towards achieving safe and sustainable security, civil…
23 Feb 2024 Event