2024 results for Protect Aid Workers announced
Being an aid worker can be a dangerous job. In fact, in 2024, a record number of aid workers were killed. That’s…
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Being an aid worker can be a dangerous job. In fact, in 2024, a record number of aid workers were killed. That’s…
In early 2024, a group of NGOs launched Protect Aid Workers. This new mechanism provides financial assistance and legal aid to humanitarian workers facing security incidents or immediate threats arising from their work. These include cases of violence, kidnapping, arrests,…
No safety net for aid workers Aid workers on the frontlines of humanitarian action put themselves at risk every day. Some may be in conflict…
Every day, thousands of aid workers risk their lives to help people in conflict and disaster zones. But who is there to help them? This…
Security threats facing humanitarian and health workers have hit record levels in recent years, with modern warfare taking a heavy toll on the sector. In…
The progress report provides an overview of the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities implemented or planned to be implemented across the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The data is collected through a Movement-wide MHPSS survey that has been…
World Humanitarian Day is held on 19 August each year, commemorating the devastating 2003 Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. This tragic event serves…
This resource aims to help staff working in isolated and hazardous situations maintain resilience and wellbeing as best as possible. It explores strategies for supporting your wellbeing when you are in and when you leave a hazardous situation. To access…
These Guidelines are designed to assist staff in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who conduct and manage investigations into sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) of people of concern by humanitarian staff. https://www.interaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/icva-saferguidelines-feb07.pdf
Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) is the annual event of the LEP (leading-edge programme) and the largest event of its kind. Every year, the HNPW brings together more than 2000 experts in crisis preparedness…