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The security professionals we work with at GISF come in all shapes and sizes, each with their own unique perspectives and experiences. These different viewpoints help us to ensure that security risk management is effective for all staff, whatever their personal profile. Here, on World Humanitarian Day, we share a few of their stories and why the work they do is important to them.
For some, the digitisation of the humanitarian sphere is a crisis. For others, it’s a door to a world of unforeseen opportunities. Whatever way you look at it, digitisation has the potential to present real risks to NGOs and their…
A guidance document on the responsibilities of guards.
This GISF webinar, which took place on Thursday 23rd July, looked back at the framing of acceptance as a security management approach, how acceptance is…
This GISF webinar, which took place on Thursday 23rd July, looked back at the framing of acceptance as a security management approach, how acceptance is used today and opportunities for the future. Speakers: Dr Larissa Fast of the University of…
A flowchart indicating the steps to take when a medical incident occurs.
The changing contextual dynamics also include COVID-19’s impact on humanitarian security risk management. Broader security risk management, which also focuses on community acceptance, should too…
Read the original article for the Humanitarian Practice Network Covid-19 is an opportunity for change. Flaws in the way risks are managed between local and international partners have been exposed by the current crisis. Building on lessons learned from the…
In August, the IE Business School in Madrid were due to run the third ‘Strategic Leadership for Humanitarian Security’ programme. Because of the pandemic, this…
This survey by Chris Bradley of the University of Portsmouth intends to draw on the knowledge and professional practice of GISF’s network, identifying best practices and…