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This article examines the experience of Congolese humanitarians negotiating access with armed groups in eastern DRC. It describes how humanitarians become shapeshifters: they play different roles for different audiences as a tactic of social navigation in a context of uncertainty.…
Over the past few weeks, we have seen increasing pressure by the Ethiopian government on the humanitarian community over the Tigray crisis. This pressure has…
Acceptance is one of the three pillars of humanitarian organisations’ security risk management (SRM) strategies to ensure both access to populations affected by conflict and disaster and the safety of their staff and programmes. However, the current context raises questions…
GISF’s COVID-19 webinar featured insights from our upcoming Keeping up with COVID 19: essential guidance for NGO security risk managers modules: Working with partners and the localisation agenda; Acceptance and the changing security environment; and Digital Security. There was also…
Over the last decade, many humanitarian organisations have increasingly used private security providers (PSPs) to manage security risks. Generally, contracted guards posted in front of…
Module B8: ‘Acceptance and the changing security environment’ is in Section (B) ‘Operational Security’ of our three part series ‘Keeping up with COVID-19: Essential guidance for NGO security risk management’. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the security environment in which…
Behind the Scenes: Safe Humanitarian Action An event for students, faculty, and young professionals focused on international development and humanitarian assistance studies. Are you interested…
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…
Nigeria committed to implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Like the restrictions and national lockdowns experienced by populations elsewhere, the Nigerian…
On March 3rd 2021 GISF hosted a virtual training event. The event titled ‘Training for Security in Today’s world’ brought together GISF Members and Affiliate experts to discuss training for security today, considering how training has changed over the last…