Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week (HNPW) and GISF 2023
Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 18 April | 16:00-17:30 CEST | Data for Decision Making: how the humanitarian sector could be…
2 Mar 2023 Event
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Humanitarian Programmatic Issues
Responding to the Earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria: needs and challenges
Responders to the earthquake in Syria and Turkey will share about the current situation and challenges in rescue and response activities in both countries, and…
28 Feb 2023 Event
Introduction to Saving Lives Together
This short video provides an introduction to Saving Lives Together (SLT), where it comes from, how it works today and what it offers for Security Risk Management (SRM) in the humanitarian sector. It is ideal for training programmes, team meetings,…
24 Feb 2023 Resource
Evolving NGO Security Risk Management (Ep1) Insights from a Security Manager: managing operations in complex environments | GISF Podcast
About the Series: This podcast series ’Evolving NGO Security Risk Management’, looks at the innovations, transformative developments, and dynamic trends facing the humanitarian and development sector. We have elected to explore the facets of ‘Evolving NGO SRM’, to unpack the changing…
22 Feb 2023 Resource
Interpol’s Project Soteria: combatting abuse and exploitation in the aid sector | GISF Webinar Recording
Project Soteria is bringing law enforcement and the aid sector together to: Prevent sexual offenders from using their positions to access and offend against children and vulnerable adults; and Strengthen the capacity of law enforcement to investigate, prosecute and arrest…
4 Jan 2023 Resource
Keeping up with COVID-19: essential guidance for NGO security risk managers – Module A7: December 2022: COVID-19 – Where are we now?
Module A7: December 2022: COVID-19 – Where are we now? The pandemic has impacted not only the security risks that NGOs may face but also the way risk treatment measures are developed, implemented and communicated to staff. As we got…
3 Jan 2023 Resource
The IRC Emergency Watchlist 2023: five implications for humanitarian security risk management
The opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not reflect the views of the International Rescue Committee. For over a decade, the International…
19 Dec 2022 Blog
Promoting the Recruitment and Retention of Women Humanitarian Workers in Afghanistan
Women humanitarian workers play a critical role in ensuring women’s access to humanitarian assistance. In the context of many restrictions on women’s lives, women aid workers are indeed best placed to work around the barriers facing women and girls who…
29 Nov 2022 Resource
Humanitarian Resistance: its ethical and operational importance
This paper by Hugo Slim explores how resistance humanitarianism can contribute to efforts to tackle humanitarian crises. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the return of military dictatorship in Myanmar have reminded the world of the importance of humanitarian resistance. In…
29 Nov 2022 Resource
GISF Compounding Crises Podcast Series
GISF’s Compounding Crises podcast series unpacks just some of the issues impacting humanitarian SRM (from COVID-19 and beyond) and offers insights from security professionals. Conversations explore the interlinked risks that face the sector, including: partnerships in crisis, digital security in the…
18 Nov 2022 Resource