Summary Table of CBW Agents of Concern
This document (2015) contains information about CBW agents, detailing methods of prevention and treatment.
22 Dec 2015 Resource
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Safety
Aid Security Monthly News Brief – November 2015
This monthly digest documents on threats and incidents of violence affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance. It is prepared by Insecurity Insight from information available in open sources (2015). It complements resources that already exist, such as the Aid Worker…
15 Dec 2015 Resource
Mindfulness and Wellbeing – Mental Health and Humanitarian Aid Workers: A Shift of Emphasis from Treatment to Prevention
Mindfulness and wellbeing have become terms that have become almost universal in their usage in everyday parlance. In recent years, there has been an ever increasing awareness of mindfulness-based approaches to stress reduction, along with well documented scientific evidence on…
10 Dec 2015 Resource
Time for a Humanitarian Black Box?
At least sixteen hospitals were bombed in Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen over the past few weeks. Powerful nations carried out the aerial bombing campaigns that damaged infrastructure and killed humanitarian staff and civilians. However, the circumstances are usually disputed. Perhaps it is time the humanitarian community installed black boxes to record such events? This article presents a device that records forensic evidence of what happened where, when and who did it. It is a call to the humanitarian community to take part in generating the evidence that will force states to take their responsibilities in protecting humanitarian work seriously.
23 Nov 2015 Blog
Sexual Violence Conference Report
The CHS Alliance hosted a successful conference on Sexual Violence Management for the Humanitarian sector in early September 2015 that saw over 50 security, health, well-being and HR experts come together to find ways to improve the management of sexual…
12 Nov 2015 Resource
Aid Security Monthly News Brief – October 2015
This monthly digest documents threats and incidents of violence affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance. It is prepared by Insecurity Insight from information available in open sources. It complements resources that already exist, such as the Aid Worker Security Database,…
6 Nov 2015 Resource
Aid Security Analysis – Quarter Two (2015)
This Insecurity Insight report documents and examines threats and incidents of violence affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance, detailing trends over the first half of 2015 in both open-source and agency-reported data. As compared to last quarter, this edition contains more…
2 Nov 2015 Resource
In the News: Sexual violence against aid workers
Humanitarian response evaluations habitually find gender-based harassment to be a problem, with measures to prevent and respond to incidents proving inadequate. Subsequent rhetoric often fails to translate into reality and harassment continues on a day-to-day basis, both for civilians and aid workers. This article is largely centred on sexual violence against humanitarian workers, exploring the pervasive issue and potential responses.
29 Oct 2015 Blog
Applying serious gaming to humanitarian security: A framework for mixed-reality training
Emerging technology can be used for training humanitarian staff to respond effectively to the increasingly complex needs that arise following disasters, particularly when responding to security incidents and executing emergency plans. Creating realistic exercises during the training is crucial to…
21 Oct 2015 Resource
Applying serious gaming to humanitarian security
Mobile devices can be used to simulate ‘mixed-reality’ environments, allowing the learners to move between virtual tasks assigned on the device and the physical environment. To this end, an application framework, authoring tool and mobile app are currently under development by Mobilize.life, with an aim to go live in early 2016.
21 Oct 2015 Blog