New GISF resource: NGO Crisis Management Exercise Manual
NGOs operate in dynamic environments containing a range of ever-evolving threats. To keep their staff and programmes safe, it is crucial for organisations to respond…
16 Oct 2023 News
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Humanitarian Outcomes | Aid Worker Security Report 2023
This year’s Aid Worker Security Report discusses the trend of localised security risk reflected in the latest verified data, and examines an area of security risk management that exemplifies the disparities in the sector: security training. Training for aid workers…
17 Aug 2023 Resource
GISF Exercise Platform Now Available To Members
This innovative platform enables members to run lifelike, dynamic, and constantly evolving crisis simulations whenever they need. Testing the team’s responses in a controlled environment…
10 Aug 2023 News
Call for Proposals
GISF is seeking to hire a consultant or team of consultants to carry out research for its forthcoming publication on Good practices, lessons learnt, and…
20 Jun 2023 News
Call for Proposals: Good Practices, Lessons Learnt, and the Unique Challenges Affecting Security Risk Management in Urban Humanitarian Responses
GISF is looking for a consultant to produce a new long-read article. The article will be approximately 18 pages and will seek to identify the unique factors in urban environments that pose a challenge for the security of humanitarian operations.…
20 Jun 2023 Resource
GISF Welcomes New Business Partner: Conducttr
Conducttr is the go-to crisis-exercising platform for the humanitarian sector. Their simulation software enables NGOs to build and deliver realistic, emotionally-engaging team exercises.
13 Apr 2023 News
Interactive Security Training | GISF at HNPW
Summary Are your operations secure enough? Join us for an immersive live simulation! Crisis management is an integral part of managing risks, but simulating the…
23 Mar 2023 Event
NGO Crisis Management Exercise Manual: a guide to developing and facilitating effective exercises
The threats confronting aid workers are rising significantly. The environments in which NGO staff travel and work delivering programs around the world present considerable risks to their security, safety, health, and wellbeing. In the face of such threats, organizations have…
13 Mar 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
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