Resources


   

 

  • Manuals 

     

  • ECHO

     

    Security training directory for humanitarian organisations

     

    2006

     
     

    ECHO

     

    NGO Security collaboration guide

     

    2006

     
       

    Mc Hugh, Gerard and Manuel Bessler

     

    Humanitarian negotiations with armed groups. A manual for practitioners

     

    2006

     
       

    UNHCR

     

    The State of the world's refugees 2006-Chapter 3 Adressing refugee security: Box 3.3. Security of humanitarian workers

    2006

     
     

    Carle, Alexander and Hakim Chkam

     

    Humanitarian action in the new security environment: policy and operational implications in Iraq

    Sept 2006

     
       

    ICRC

     

    First aid in armed conflicts and other situations of violence

     

    April 2006

     
       

    Eguren, Enrique

     

    Protection manual for human rights defenders

     

    2005

     
       

    European Commission

     

    EU Handbook on assistance interventions in the frame of the community mechanism for cooperation in civil protection

    2005

     
       

    Robert, David, Lloyd

     

    Staying alive. Safety and security guidelines for humanitarian volunteers in conflict areas

     

    2005

     
       

    UNMAS

     

    Landmine and explosive remnants of war safety handbook

     

    2005

     
       

    ECHO

     

    Generic security guide for humanitarian organisations

     

    2004

     
       

    Emeroy University

     

    Safety and security handbook for public health students/graduates living or working overseas

    2004

     
       

    Macpherson, Robert and Bennet Pafford

     

    Safety and Security Manual

     

    2004

     
       

    UNHCR ESS & eCentre

     

    Staff safety workshop

     

    Aug-Sept 2004

     
     

    Concern Worldwide

     

    Security Policy

     

    April 2003

     
       

    Emergency Management Australia

     

    Preparing for the unexpected

     

    Jan 2003

     
       

    People in Aid

     

    Prevent accidents: health and safety guidelines for aid workers

     

    Jan 2003

     
       

    Brabant, Koenraad van

    Good Practise Review 8. Operational Security Management in Violent Environments

     

    June 2002

     
       

    Peace Corps Volunteer Safety Council

     

    Crisis Management Handbook: A guide for overseas staff

     

    2001

     
       

    Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

     

    United Nations disaster assesment and coordination field handbook

    2000

     
       

    United States Institute of Peace

     

    Taking it to the next level. Civil-military coorperation in complex emergencies

     

    Aug 2000

     
       

    Wesbrock, Tina

     

    Security Manual

     

    May 2000

     
     

    Home Office Communication Directorate

     

    Bombs. Protecting people and property

     

    1999

     
     

    Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

     

    OCHA Orientation handbook on complex emergencies

     

    Aug 1999

     
     

    UNHCR

     

    Security in the field. Information for staff members of the United Nations system

     

    Jan 1998

     
     

    The Center for Global Education

     

    Personal safety and awareness workbook

     
     

    The Center for Global Education

     

    Study abroad student handbook

     
     

    United Nations

     

    UN Security in the field

     

     

     
     
  • Reports 

     

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    CCHS

     

    Security privatization: Challenges and opportunities

     

    2008

     
       

    Macphersen, Bob, Christine Persaud and Norman Sheehan

     

    Experienced advice crucial in response to kidnappings

    March 2008

     
       

    The Headington Institute

     

    Stress and working in non-governmental organisations

     

    2007

     
       

    NGO Voice

     

    NGO Seminar on civil-military relations

     

    Dec 2007

     

     
       

    Stoddard, Abby, Adele Harmer and Katherine Haver

     

    Providing aid in insecure environments: trends in policy and operations

    2006

     
       

    Bolletino, Vincenzo

     

    Designing Security

     

    Oct 2006 

     
       

    Karim, Farahnaz

     

    Humanitarian action in the new security environment: policy and operational implications in Afghanistan

    Sept 2006

     
       

    Gaul, Alexis et al.

     

    NGO Security: Does gender matter?

     

    May 2006

     
       

    Save the Children

     

    Staff safety and security procedures

     

    May 2006

     
       

    Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies

     

    Humanitarian roles in insecure environments

     

    2005

     
       

    HPCR/Harvard University

     

    Security management initiative progress report

     

    2005

     
       

    The Crisis management Initiative

     

    Launching SIRS: The Safety Information Reporting Service. Conference paper

     

    Dec 2005

     
       

    Buchanan, Cate and Robert Muggah

     

    No relief. Surveying the effects of gun violence on humanitarian and development personnel

    June 2005

     
     

    ANSO/Care

     

    NGO insecurity in Afghanistan

     

    May 2005

     

    ECHO

     

    Report on security of humanitarian personnel. Standards and practices for the security and advocacy for humanitarian space

    2004

     
       

    Hazan, Pierre and Jean-François Berger

     

    Humanitarian risk. From risk ro real danger

     

    2004

     
       

    UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

     

    Maintaining a UN presence in periods of high insecurity: learning from others

    Jan 2004

     
       

    RedR-Engineers for disaster relief

     

    The 'Global war on terror' and its implications for NGO security mangement

     

    Nov 2003

     
       

    HW Project

     

    The future of humanitarian action. Implications of Iraq and other recent crisis

     

    Oct 2003

     
       

    Macrae, Joanna and Adele, Harmer

     

    Humanitarian action and the 'global war on terror': a review of trends and issues

     

    July 2003

     
       

    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

     

    SIPRI Yearbook 2003: Armaments, disarmament and international security

    June 2003

     
     

    Beasley, Ryan, cate Buchanan and Robert Muggah

     

    In the Line of Fire: Surveying the Perceptions of Humanitarian and Development Personnel of the Impacts of small arms and light weapons

    Jan 2003

     
       

    VENRO

     

    Minimum standards regarding staff security in humanitarian aid

     

    Jan 2003

     
       

    UN Security Council

     

    Report of the Secretary General on women, peace and security

     

    Oct 2002

     
       

    UN General Assembly

     

    Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel

    Aug 2002

     
       

    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

     

    SIPRI Yearbook 2002: Armaments, disarmament and international security

    June 2002

     
       

    Paludan, Anne

     

    Final report to the inter agency standing committee working group staff security task force

    Jan 2002

     
       

    Vaux, Tony et al.

     

    Humanitarian action and private security companies. Opening the debate

     

    2001

     
       

    UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

     

    Use of military or armed escorts for humanitarian convoys

    Sept 2001

     
     

    Gordon, David, F.

     

    Global humanitarian emergencies: trends and projections, 2001-2002

     

    Aug 2001

     
     

    Brabant, Koenraad van

     

    Mainstreaming the organisational management of safety and security

     

    March 2001

     
       

    UNHCR/Refugees

     

    Life is increasingly hazardous for refugees and relief workers alike. Too high a price?

     

    2000

     
       

    UNHCR

     

    Summary Report of the inquiry into the deaths of three UNHCR staff members in Atambua, Indonesia

    Dec 2000

     
       

    UN General Assembly

     

    Scope of legal protection under the convention on the safety of United Nations and associated personnel

    Nov 2000

     
       

    Lilly, Damian

     

    The privatization of security and peacebuilding

     

    Sept 2000

     
     

    Bruderlein, Claude

     

    The role of non-state actors in building human security. The case of armed groups in intra-state wars

    May 2000

     
     

    Bruderlein, Claude and Jennifer Leaning

     

    New challenges for humanitarian protection

     

    1999

     
       

    National Intelligence Council

     

    Global humanitarian emergencies: trends and projections, 1999-2000

     

    Aug 1999

     
       

    ICRC

     

    Respect for and protection of the personnel of humanitarian organisations

     

    1998

     
       

    Swan, Jane et al.

     

    Report of the working group on NGO security training curriculum

     

    1998

     
       

    UNHCR Resources

     

    Security awareness: An aide-mémoire

     

    1995

     
       

    Aid Workers network

     

    Security Manual-Example 1

     
     

    Gerlach, Jon and Jim Irwin

     

    Insurance for relief and development workers

     
     

    Schirch, Lisa and Dave Dyck

     

    Module: Preventing and defusing anger and hostility

     
     
  • Articles 

  • Stoddard, Abbie

     

    Increasing risks to aid workers? (Part 1)

     

    2007

     
       

    Stoddard, Abbie

     

    Increasing risks to aid workers? (Part 2)

     

    2007

     
       

    Harwood, Matthew

     

    Rendering assistance to aid workers

     

    Sept 2007

     
       

    Mayhew, Barney

     

    Information note. Basic training for NGO workers

     

    June 2007

     
       

    Bruderlein, Claude and Pierre Gassmann

     

    Managing security risks in hazardous missions: The challenges of security united nations access to vulnerable groups

    2006

     
       

    Deen Thalif

     

    International aid work a deadly profession

     

    Nov 2006

     
       

    Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme

     

    Staff security and security management

     

    Sept 2006

     
       

    Gassmann, Pierre

     

    Rethinking humanitarian security

     

    June 2005

     
       

    Runge, Peter

     

    New security threats for humanitarian aid workers

     

    2004

     
       

    Reuters Foundation/AlertNet

     

    Viewpoint: Hassan murder engenders soul-searching

     

    Dec 2004

     
       

    Fawcett, John

     

    Security issues in cross-cultural contexts

     

    Nov 2004

     
       

    Krähenbühl, Pierre

     

    The ICRC's approach to contemporary security challenges: A future for independent and neutral humanitarian action

    Sept 2004

     
       

    Kasack, Sebastian and Joanne Durham

     

    Landmine and UXO safety: The "duty of care"

     

    2003 

     
       

    Muggah, Robert

     

    In the line of fire: surveying the impact of small armson civilians and relief workers

     

    Dec 2003

     
       

    Gall, Carlotta

     

    A nation at war: aid workers; In Afghanistan, helping can be deadly

     

    April 2003

     
       

    Singer, Peter Warren

     

    Should humanitarians use private military services?

     

    2002

     
       

    King, Dennis

     

    Paying the ultimate price: an analysis of aid-worker fatalities

     

    Aug 2002

     
       

    Glaser, Max

     

    Stress related to safety and consultancy

     

    Sept 2001

     
       

    Reuters Foundation/Alert Net

     

    Aid workers can protect themselves

     

    Aug 2001

     
       

    Brabant, Koenraad van

     

    Mainstreaming safety and security management in aid agencies. HPG Briefing

     

    March 2001

     
       

    Gent, Mike

     

    Weighting up the risks in aid work

     

    2000

     
       

    Martin, Randolph

     

    A more proactive UN role in the security of NGO staff?

     

    2000 

     
       

    O'Neill, Michael

     

    Personal safety overseas: Safety tips for overseas travel. An update

     

    2000

     
       

    Brabant, Koenraad van

     

    Workshop report-Security management, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 23-25 November 2000

     

    Nov 2000

     
       

    Eguren, Luis Enrique

     

    Beyond security planning: Towards a model of security management

     

    July 2000

     
       

    Sheik, Mani et al.

     

    Education and debate. Deaths among humanitarian workers

     

    July 2000

     
     

    Bettati, Mario

     

    Protection for non-governmental organisations on hazardous duties

     

    1999

     
       

    Brabant, Koenraad van

     

    Security training: Where are we now?

     

    April 1999

     
       

    Dind, Philippe

     

    Security in ICRC field operations

     

    1998

     
       

    Brabant, Koenraad van

     

    Policy and practise: developments around aid agency security

     

    Feb 1998

     
       

    Rogers, Charles

     

    The changing shape of security for NGO field workers

     

    Jan-Mar 1998

     
     

    Brabant, Koenraad van

     

    Security guidelines: no guarantee for improved security

     

    Feb 1997

     
     

    Aid Workers Network

     

    Security advice for aid workers

     
     

    Schirch, Liza and Dave Dyck

     

    Module: Re-thinking NGO security: A systems perspective

     

     

     
     

    Wikipedia

     

    Attacks on humanitarian workers

     

     

     
     
  • Blogs/videos

     

  •  NGO security scenarios. Do-it-yourself internet training 
     
    Challenges facing development NGO's- Part 1 of 2 
     
    Challenges facing development NGO's- Part 2 of 2 
     
    Bioforce scenario films 
     
    MINES by ICRC 
     
    NGO in a Box-Security edition 
     
    Sudan Crisis 
     
    Congo's Curse 
     
    Front Line: Protection of human rights defenders 
     
    Video about the International Crisis Group 
     
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