EISF is pleased to launch a new series of concise Guides which can be referenced and used both at HQ and at field level. Developed in response to member requests and evaluation recommendations, the Guides are supported by tools which can be adapted to …
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EISF Guides: Family First and Office Closure
EISF is pleased to launch a new series of concise Guides which can be referenced and used both at HQ and at field level. Developed in response to member requests and evaluation recommendations, the Guides are supported by tools which can be adapted to …
New EISF Publication: The Cost of Security Risk Management for NGOs
What proportion of the funds contributed globally to aid programmes is, or ought to be, allocated to security risk management?
If risk management is necessary to ensure safe access for aid workers to deliver programmes, it should be an integral part of…
Disaster relief and reconstruction: Insecurity in Haiti
Humanitarian relief and reconstruction in post-disaster situations offers a complex operational environment for aid workers. Post-disaster relief efforts are often welcomed following the devastation of a hurricane, tsunami, earthquake or other naturall…
Philippines combined humanitarian crisis: Flooding in the North; rebel fighting in the South
The Philippines has been subject to heavy flooding in the North and increased violence between militia and government forces in the South. Heavy rains caused severe flooding, resulting in death, mass displacement and destruction of property. On the Sou…
Increased Violence in Syria
Over 20,000 people have reportedly been killed since the beginning of the Syrian uprising in March 2011. A full-scale displacement and humanitarian crisis has been identified in three major zones: Dara’a, Damascus (and its surrounding area), and …
Unrest and Insecurity in Eastern DRC
Clashes between DRC’s national army (FARDC) and the M23 rebel movement in Eastern DRC, particularly North Kivu, have led to the displacement of thousands of civilians. Security is further compromised in the two Kivu provinces due to additional mi…
Power Shifts in Northern Mali
After two days of fighting in Gao, the Islamist Group Ansar Dine has now declared full control of all three major cities in the North of Mali (Gao, Kidal, Timbuktu). Backed by other Islamist groups (AQIM and AQIM splinter group MUJWA – Movement o…
Escalation Cross-border Violence Gaza
The last few days have seen an increase in cross-border fighting, with rockets fired from Gaza and air strikes on Hamas training centres being carried out across the Gaza strip. Casualties were reported on both sides, including militants, as well as ci…
Counter-terrorism legislation, humanitarian response and civil-military interaction: recent analysis
New articles added to the EISF security resources library discuss two recurring issues of civil-military interaction and the effects of counter-terrorism legislation on humanitarian response.