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Safety & Security

Introduction

This page brings together the most relevant information on aid worker safety and security from ReliefWeb's extensive collection of humanitarian content. The two main columns show substantive reports such as safety manuals and guidelines, statistical reports on security incidents involving aid workers, and analysis of the implications of engaging with private security providers and the role of peacekeepers in humanitarian interventions.

News

oPt

Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation on the Middle East, 16 July 2025

New York, 16 July 2025 As delivered Mr. President, I want to remind this Council why we are briefing you today. The General Assembly gave us a humanitarian mandate – in resolution 46/182 – and a set...

oPt

Killing of medical professionals in Gaza (16 July 2025)

UN Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory Ramallah 16 July 2025 The UN Human Rights office in OPT condemns the killing medical professionals in Gaza in multiple attacks by the Israeli...

Evaluation & Lessons Learned

Mali

Mali : Suivi de la réponse humanitaire (PMR 2024)

En 2024, la situation humanitaire au Mali est restée préoccupante du fait d’une situation sécuritaire volatile dans le centre et le nord du pays, d’urgences sanitaires récurrentes, de chocs...

Maps and Infographics

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Training

UK

ILS HEAT 3-day course

Resources