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.
Must Read
World + 16 more
Safeguarding Healthcare in Conflict: No respite - Violence against Health Care in Conflict - 2020
The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) has identified 806 reported incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in 43 countries and territories experiencing conflict in...
World + 18 more
No respite: Violence against Health Care in Conflict
Today, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition released its eighth annual report, documenting the global incidence of attacks and threats against health workers, facilities, and transport...
Violence against healthcare in conflict: a systematic review of the literature and agenda for future research
Rohini J. Haar, Róisín Read, Larissa Fast, Karl Blanchet, Stephanie Rinaldi, Bertrand Taithe, Christina Wille & Leonard S. Rubenstein Conflict and Health volume 15, Article number: 37 (2021) Abstract ...
News
Pakistan + 30 more
Polio this week as of 15 June 2021
The GPEI is deeply saddened by the reports of attacks on health workers in Afghanistan. We wish to extend our deepest condolences to the families, relatives and colleagues of the victims. These...
Threats and violence against education in Mozambique in 2020
On 5 November a group of militants raided Nanjaba village, Cabo Delgado province during the night, firing shots and setting homes alight. During the attack nearly the entire village was burnt down,...
United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi - Joint Statement on Civilian Casualties in Afrin, Syria, 13 June 2021 [EN/AR]
The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Mr. Muhannad Hadi, strongly condemn the...
Evaluation & Lessons Learned
Syria + 1 more
Lessons learned from a decade of humanitarian operations in Syria
By Natasha Hall and Will Todman The Issue Since the outset of the Syrian crisis, parties to the conflict have instrumentalized aid, restricting, impeding, and diverting humanitarian assistance to...
1 an de réponse à la COVID-19 : comment l’OMS a soutenu la République Démocratique du Congo, 2ème édition spéciale
Chiffres clés Coordination 61 experts de l’OMS déployés en appui aux acteurs du Ministère de la santé. Surveillance Recherche active des cas suspects avec utilisation des TDR-Ag dans 5 provinces les...
Afghanistan + 2 more
Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan 2018-2021: 2020 Year End Monitoring Report of Financing, Achievements and Response Challenges
Summary Humanitarian needs driven and exacerbated by conflict, natural disasters and the multi-dimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect millions of people in Afghanistan at the...
Maps and Infographics
Latest Updates
Pakistan + 30 more
Polio this week as of 15 June 2021
The GPEI is deeply saddened by the reports of attacks on health workers in Afghanistan. We wish to extend our deepest condolences to the families, relatives and colleagues of the victims. These...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Ethiopia - Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 17 June 2021
HIGHLIGHTS The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows that over 350,000 people are already facing catastrophic conditions (IPC 5). Since the Northern Ethiopia response plan on 1...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Protection Working Group Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Camp 1W - Referral Pathway for different services (As of May 2021)
Please refer to the attached Infographic.