The Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF) has published a new research article identifying the unique security issues of urban environments, and the impact of these dynamics on a humanitarian...
Safety & Security
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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.
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Good Practices, lessons learned, and the unique challenges affecting security risk management in urban humanitarian responses
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Attacks on Health Care - Bi-Monthly News Brief (01 - 13 November 2023)
At Least 1843 Attacks on Health Care So Far in 2023 Monitoring by Insecurity Insight has identified at least 1843 attacks on health care in 62 countries and territories between 01 January and 21...
Issue Brief: Attacks on healthcare and Impacts on Physical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Services in the Gaza Strip (November 2023)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that at least 521 people, including 16 medical workers, have been killed in 137 “attacks on health care” in Gaza as of November 12. On 15th October...
News
Press Statement on Humanitarian Workers and Threat of Famine in Gaza (SC/15658)
SC/15658 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vanessa Frazier (Malta): The members of the Security Council expressed grave concern over the Israeli air...
Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy, UNOCHA, on Behalf of Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in Ukraine, 11 April 2024
As delivered Madam President, Members of the Security Council, We last briefed you in March – thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. As you have just...
Escalating regional and internal conflicts are threatening the lives of people in Syria, April 9, 2024
An increasing number of attacks in Syria is threatening to further deteriorate the already dire humanitarian situation in the country, placing people's lives at risk, continuing to cause damage to...
Evaluation & Lessons Learned
La salud mental importa: Informe de progreso de la salud mental y las actividades de apoyo psicosocial dentro del Movimiento Internacional de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja, octubre 2023
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La santé mentale compte: Rapport sur les progrès en matière de santé mentale (SM) et d'activités de soutien psychosocial (SPS) au sein du Mouvement International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissante-Rouge, octobre 2023
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Evaluation of the UNICEF L3 response in Afghanistan (August 2021–March 2023) - Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary Introduction This evaluation examines UNICEF’s Level 3 response to the humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan, which lasted between September 2021 and June 2023. The evaluation...
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WHO Director-General's remarks at the International humanitarian conference for Sudan and its neighbours
15 April 2024 Your Excellencies, I would like to start by thanking France, Germany and the European Union for hosting this important meeting, You have heard today about the catastrophic death,...
Después de un año de guerra en el Sudán, aún queda mucho por hacer
El conflicto, que se inició el 15 de abril de 2023, ha destrozado la frágil paz del Sudán y ha sumido a la nación en una devastadora crisis humanitaria. Las consecuencias han sido profundas debido a...
A year into war, much remains to be done in Sudan
The conflict, which began on 15 April 2023, has shattered Sudan’s fragile peace and plunged the nation into a devastating humanitarian crisis. The consequences have been far-reaching, displacing...