In this one-off podcast, Tara Arthur, GISF’s Projects and Membership Officer (Americas) speaks to Heather Hughes, GISF’s Deputy Director. Since February, Heather has been leading GISF’s activities on COVID-19. During this short release, Tara and Heather discuss some of the challenges the humanitarian security risk management community is facing and has faced in the COVID-19
The Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP) is the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) initiative to address the risks and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the most vulnerable people in countries affected by humanitarian crises or at high risk of facing a humanitarian disaster. It aggregates relevant COVID-19 appeals from FAO, IOM, UNDP, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNHCR,
The COVID 19 global Pandemic is a public health, economic and social crisis. Local and national civil society will play a critical role in supporting their governments to respond. During this difficult time ensuring accountability to affected populations and prevention of and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, while receiving assistance, is crucial. Available here.
The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) holds us to account for the quality and accountability of our work. How can we ensure that we continue to prioritise safeguarding and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH) in the current context? Available here.
On 3 June, ICVA and PHAP organized the first webinar in the new Learning Stream on Risk Management in Practice, aimed at exploring the current state of risk management in the humanitarian sector. In this webinar, we looked at the key findings from a new briefing paper from ICVA and researchers from the Graduate Institute
This inter-agency guidance was jointly drafted by ICRC, IFRC and WHO colleagues (in addition to consultation with the US CDC and the Pan American Health Organisation). It is targeted towards humanitarian settings and aims to complement other guidance on the management of the dead with a stronger focus on the practical realities faced when dealing
"Although Security Risk Management (SRM) in the humanitarian sector has increasingly gained the attention of policy makers and practitioners, the current COVID-19 crisis highlights challenges in how to apply risk management, including in terms of duty of care. Delivering humanitarian aid under COVID-19 restrictions has also underlined the critical role of local actors and the
The Guide is the result of two rounds of formal consultations and weekly calls among the 57 IASC MHPSS Reference Group member organizations, including the Chairs of the MHPSS Technical Working Groups deployed in 22 humanitarian emergencies. Furthermore, around 200 COVID-19 survivors as well as COVID-19 emergency responders in 24 countries participated in a survey,
Examining the spread of COVID-19 in Africa shows there is not a single African coronavirus trajectory. Rather, there are multiple, distinct patterns of experience in grappling with the pandemic, reflecting the continent’s great diversity. The Africa Center has identified seven major COVID-19 risk profiles in Africa. These are based on a combination of factors: size
Recognizing the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreaks affects women and men differently is hugely important. Some preliminary data suggested that more men than women are dying, potentially due to sex-based immunological differences, higher rates of cardiovascular disease for men and lifestyle choices, such as smoking. However, the experiences and lessons learned from the Zika