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Guide to the Protection of Humanitarian Space

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Simple guides

A quick introduction to three key topics on the protection of humanitarian space, for policy teams and decisionmakers in humanitarian organisations and governments.

  • Cash distribution Iraq

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    Bank derisking

    Bank derisking and financial access barriers can cause significant operational challenges for non-governmental organisations.
    Bank derisking
  • Ukraine

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    Protection of humanitarian and health workers

    What are the risks for humanitarian and health workers, and how can they be protected?
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  • Yemen

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    Principled humanitarian access

    What is principled humanitarian access, which legal frameworks apply, and what are best practices for access coordination and humanitarian negotiations?
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How to apply in your day-to-day work

Practical guidance and templates to support you in headquarters and field locations as you mitigate the impact of counterterrorism measures and sanctions on principled humanitarian action and enable humanitarian access.

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    Toolkit for principled humanitarian action

    This toolkit is designed to help you identify counterterrorism-related risks so that your organisation can manage and mitigate these. It aims to make risk management approaches accessible to a broad...

    Toolkit for principled humanitarian action
  • Sudan

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    Humanitarian Access Working Group Toolkit

    Humanitarian access working groups (HAWGs) have become a common feature of humanitarian responses across the globe over the past decade and there are now over 25 in operation across a range of...

    Humanitarian Access Working Group Toolkit
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Find reports, case studies, and other resources for your policy and advocacy work related to the protection of humanitarian space.