As social media is playing an increasingly relevant role in conflict-affected countries, SMM offers opportunities for the aid sector to better understand its operating environment by examining what people say and express on social media.
This 2013 study explores existing counter-terrorism laws and policies and their impact on humanitarian work through case studies of Somalia and the occupied Palestinian territory and provides recommendations to address relevant challenges.
This guidance tool has been developed to support State authorities in developing effective domestic legal frameworks, implementation measures and appropriate sanctions in light of their international obligations for protecting the provision of health care in armed conflicts and other emergencies.
The study analyses the significant challenges faced by humanitarian organisations moving money into Syria, and proposes changes to make the regulatory system work more effectively from both a humanitarian and counter-terrorism perspective.
This research paper analyses how armed groups and de facto authorities (AGDAs) behave, under what circumstances they may comply with IHL and IHRL, and how humanitarian actors may engage AGDAs for the protection and promotion of humanitarian space.
The objective of this paper is to assist aid practitioners to determine their security risk management expenditure more accurately, and demonstrate an evidence-based approach when presenting this information to donors.
This paper examines why data on threats to and attacks on healthcare in conflict is important to protection, advocacy, and investigation and how it can be improved and harmonized.
Security information incident management (SIIM) is the process of collecting and using information related to safety and security incidents that can be used to inform an organisation’s decision-making and policy design.
Ce modèle d'enquête a été développé pour faciliter l'établissement des rapports des ONG à l'OCHA dans le cadre de la résolution 2664 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies.