Resource Links
The following sites provide useful safety and security related information for humanitarian organizations and individuals operating internationally on a full time or temporary basis.
Government Advisories and Alerts
The following links are official government sites that provide safety and security information, alerts and updates on travel to foreign countries. This is useful to help meet donor security requirements and to provide appropriate duty of care to various nationalities.
Canada
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Travel outside Canada - an overview of all aspects of international travel with links to various related topics.
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Travel advice and advisories - provides travel advice and advisories by destination
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Registration of Canadians Abroad - provides information of an emergency at destination or at home.
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Cyber Security & Device Protection - provides information to mitigate and manage cyber threats, including data breaches and theft
United States
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International Travel Advisories - describes risks and recommended precautions in foreign destinations.
United Kingdom
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Foreign Travel Advice - provides advice and warnings about travel abroad, including entry requirements, safety and security, health risks and legal differences.
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SRM Resource Sites
The following sites provide information on various aspects of Security Risk Management that can be useful to humanitarian organizations seeking to develop and/or improve their policies, protocols and procedures to meet international standards and best practices.
ACLED is an independent, impartial conflict monitor providing real-time data and analysis on violent conflict and protest in all countries and territories across the world.
The Aid Worker Security Database is a global compilation of reports by Humanitarian Outcomes on major security incidents involving deliberate acts of violence and detention affecting aid workers. The annual AWS Report is a common reference in the humanitarian security community for incidents involving aid workers globally.
GISF helps NGOs to strengthen their own security risk management capabilities, improve sector-wide SRM practice, and collectively influence the systems that shape aid worker safety. There are membership options but also some resources that are available at no cost.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) focus is to help people affected by conflict. Their SAFE Security and Safety Manual for Humanitarian Personnel is a helpful example for those organizations wanting to develop their own. It is available at a cost of CHF 30.
Insecurity Insight provides data and analysis that are relevant for aid workers and agencies living and working in dangerous environments.
The International NGO Safety Organization provides information services to partner NGOs in the countries where they are present. Their Conflict Data Dashboard presents all recorded security incidents by date, location, type, perpetrator and the impact on civilians.
InterAction coordinates one of the largest INGO networks in the world. They help organizations coordinate responses to global crises, shape policy, and strengthen the sector’s impact worldwide. Their Risk Management Scorecard is a diagnostic tool accessible to any NGO interested in identifying strengths and weaknesses in their current risk management capabilities and practices. It gives organizations access to new and actionable insights that are typically difficult to uncover.