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Humanitarian Security Survey

2008-01-10 22:10:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...humanitarian context The survey is for headquarters, field and regional staff of UN agencies, the ICRC, and international and local NGOs. All relevant parties are encouraged to take part. In cooperation with OCHA and in consultation with an Advisory Group composed of UN agencies and International Red Cross/Red Crescent and NGO...
 
Tags: survey, online survey, security providers, international cooperation, international, cooperation, international red, comprehensive report due, relevant parties
 
 
 
 
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Security Tidbits

2007-12-26 19:58:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...humanitarian security topics of note, as the year wraps up A Chad court convicted six French aid workers (Zoe's Ark) of kidnapping and has sentenced them to eight years of hard labor. While it seems likely international pressure will either reduce the sentences or transfer imprisonment to France, the court ruling does send a strong...
 
Tags: security, humanitarian security topics, nice security manual, manual, french aid workers, strong accountability message, court, chad court, zealand government
 
 
 
 
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NGO Security Scenario #9

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2007-12-09 22:17:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...humanitarian organizations are suspending operations and evacuating international staff. Due to the lack of overland evacuation routes, the United Nations and other military forces will be transporting humanitarian workers to safety by air. You are assigned as liaison to the military and will handle logistics issues. You are to meet an...
 
Tags: staff, international staff, enhance staff, ground safety, staff evacuation, overland evacuation routes, handle logistics issues, military, military forces
 
 
 
 
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NGO Security Training Directory

2008-04-04 04:04:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
Based on several requests, I'm compiling a humanitarian security training directory. If you, your business, or your organization provides security-related training to the humanitarian community, send me contact information and a brief description of the type the training you offer (or simply a link to your Web site). I'll be posting the...
 
Tags: directory, humanitarian community, humanitarian security, web site, contact information, link, offer, requests, description
 
 
 
 
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Manuals (CIA and NGO)

2008-05-07 16:57:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...humanitarian security course Next up, Charlie writes in with some links to a few humanitarian security manuals and resources http://www.frontlinedefenders .org/manuals/protection http://www.frontlinedefenders .org/manuals http://www.aidworkers.net/?q =advice/security http://ec.europa.eu/echo/evaluation/security review en.htm A few of...
 
Tags: manuals, humanitarian security manuals, security, manual, introductory humanitarian security, midweek manual day, analysis, intelligence analysis, covers information
 
 
 
 
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Apptis and USNS Mercy Monitoring on the High Seas

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2008-08-07 15:59:40 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
...humanitarian mission in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia in support of Pacific Partnership 2008. The partnership provides international medical, dental and engineering teams this summer to provide humanitarian support and conduct joint, combined, and cooperative Civil-Military Operations in order to improve regional stability and build...
 
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Ethics of Autonomous Military Robots

2008-01-28 07:12:35 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...humanitarian effort, even while staring directly at the face of war
 
Tags: ethical, ethical constraint set, ethical robotic warfighter, ethics, ethical boundaries, international protocols, war tradition subscribes, war, international
 
 
 
 
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Custom Garmin GPS Maps

2008-01-31 20:57:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...humanitarian field use (you can purchase detailed street and topographic maps for Europe, Canada and the US, which aren't that much use if you're off the beaten track in Asia or Africa Garmin's GPS maps are proprietary. They make money selling their maps, and don't want just anyone creating them. A couple of years ago some Polish hackers...
 
Tags: maps, topographic maps, garmin, free garmin maps, gps maps, default base map, world map, world, internal map format
 
 
 
 
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Tear Gas/Pepper Spray Resource

2008-01-15 16:43:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...humanitarian security training and manuals. So to learn more we need to look to other sources, in this case, street medics Street medics are independent, trained volunteer medical personnel who support activists during protests. Organized street medic groups have sprung up in a number of Western, urban locations. One of the groups, known as...
 
Tags: tear gas, pepper spray, street medics, volunteer medical personnel, traditional humanitarian security, riot control agents, street medic, support activists, extensive information
 
 
 
 
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NGO Security Scenario #12

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2007-12-30 23:50:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...humanitarian organization. You have a morning meeting to discuss security coordination efforts in Darfur. As a taxi drops you off in front of the office, you hear a loud explosion. You look down the street towards the sound. Press the play button to find out what you see What would you do? How far away from this incident would you feel...
 
Tags: taxi drops, play button, york city, humanitarian organization, loud explosion, incident, front, street, visit