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Violence and Security

Understanding Risk Management of Aid Organizations: An Analysis of Security System Design and Function - Christopher Finucane - 2010

A research project by Christopher Finucane in cooperation with the Centre for Refugee and Disaster Response, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, and the Security Management Initiative (SMI) of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).

Security Risk Management: An NGO Approach - InterAction Security Unit - 2010

This document outlines the Security Risk Management (SRM) process recommended by InterAction's Security Advisory Group (SAG), providing guidelines for the conducting of a Security Risk Assessment (SRA), a critical component of the SRM.

Supporting Security for Humanitarian Action: A Review of Critical Issues for the Humanitarian Community - March 2010

The impact of insecurity on humanitarian operations, marked by rising casualty rates of aid workers in the highest risk environments, has increasingly drawn the attention of international policy makers. As a result, some donor governments have started to examine practical questions of how they and their partners can work collectively to support good practice and enhance operational security for humanitarian action.

List of Assassinated Iraqi Academics - Brussels Tribunal - 2003-2010

Iraq's New Battlefront: The Struggle over Ninewa - International Crisis Group - September 2009

Violence in much of Iraq is at lower levels than in years past but, in Ninewa, the carnage continues. In August and September 2009, large-scale, horrific attacks targeting minority communities took scores of lives.
Arabs and Kurds are locked in a political deadlock. The bloodshed and institutional paralysis are symptoms of the country’s shifting battle lines: from an essentially Sunni versus Shiite sectarian struggle, mainly centred in the capital, to a predominantly Arab against Kurdish ethnic fight playing out along an extended axis of friction.

Civilians without Protection: Ongoing Conflict Claims the Lives of Hundreds Every Month - ICRC - August 2009

There is a common perception that the armed conflict in Iraq is largely over. However, widespread violence and a lack of respect for human life continue to affect the Iraqi people. Despite the decrease in the number of deaths and injuries this year compared with 2006 and 2007, violence remains a feature of everyday life. Now the concern is that people in Iraq and elsewhere may come to accept this high level of insecurity as somehow "normal" and unavoidable.

Private Security Contracting in Humanitarian Operations - Humanitarian Policy Group - January 2009

Increasing insecurity and attacks against aid workers continue to challenge international humanitarian operations. In response, aid organisations have adopted a number of measures, including the contracting of external commercial entities to provide security services.

Private Military and Security Companies and Humanitarian Action - June 2009

Private military and security companies (PMSCs) encounter humanitarian agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in two ways: as providers of security services, and as fellow actors “on the ground”, operating in complex environments worldwide.

The Use of Private Security Providers and Services in Humanitarian Operations - Abby Stoddard, Adele Hramer and Victoria DiDomenico - October 2008

As conditions of insecurity continue to challenge international humanitarian operations in many countries around the world, aid organisations have adopted a number of different measures in response. Among the most controversial of these measures has been the contracting of commercial entities to provide security services for operations and personnel.

Crisis and Hostage Negotiation: Current Strategies and Issues in High-Risk Conflict Resolution - October 2004

Crisis (hostage) negotiation has been described as the most significant development in law enforcement and police psychology over the past several decades. This paper reviews three primary components of crisis negotiation.

Joint Iraq Policy Brief: "Fallen Off the Agenda? More and Better Aid Needed for Iraq Recovery" - Mercy Corps and NCCI - July 2010

In order to effectively contribute to Iraq's recovery, the EU and its member states, including the UK, should acknowledge the need for more significant and longer-term commitment. Furthermore, they should improve aid effectiveness by ensuring more direct participation of the Iraqi people in the recovery processes.

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