LINKS

Safer Access forms part of a large community interested in facilitating the safer delivery of aid. 

ORGANIZATIONS

Crisis Management Initiative- Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) is an independent, non-profit organisation that innovatively promotes and works for sustainable security. CMI works to strengthen the capacity of the international community in comprehensive crisis management and conflict resolution. CMI's work builds on wide stakeholder networks. It combines analysis, action and advocacy.

Global Policy Forum- Global Policy Forum’s mission is to monitor policy making at the United Nations, promote accountability of global decisions, educate and mobilize for global citizen participation, and advocate on vital issues of international peace and justice.

Human Security Centre- The Human Security Centre's mission is to make human security-related research more accessible to the policy and research communities, the media, educators and the interested public.  It is a project of the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Safety Information Reporting Service- The Safety Information Reporting Service facilitates safe access to populations in need by providing information to enhance the safety and security of humanitarian operations.

NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq - NCCI is an independent initiative launched by a group of NGOs who were present in Baghdad in April 2003. At the time of its inception, the 14 members of NCCI intended to establish the basis of a neutral aid coordination highlighting the priorities for intervention and optimising the responses to the needs of the Iraqi population.

RESOURCES

Tropical Storm Risk - A source for emailed weather alerts that is very useful for predicting emergencies.

OCHA Information Management Toolbox - A collection of information management tools for use by NGOs, covering GIS, GPS, databases, data standards, and much more.

Human Security Gateway- The Human Security Gateway is a research and information database regrouping electronic and bibliographic resources on human security

NGO in a Box Security Edition– Provides NGO relevant open source IT security tools available for free download.

NGO Safety and Security Manuals– An online repository of security related documents that are applicable to the Aid Sector.

NGO Security Blog– A blog that focuses on issues concerning the security of humanitarians in the field.  After a period of hiatus, it is once again up and running.

OTHER

Skype - Safer Access Advisors in the field use Skype to communicate with each other and with our clients. It is a free tool that we find very useful, and that we recommend.