The GISF Podcast - Global Interagency Security Forum
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
GISF in Lebanon: coordinating security amidst crisis
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode, Matt Stockton (GISF’s Technical Security Risk Management Lead), joins Emily Wright (GISF’s Research Officer) for a fran...
Navigating Leadership in Humanitarian Security
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode, Tara Arthur sits down with Lucy Ellis from The Ready to talk about leadership in security risk management. Lucy discusses th...
New Challenges, New Solutions: Rethinking Security
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode, Tara Arthur sits down with Ebe Brons, founder and CEO of the Centre for Safety and Development (CSD). Ebe recently wrote an i...
State of Practice: The Evolution of Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Space
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-authored by GISF and Humanitarian Outcomes, the State of Practice report provides a global review of humanitarian security risk management, highlig...
The Intersection of Technology and Human Security
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About this Episode: In this Episode, we are joined by Ziad Al Achkar, Ph.D. Candidate and Researcher at the Carter school for peace and conflict reso...
Humanitarian Notification Systems: unpacking the complexities and possibilities
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About this Episode: 'Humanitarians operating in conflict settings seek to cultivate relationships with armed actors to enable humanitarian access...
Reflections from GISF's Executive Director: 10 years with GISF
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About this Episode: As GISF’s Executive Director Lisa Reilly bids farewell to GISF and moves onto the next chapter of her career, she reflects on he...
Insights from a Security Manager: managing operations in complex environments
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About this Episode: In this episode, Mila Shutova (Christian Aid) unpacks some of the challenges facing security managers operating in complex environ...
Reflections from 2020: Insights from a Global Security Manager
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights the ongoing and unique challenges faced by many security managers this year. "2020 … it’s not just a year it’s a phenome...
The intersection of climate change, compounding crises and security risk management
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As security managers increasingly contend with evolving and compounding crises, at the intersection of pre-existing security risks sits a climate cris...
The ever-changing role of the NGO security risk manager
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since its inception, humanitarian security risk management has developed rapidly. In recent years, the profession has evolved from the ‘compounds an...
Compounding Crises: Digital security in the humanitarian space
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For some, the digitisation of the humanitarian sphere is a crisis. For others, it’s a door to a world of unforeseen opportunities. Whatever way you ...
Compounding Crises: Partnerships in Crisis
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Compounding Crises, the third GISF Podcast series, we speak to Léa Moutard, GISF’s Research Advisor. Since joining GISF in ...
Special Edition: Managing Operations in a COVID-19 World
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this one-off podcast, Tara Arthur, GISF’s Projects and Membership Officer (Americas) speaks to Heather Hughes, GISF’s Deputy Director. Since Fe...
Humanitarian Incidents: What happens to Incident Information? The Analyst’s Perspective
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Humanitarian Incidents podcast we speak to Frances Nobes, Security Operations and Research Analyst for World Vision Intern...
Humanitarian Incidents: Building Trust at the Field Level: The National Perspective
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth episode of the Humanitarian Incidents series we speak to Nour Kossaibany, security lead at the International Rescue Committee. Nour expl...
Humanitarian Incidents: Sexual Violence: Ensuring Lessons are Learned while Remaining Survivor-focused
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
TW: this episode contains references to sexual violence throughout. Much information on security incidents can be considered sensitive, particul...
Humanitarian Incidents: Evidence Based Advocacy: How can Incident Information help?
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of the Humanitarian Incidents series, Leonard S. Rubenstein, Senior Scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,...
Humanitarian Incidents: Building on Success: Effective use of Information to Improve SRM
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of the Humanitarian Incidents podcast, Phil Candy, Security Advisor at Medair, discusses why his organisation ado...
Humanitarian Incidents: What is Incident Information?
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the first Humanitarian Incidents podcast, Christina Wille, Co-Director at Insecurity Insight, explains what incident information is ...
EISF in Conversation: Michael Kramer, FDFA
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Kramer is the Head of the Security Section at the Crisis Management Centre of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). In this ...
EISF in Converation: Lisa Reilly, EISF
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EISF in Conversation podcast, Lisa Reilly, Executive Director at EISF, shares stories about how coordination can help ensure th...
EISF in Conversation: Craige Grice and Salah Noori, NRC
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth EISF in Conversation podcast, we spoke to two humanitarians working in Iraq: Craige Grice, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Security Advi...
EISF in Conversation: Heather Hughes, Oxfam GB
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of the EISF in Conversation podcast series, Heather Hughes, Oxfam GB’s Global Security Advisor, speaks about what security risk...
EISF in Conversation: Eva Svoboda, ODI
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of the EISF in Conversation podcast series, we sat down with Eva Svoboda, a Senior Research Fellow at the Overseas Development I...
EISF in Conversation: Loretta Minghella, Christian Aid
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the EISF in Conversation series, we speak to Loretta Minghella, CEO of Christian Aid. We discuss why effective security ...
EISF in Conversation Trailer
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The EISF in Conversation podcast investigates different perspectives and aspects of humanitarian security risk management. The aim is to rai...