Data on People in Danger
Insecurity Insight examines threats facing people living and working in dangerous environments. Our innovative data collection and analysis methods generate insights relevant for aid workers, aid agencies and those concerned with the protection of health workers, educators, IDPs and refugees. Our aim is to empower those who deliver vital services and to give voices to those affected by insecurity
Helping those who help others
Insecurity Insight is a Humanitarian to Humanitarian (H2H) organisation which delivers data products and services to humanitarian and aid organisations, advocacy groups and researchers. By offering our innovation ideas, tools, data and methodologies, we can enable other organisations to assist and protect people affected by disaster and conflict. We are committed to the humanitarian principles.
A voice for those ignored
Existing reporting systems throughout the aid industry ignore uncomfortable truths. Starting with the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid workplace, Insecurity Insight is launching a Report to us mechanism for the purpose of analysis and advocacy.
Local information from social media
Rumours and real information on local conditions spread quickly on social media. We are exploring how aid agencies can make sense of this and respond adequately. We collaborate with the Standby Task Force to collect local information using their digital and social media networks on issues affecting humanitarian responses.
A flexible team operating globally
Insecurity Insight is a non-for-profit association in conformity with Article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code. We are a non-governmental and politically independent organisation. Our team is a network of committed members located across the world and connected through a virtual office. We work with collaborators and contirbutors from numerous aid and advocacy groups.
Partners and Funders
We are grateful for the project funding received from the Office of U.S Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) of the US Government, the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, ECHO of the European Union and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. We work with numerous partners in the humanitarian, aid, IT and research sectors.
We believe in innovation
Insecurity Insight works with a team of specialised IT developers and through partnerships with IT companies to support innovation in the gathering and use of evidence for the purpose of making people safer.
Latest news
Supporting ACAPS
Our data on threats and violence against aid workers and assets is now used on ACAPS Access Map. The data includes:
- aid workers killed, kidnapped or arrested (KKA)
- incidents where NGO or staff property was taken or damaged
- road safety accidents (RSAs) that involved aid workers.Access dataset >>>
Information Alert: Attacks on Ebola Response between 15-31 October 2019
Latest available safety, security and access information on reported attacks on health care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Bulletin D’Alerte: Attaques aux Interventions Contre l’Ebola 15 et 31 Octobre 2019
Ce bulletin d’alerte fournit les dernières informations disponibles sur la sûreté, la sécurité et sur les attaques signalées sur les soins de santé en RDC.
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Free Workshop: What information do you need for security aid analysis?
14th November, Brussels
We will be discussing how to improve the effectiveness of SRM through incident reporting that reflects the whole range of personal and contextual factors behind aid security incidents.
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Practical Recommendations
How to prevent, mitigate and respond to a common security threat.
Including arson attacks, criminally-motivated violence, kidnappings, sexual violence, threats and mistrust and violence by non-state actors.
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Attacks on Ebola Response
We are pleased to announce a new project for organisations working on health care in the DRC.
It aims to support those on the ground with information, analysis and recommendations on how to mitigate the impact of attacks on health care to ensure staff safety and better health outcomes.
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Aid Workers Arrested 2018
One page document highlights the key trends in 2018.
At least 51 aid workers were reportedly arrested for the work the agency performed, their presence in the community or for violating NGO-related laws.
Read the full report >>>
Responding to Sexual Violence
In this 10-minute Ready to Go mobile guide, learn how to take action, report, and get support when sexual violence and abuse happens to you or a colleague.
For staff working for local and international relief and development organisations, aid agencies, or nonprofit organisations.
Aid Workers Killed 2018
One page document highlights the key trends and includes information on female aid workers killed between 1996 and 2018.
Dataset and quick charts for aid workers killed in 2018 are available on HDX.
Report Abuse
An online reporting platform for aid workers to report new or historic cases of sexual violence and abuse in the aid workplace.
The platform has purposely been set up so that survivors only provide the details that they are comfortable with.