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
DRC March 2021
INSIGHT: Disinformation targeting the United Nations (UN) presence in the DRC March 2021
Claims of possible arms sales ties with armed groups and natural resources exploitation.
New interactive map depicts 412 acts of pandemic-related violence and threats to health workers and services around the world in 2020
The COVID-19-related attacks reveal a disturbing new dimension of violence against health care, which has in the past related primarily to attacks on health care amid armed conflict or routine health services provision.
Health workers were abused, injured, threatened and harassed. Health facilities were attacked, damaged and/or set on fire.
Attack on WFP convoy in DRC 22 Feb 2021
Likely to have been a kidnapping gone wrong.
Unlikely to have been a premeditated attack on an individual but rather an opportunistic attack in a complex environment.
Long-standing history of abduction in the area.DRC March 2021
12th Ebola Outbreak in North Kivu
INSIGHT: Social media reactions to Ebola-related news stories suggests the examples featured in this report are far from being isolated occurrences: distrust and suspicion regarding the intentions of the Ebola response remain widespread in north-eastern DRC.
Reporting Sexual Violence in Sudan
Data period: January-October 2020
Lessons from the 10th Ebola outbreak in the DRC, 2018-2020
Attacks on Health Care During the 10th Ebola response in the DRC
Reported Sexual Violence in the DRC
Data period: January-October 2020
Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh impacting health care
Health workers killed and hospitals damaged.