INSSA is a non-profit global membership association of individuals committed to improving the quality and effectiveness of safety and security for humanitarian relief and development assistance workers operating in complex and dangerous environments. INSSA does this through four main avenues of programming: Advocacy, Collaboration, Education & Professional Development, and Standardization.

INSSA is pleased to announce the release of Necessary Risks: Professional Humanitarianism and Violence Against Aid Workers by Abby Stoddard and published by Palgrave Macmillan.  This book provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges to humanitarian action in warzones, the risk management and negotiation strategies that hold the most promise for aid organizations, and an ethical framework from which to tackle the problem. By combining rigorous research findings with structural historical analysis and first-person accounts of armed attacks on aid workers, the author proposes a reframed ethos of humanitarian professionalism, decoupled from organizational or political interests, and centered on optimizing outcomes for the people it serves.

“A deeply practical and very readable book. Stoddard explains why humanitarian workers are attacked, and how the aid system needs to change to reduce risk and increase effective coverage of people’s needs in armed conflict. An important text for every humanitarian who wants to do a better job.”

—Hugo Slim, Head of Policy for the International Committee of the Red Cross, author of Humanitarian Ethics: A Guide to the Morality of Aid in War and Disaster

INSSA members can contact the author here to receive a 40% discount toward purchase of the book.

E-versions of the book are available here.

After years of consultations with NGO security professionals worldwide, the Mentoring Program is now live. Register yourself as mentee, mentor (or both!) and give your professional career and personal development a BOOST. Grow and give back!

In response to requests from members and NGO security directors wanting to pre-pay the SRMP exam certification fee in support of their security management staff, INSSA is pleased to announce that coupons are now available for purchase here.

INSSA 2018 Membership Survey results and analysis are now available. The results of the survey offer a snapshot of the security management best practices in place, providing the community with peer benchmarking data in this essential area of operational management along with INSSA membership engagement data. Analysis of the data along with links to the survey results can be found here.

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