08/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Humanitarian Outcomes. Published: 8/2019. This year’s 23-page Aid Worker Security Report examines the issue of sexual violence and the differing risks for female and male aid workers in violent operational settings. It found that male aid workers experience three-to-six times higher attack rates than females overall, but the largest gender variance is in the category of sexual violence, which predominantly affects women. Violence against aid workers increased sharply in Democratic Republic of Congo, due to increased criminal activity and the beginning of a spate of attacks on Ebola responders, which worsened in 2019. (PDF)
04/10/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Interagency Security Forum (EISF). Published: 4/10/2019. This 10-page document explores the safeguarding of aid workers, and briefly explores the history and meaning of the term safeguarding, before discussing current trends and initiatives. It draws out why the safeguarding of aid workers is vital, and also highlights current workstreams and opportunities that are feeding into practical efforts to strengthen safeguarding in the aid sector. (PDF)
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