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Protecting Staff During International Development & Humanitarian Operations Amaury T. Cooper Director, Global Safety & Security | Education Development Center, Inc. Co-Founder; Secretary, Board of Directors | International NGO Safety & Security Association

Aid Worker Security Incidents, 2004 - 2014 Courtesy of Aid Worker Security Database | www.aidworkersecurity.org

Major Attacks on Aid Workers, 2004 - 2014 Courtesy of Aid Worker Security Database | www.aidworkersecurity.org

Most Violent Settings, 2014 Courtesy of Aid Worker Security Database | www.aidworkersecurity.org

History of ID/HA Security Relatively new field  Existed, but not codified  Less than 10 years  Little/no organizations had actual plans and policies Divided into three eras of ID/HA  Cold War years,  Post-Cold War – September 10, 2001  Post-9/11

ID/HA Security, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow What ID/HA Security was  Cold War Era  Had de facto protection from Cold War powers.  We’re helping the people so they won’t hurt us.  Little/no donor support/funding for safety and security.  No staff training

ID/HA Security, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow What ID/HA Security was  Post-Cold War – 9/10/2001  No more protection from Cold War powers.  Relied entirely on good will of community. o Acceptance Model  Safety/security seen as additional cost, not relevant to program/project goals.  Little/no donor support/funding for training.  Staff training, if any, focused heavily on expatriate staff

ID/HA Security, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow What ID/HA Security is now  Post-9/11  Growing recognition that ID/HA can no longer depend on goodwill and reputation for protection  Better understanding Duty of Care  More willing to allocate resources to safety & security.  Growing acceptance that safety/security as important to program implementation as delivering services  Donors proactively requiring threat/security assessments from ID/HA  Recognition of how safety/security plans, protocols procedures can not only protect staff, but also reduce costs, safeguard company assets/reputation, extend programming, ultimately better serve beneficiaries

Who are the staff?  Aid Workers Beta and 1.0  Aid Workers 2.0  The Cowboys  The Tree Huggers

Challenges  Operating Environment  Organizational Level  Donor Level  National Government Level  International Level  Individual Level

ID/HA Security Manager Description Perception  All gun totting former military, intel;  Will always say “NO”;  Make things more complicated and more expensive;  Because they hired you, nothing bad will ever happen;  Have a direct line to Seal Team VI to rescue them

ID/HA Security Manager Description Reality  Enable the delivery of international development and humanitarian assistance  Never/rarely say no  Get them out when things go south  Given the opportunity, will reduce costs and help them plan for those “Oh shit” moments  Of course take the blame for everything that goes wrong

Changing ID/HA Landscape  Technology  Logistics  Communication  Duty of Care

ID/HA Security, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow What NGO Security could be? Should be?!...Will be!!  Full integration of safety/security into program design and implementation.  All staff are trained and compliant  Understand that safety/security goes beyond “guards, gates, guns”  Acknowledgement that ROI is a factor  Established international legal frameworks for the implementation of safety/security

Amaury T. Cooper Director, Global Safety & Security Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC, Inc.) acooper@edc.org | @amaurycooper | www.edc.org Co-Founder; Secretary, Board of Directors International NGO Safety & Security Association (INSSA) inssaonline@inssa.ngo | www.inssa.ngo | @INSSAOnline