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At Global Risk Advice, we believe that security is not about fear, but about informed leadership, taking responsibility, and resilience. In an increasingly complex and volatile world, security challenges evolve rapidly—from travel risks to gender-based security risks, and emerging threats such as drone warfare or the changing neutrality position of NGOs.
Through this blog platform, we aim to share in-depth insights, reflections, and analyses on a wide range of security and crisis-related topics. Our goal is to support our security partners, humanitarian and development professionals, and others with a genuine interest in these subjects by offering thoughtful, experience-based perspectives that go beyond headlines and checklists.
Drawing on our work alongside organizations operating in high-risk environments, these articles reflect our mission to empower staff—local and international—by strengthening understanding, preparedness, and decision-making. We believe that a systematic and integrated approach to security management starts with knowledge sharing.
This space is intended as a resource for learning, dialogue, and professional reflection—for those who serve others, and for whom safety truly matters.
Medewerkers beter beschermen tijdens internationale missies
Internationale missies brengen voor organisaties veel kansen met zich mee. Medewerkers kunnen nieuwe markten verkennen, projecten uitvoeren in uitdagende omgevingen en internationale samenwerkingen versterken. Tegelijkertijd brengen buitenlandse reizen en langdurige...
De rol van situational awareness bij persoonlijke veiligheid in het buitenland.
Reizen naar het buitenland biedt kansen voor zakelijke groei, internationale samenwerking en persoonlijke ontwikkeling. Tegelijkertijd brengt iedere internationale reis bepaalde risico’s met zich mee. Van kleine criminaliteit en oplichting tot politieke onrust,...
Veiligheidsvaardigheden in conflictgebieden
Werken in conflictgebieden brengt unieke uitdagingen en risico’s met zich mee. Journalisten en NGO-medewerkers bevinden zich vaak in onvoorspelbare situaties waarin veiligheid, informatiebeveiliging en snelle besluitvorming van levensbelang zijn. Of het nu gaat om...
Preparing Humanitarian Staff for High-Risk Environments
Providing aid or working in volatile environments does not exclude humanitarian organizations from the same suffering as those they want to help: they also get stuck in the mud, they also have to take cover when the shooting starts, and they share the same...
HEAT Training for Humanitarian Professionals
Humanitarian organisations increasingly operate in complex, high‑risk environments. Armed conflict, political instability, criminal violence and natural disasters often converge, creating rapidly changing risk landscapes. For humanitarian staff, security risks are no...