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NGO Risk Management

NGOs & Risk Management

Launching the Risk Management Scorecard

The scale, scope, and complexity of humanitarian crises have increased significantly over the past decade and show no signs of slowing. From…
Lindsay Hamsik
Ruth Rhoads Allen
Sep 13, 2023
Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

NGOs, Humanitarian Action, and Risk Management

Today, humanitarian crises are characterized by increasing risk and uncertainty. Whether in Afghanistan or Yemen, responding to humanitarian needs means requiring NGOs to manage risk…
Lindsay Hamsik
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Jun 30, 2022
NGOs & Risk Management

Managing Uncertainty in Local-International Partnerships: Good Practice and Recommendations for Humanitarian Actors

This briefing paper compiles the recommendations from the 2019 reports of the research program NGOs and Risk – Managing Uncertainty in Local-International Partnerships, undertaken by InterAction with Humanitarian Outcomes. The recommendations derive from research at the global level and field case studies in South Sudan and northeast Nigeria.
InterAction
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Mar 6, 2019
NGOs & Risk Management

Managing Uncertainty in Local-International Partnerships: Northeast Nigeria and South Sudan

This report examines partnerships between international NGOs (INGOs) and local/national NGOs (L/NNGOs) in two complex, conflict-driven emergencies: Nigeria and South Sudan. It presents case studies that are one component of InterAction’s Risk II: Local Actor Partnerships project – an 18-month research study funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA).
InterAction
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Mar 6, 2019
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NGOs & Risk Management

NGOs and Risk: How International Humanitarian Actors Manage Uncertainty

For humanitarian organizations, the presence of risk in the operating environment can force difficult trade-offs between the needs of people they are trying to serve and the need to mitigate potential harm to their personnel, resources, and reputation.
InterAction
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Feb 5, 2016
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