LATEST: Aid in Danger Bi-Monthly News Brief 22 March-04 April 2023

 

DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT Please share with your internal and external networks! We like to let you know about three hybrid events taking place during the Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week (HNPW) 2023 that you may be interesting in:   Tuesday 18 April 2023 at 15:00 to 16:30 CEST  Data for decision making: How the humanitarian sector could be better served through collaboration and joint standards Humanitarian Outcomes and Insecurity Insight are hosting this panel discussion which will look at what is available in terms of live data on humanitarian needs, operational, and security conditions and shine a light on the gaps and challenges facing humanitarian users, and a way forward in terms of principles for collaboration and quality standards. Register here Tuesday 25 April at 16:00 to 17:30 CEST  Keeping Last Mile of Delivery Safe for All Insecurity Insight, IRC, and Ground Truth Solutions are hosting this panel discussion which will look at:  What are the trends we’re seeing when it comes to violence against health staff? Why does it matter, what do we know about the impact of such violence? What works to keep national health staff safe? What role does community acceptance play? What role can operational health organizations play? Register here   Wednesday 26 April at 16.00 to 17.00 CEST Does the Triple Nexus Compromise Security Risk Management in Fragile Contexts? GISF, Insecurity Insight and World Vision, are hosting this event which explores the challenges and opportunities that the Triple Nexus programming poses for Security Risk Management among implementing partners. Are agencies putting community acceptance at risk when they actively deliver on all three objectives? What does this mean for frontline aid workers’ security? How can humanitarian and development agencies work side by side on sensitive issues? Case studies from DR Congo and Ethiopia will be used to highlight some of the practical concerns and help identify solutions of how humanitarian and development agencies can work hand in hand on sensitive issues. Register here Aid in Danger Bi-Monthly News Brief 22 March-04 April 2023

Past editions: 08-21 March; 22 February-07 March; 08-21 February; 25 January-07 February; All. Help support our work by sharing this resource. Copy and paste this link: bit.ly/11Mar-04Apr2023AidBMNB Please get in touch if you are interested in curated datasets, if you have made a public statement that you would like us to include in our Bi Monthly News Brief, to report an incident or if you have additional information on an incident we have reported on. Join our mailing list.    Safety, security and access incidents Incidents of threats and violence affecting aid workers and aid delivery. Africa Burkina Faso 26 March 2023: Near Tougouri, Namentenga province, Centre-Nord region, two NGO food trucks were hijacked by suspected JNIM militants. Source: ACLED1   Ethiopia 21 March 2023: In Kobo town, Semien Wollo zone, Amhara region, Fano militiamen stole a convoy loaded with medical supplies en route to Tigray’s Mekelle city. Source: Sahan Research   Mali 04 April 2023: In Menaka town and region, four armed men in a vehicle attempted to kidnap a NGO aid worker. The victim escaped unhurt. Source: Studio Tamani   Niger 21 March 2023: At the Niamey checkpoint, Niamey, a humanitarian mission to Hamdallayeb was denied access by the police due to lack of an armed escort. Source: ACLED1 Europe Ukraine 16 March 2023: Between Bakhmut city and Chasiv Yar city, Donetsk oblast, an international volunteer was wounded when a Russian rocket hit a minibus carrying humanitarian aid. Source: AWSD2   25 March 2023: In Kherson city, raion and oblast, the Russian forces shelled a humanitarian aid delivery point in the city, injuring two people. Sources: Radio Kherson, Rubryka and Socportal Middle East and North Africa Libya 25 March 2023: Off the coast of Libya, in international waters, a vessel of the Libyan Coast Guard fired shots in the air near the humanitarian rescue ship SOS Mediterranee, as the latter was trying to respond to a distress call from approximately 80 migrants on a rubber boat, forcing the rescue craft to withdraw for its own safety. The stranded asylum seekers and migrants were then reportedly forced back to Libya. Sources: SOS Mediterranee and The New Arab   Syrian Arab Republic 22 March 2023: In Aleppo subdistrict, district and governorate, Israeli missiles hit the Aleppo International Airport, causing material damage, and threatening the safety of humanitarian air passage. Sources: The New Arab I and The New Arab II   Yemen 26 March 2023: In Sanaa, Houthi rebels restricted the entry of humanitarian aircraft, including those of the UN, until 30 March, after which they announced they would permit them only on Fridays. This move comes as commercial flights in and out of Sanaa were allegedly banned. Source: The New Arab The Americas Colombia A few days before 18 March 2023: Between Ocaña and El Carmen municipalities, North Santander department, Andes region, unidentified perpetrators stole a UN vehicle after forcing the car’s occupants to get out. Source: Personal Communication   As reported on 18 March 2023: In Balcones corregimiento, Convencion municipality, North Santander department, Andes region, unidentified perpetrators stole a UN vehicle and technological equipment after forcing the car’s occupants to get out. Source: Personal Communication Insecurity Insight. 2023. Aid in Danger Bi-Monthly News Brief, 22 March-04 April 2023. Geneva: Insecurity Insight. bit.ly/11Mar-04Apr2023AidBMNB 1 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) database attribution policy. Accessed 06 April 2022. 2 The Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD) does not include the names of individual victims or the agencies affected by an incident. This is done in consideration of the victims and their families who may not wish to have the names published in this format and to afford equal respect to the many victims for whom this information is not available. Accessed 06 April 2022. This Bi-Monthly News Brief comprises threats and incidents of violence affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance. It is part of the Aid in Danger project, by Insecurity Insight. It is prepared from information available in local, national and international news outlets and online databases. The incidents reported are not a complete nor a representative list of all events that affected the provision of aid delivery and have not been independently verified. All decisions made, on the basis of, or with consideration to, such information remains the responsibility of their respective organisations. Insecurity Insight continues to update data on aid workers killed, injured, kidnapped or arrested (KIKA) and figures may change. Updated data includes new and historic reports identified in open-sources and verified security incidents submitted by Aid in Danger partner agencies. You may be interested in

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