This World Humanitarian Day we are proud to
introduce the world's first Key Data Dashboard, which is now accessible on our
homepage.
The
fully interactive dashboard allows for the easy visualization of key NGO safety
indicators across all of the high-risk countries where INSO operates*.
By
improving visibility of global trends, we hope the Key Data Dashboard will
raise awareness of the issue of humanitarian safety and make a significant
contribution to both practice, prevention and research.
"While
some good global data systems exist” said Executive Director Nic Lee "they tend to cover only the 20% of incidents which result in a staff
death, injury or abduction. By adding the remaining 80%, our new
dashboard allows data to be viewed in a wider
context and could allow fresh insights.”
The
initial review of 2016 data suggests that:
- Overall incident rates remain
stable at both the aggregated and country level with no single context
showing a marked increase or decrease over the year. This would
suggest an absence of general or systematic targeting of
NGOs despite specific isolated cases of such.
- That incidents resulting in a
staff death, injury or abduction (i.e serious incidents) account for just around 20% of all incidents this year. Monitoring this rarely
covered indictor over time will allow for more accurate ranking of the
'Likelihood axis' of any Security Risk Assessments (SRA) and help to
direct sparse mitigation resources.
- That Central African Republic
is the most volatile environment for NGO, accounting for 27% of all security incidents across the monitored
contexts. Despite less frequently resulting in a fatality, most incidents
remain quite serious in nature such as armed robberies
with intimation and violence. That CAR does not get the
attention or urgency of Syria, Sudan or Iraq for instance could suggest
some interesting discrepancies in how NGO perceive and respond
to risks arising in different contexts.
The
secure dashboard will be automatically updated with verified information from
INSO's field platform network by the 8th of each month to provide a
reliable and current global reference standard.
While
currently covering only those high risk countries from which INSO operates
directly, other countries will be added over time to provide
a comprehensive global picture.
The Key Data Dashboard
has been made possible by the generous support of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (MINBUZA) as part
of our 'Improving Global Capacity in Humanitarian Safety'
partnership.
Information
from the dashboard is public record may be cited
or reproduced with credit to INSO and the homepage.
*Afghanistan,
Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Ukraine, Kenya, Somalia, CAR, DRC, Nigeria & Mali