InterWorks has integrated security awareness and security management into the wider field of humanitarian response for more than 15 years. As part of the overall humanitarian response trainings conducted for UNHCR and others, specific training sessions have been developed to illustrate the critical role of staff safety and security in the wider humanitarian response.

In recent years, as security concerns have increased, UNHCR has contracted InterWorks to develop and conduct various security-related trainings. These include security from the individual field-worker perspective, and advanced security workshop, and recently, a management-level workshop designed for heads of offices and others directly responsible for staff safety.

Our approach in these workshops is centered on the individual humanitarian field worker or manager, and the practical knowledge and skills required to improve personal safety and security when working in insecure environments. These security workshops include field security exercises and scenario role plays, such as simulated road accidents, crowd/mob situations, ambush of convoys, and hostage-taking situations.