EU Security Union Strategy: connecting the dots in a new security ecosystem

Noting that “terrorists have sought to acquire and ‘weaponise’ chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials”, the EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025 underlines the need for strengthening the EU civil protection response…

UN Counter-Terrorism Centre EXPO

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) has recently launched a virtual EXPO that provides an overview of the international efforts to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism across the globe. The EXPO features a designated…

WHO: Country Preparedness and Response Status for COVID-19

The World Health Organisation publishes a regularly updated Country Preparedness and Response Status for COVID-19 report which is intended to facilitate risk and capacity assessments, in order to identify key response requirements in countries…

Basic Psychosocial Skills – A Guide for COVID-19 Responders

On 26 May 2020, the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the UN system published a guidance document – Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders – aimed at building…

30 Years of Nuclear Safety Culture

In 2019, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published a report titled, Human and Organisational Aspects of Assuring Nuclear Safety – Exploring 30 Years of Safety Culture. The report provides an overview of the proceedings of an…