Nigeria, INSO, Improved protection of relief personnel and effectiveness of humanitarian action


The armed conflict in north-east Nigeria continues unabated, while the violence in the north-west has spiralled out of control, thus posing acute challenges to humanitarian aid. INSO enables humanitarian organisations to access safety services to improve their situational awareness and decision-making, and to strengthen their emergency preparedness and response. By supporting this initiative, SDC contributes to improved humanitarian access and effective assistance to conflict affected populations.   

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Nigéria
Aide humanitaire & RRC
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Protection, accès & sécurité
15.09.2024 - 31.12.2026
CHF  600’000
Contexte

The north-east Nigeria context remains very challenging for NGO operations. Activities of non-state armed groups (NSAGs) have been sustained, and while attacks against the Nigerian army have decreased, attacks or violence against civilians are on a steep rise. As a result, NGOs remain largely confined to providing assistance in “garrison towns” with military presence, while large swaths of territory, particularly in Borno State, remain inaccessible. In the north-west, the armed criminal groups popularly known as ‘bandits’, that wield sophisticated military-grade weapons, have been the major source of violence by carrying out mass abductions/kidnappings, killings, forced labour, illegal taxations, etc. NGOs operating there face an even more uncertain and volatile context than in the north-east, as security information has so far been much scarcer and not received in a structured manner.

This proposed intervention will continue to provide security information, analysis and advice to NGOs and support to their preparedness and response capacities in the north-east and will now avail similar services to NGOs in the north-west.  

Objectifs Improved protection of relief personnel and improved effectiveness of humanitarian action.
Groupes cibles 83 humanitarian NGOs, and least 5 local NGOs
Effets à moyen terme

Outcome 1: Credible, reliable and high-quality safety information, analysis and advice is provided to NGOs in a timely and appropriate manner.

Outcome 2: NGOs are supported in their own preparedness, security and crisis management capacity.

Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

  • 135 security training courses delivered
  • 300 safety and security roundtables with humanitarian partners
  • 28 monthly reports, 9 quarterly reports and 106 weekly incident lists
  • Facilitated access to INSO services for local NGOs


Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

  • Improved situational awareness and emergency preparedness and response for 83 INGOs, 8 UN Agencies, 7 donors, ICRC, IFRC. This was, amongst others, achieved through regular reports and alerts on security incidents and trends, and security meetings
  • In a satisfaction conducted in 2023, 87% of respondents indicated that INSO services help them plan, operate and deliver aid more safely
  • INSO launched its Conflict and Humanitarian Data Centre (CHDC), an online security incidents database, and a mobile application in April and June 2023, enabling partners to receive real-time alerts and access services


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
ONG internationale ou étrangère
  • Other international or foreign NGO North
  • The International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO)


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs

UN Agencies (OCHA, UNDSS), Cluster mechanisms (Access and Civil-Military Coordination)

Local authorities: Security-related ministries 

Donors: ECHO, FCDO, and BHA

Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    600’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    142’500 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF    6’409’000 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF   1’500’000 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF   2’100’000
Phases du projet Phase 5 15.09.2024 - 31.12.2026   (Phase en cours) Phase 4 01.03.2022 - 31.07.2024   (Completed) Phase 2 15.07.2017 - 31.05.2019   (Completed) Phase 1 15.08.2016 - 31.03.2017   (Completed)