Protecting Aid Workers: Security Incidents, Risk Management, and Duty of Care: The Role of Civil Society

Key Points

• The article aims to analyze the security incidents faced by aid workers and the importance of risk management within civil society in Africa.
• The article is structured as a theoretical framework analysis.
• It reviews existing scholarship on security incidents and risk management.
• Focuses specifically on the African context, particularly Morocco.
• Identifies key institutional and policy dynamics affecting aid worker security.
• Highlights practical implications for improving duty of care in the field.
• Concludes with recommendations for civil society's role in risk management.

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