SECURITY DIVISION BRIEF

Maria Victoria Montalvo, Deputy Director, Security Division

ACHIEVING ZERO HUNGER THROUGH SAFETY AND SECURITY

OVERVIEW

Analysing Trends

Overcoming Challenges DRC Yemen Bangladesh Sahel

Zooming out, Focusing In Accessing people we serve Increasing outreach Incorporating gender Car bomb, Mogadishu Oct 2017

SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS SINCE 01.09.2017

- All incidents

- Not only ‘traditional’ incidents but also Accessissues

SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS SINCE 01.09.2017

- “Access” Incidents Increase

- 09 people working for WFP died due to accidents

- 09 local people working for WFP were killed as result of conflict:

- 01 Afghanistan- 03 Somalia- 05 South Sudan

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Incidents Deaths due to Conflict Access

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES: YEMEN

Access problematic, creates security issues

Blockade by SLC: 22 days, unacceptable from security perspective

Attack IVO WFP Aden as ‘rehearsal’ for security

>>> Security robust, but access huge complication

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES: DRC

2 UN Experts killed March

Systemwide L3, WFP L3 Kasai October

Our Action Special Adviser assessment mission (May)

Surge Security Officer (August – ongoing)

Surge Security Analyst (August – ongoing) & Access Mapping (ongoing)

Emergency TelCom proposal through Sat PTT (ongoing)

Analytical outlook (ongoing): instability will continue, shifting across DRC

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES: BANGLADESH

L3 Emergency since September

Our Action: Surge security officer Cox’s Bazaar Security Analyst assessment missions

Concern over radicalisation & terrorist recruitment in Cox’s Bazaar: 47 mosques in August, over 500 now Foreign fighters in ARSA Religious police in settlements Obligatory Islamic kindergartens & schools Religious ‘enforcers’ thought to be Saudi, Malaysian Extremist buddhism as potential catalyst

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES: SAHEL

SECURITY AND OUTREACH

- Increasing number of contacts with non-traditional interlocutors

- Both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ angles needed

Only 360° view and openness to engage

can enable Security to stay ahead of the curve

SECURITY AND GENDER

Division conducted 13 Women Security Awareness Trainings (global, 2yrs)

Women-specific approach also needs to be part of the Security Risk Management process

Improved tailoring of security approaches

to reach specific target audiences

Improved operational security overall

WAY FORWARD

Security for WFP

Thinking strategically

Enabling Access

Incorporating Gender & Diversity

Adapting our approach

© WFP Security Division

Achieving #ZeroHunger Through Safety and Security