Security Awareness Induction Training S'A'I'T'

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Security Awareness Induction Training
(S.A.I.T.)

• Developed by IOM
• Security training bench mark
• Training model adopted by the UN (SSAFE)
• Delivered by IOM globally

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S.A.I.T. HISTORY

• 1627 Hrs 19th Aug 2003, more than 20 UN staff are
  killed in the Canal Hotel Baghdad by what is
  described later as an 'avoidable event'
• A few weeks later, an official report
  characterizes UN security in Iraq as insufficient
  and that appropriate security training was
  lacking and that this may have contributed to the
  loss of life.
• This paved the way for the introduction of SAIT

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S.A.I.T. HISTORY

• Each catastrophe further erodes remaining
  humanitarian space .
• Could some have been prevented?
• Recently in Kabul UN staff have now been
  evacuated.
• Incidents such as these lead to a situation where
  humanitarian response paid by all donors
  (Including ECHO) becomes increasingly more
  expensive due to decreasing monitoring
  capabilities in high-risk environments where UN
  staff have to leave and 'monitor' programmes
  remotely.

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Why S.A.I.T.?

• Humanitarian-aid and development agencies are
  amongst the
• soft targets that receive the media attention
• and public outrage that extremists
• and criminal groups use to promote
• their own objectives.

• By not equipping your staff with the necessary
  security and safety knowledge through training
  you .

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The latest report of the Secretary General
(A/64/336) August 2009 said
"Between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009, the
Department of Safety and Security recorded 273
attacks to international and national
humanitarian personnel, from which 63 lives were
lost"
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S.A.I.T.

• S.A.I.T. commenced in May 2004.
• Conducted over 250 United Nations accredited and
  validated courses.
• Over 3300 United Nations and INGO staff have
  successfully completed the course.
• First UN course of this type that was accredited
  with a pass/fail criteria for UN staff.

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How can S.A.I.T. assist.

• S.A.I.T. will equip staff with skills to operate
  in hostile hazardous environments.
• Your staff will be better able to recognise
  security threats and with the aid of S.A.I.T.
  training be better equipped to implement your
  humanitarian programmes.

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The benefits of S.A.I.T.

• Particular emphasis on cultural training
  combined field scenarios with actors testing
  participants understanding and empathy with
  recipients.
• Aim
• Address any misconceptions of a western agenda
  of socio-cultural change et al.

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The benefits of S.A.I.T.

• Aim
• Foster understanding and allay any perceived
  arrogance and patronising attitudes in which
  humanitarian organizations are sometimes viewed.

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S.A.I.T
FIELD TRAINING.
The aim is to reinforce and confirm the knowledge
and skills acquired in the theory component.
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S.A.I.T. Field Scenario

• HOSTAGE. Assess trainees ability to react and
  expose trainees to a hostage taking situation.

Aim Assess trainees ability to react expose
trainees to a hostage taking situations. Teach
them how to stay alive.
We carefully check prior to commencement of this
scenario if any participants have been involved
in something of this nature and offer them the
opportunity to sit it out if they wish.
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S.A.I.T. Global

• Trainees get an opportunity to practice varied
  scenarios and improve their reactions and
  responses to these.
• Role playing has been assumed by trained
  specialists.
• This together with the use of pyrotechnics has
  offered realism to the course necessary to
  correctly asses participants skills.

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S.A.I.T Global

• Designed for UN and implementing partners
  operating in hostile regions globally.
• Designed to suit current emerging global
  threats.
• Delivered locally, using existing S.A.I.T.
  resources.
• S.A.I.T. is a small but necessary investments in
  order to maintain your humanitarian space.

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S.A.I.T. Benefits

• S.A.I.T. is an effective tool to ensure a viable
  collaborative safety and security partnership
  between UN and INGO partners with the concept of
  the Saving Lives Together.

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S.A.I.T. Benefits

• IOM's global presence in over 400 missions
  provides an opportunity to utilise the
  experiences and expertise of dedicated
  professionals.
• Operating with the UN global security management
  system with support for IOM staff security unit
  enable the training to remain current, providing
  the most effective threat risk mitigation methods
  available.
• S.A.I.T. provides a global benchmark for safety
  and security training within the humanitarian and
  development communities.

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S.A.I.T. GLOBAL

• Canal Hotel.
• Algeria
• Kabul
• ?

• The next investigative panel might ask what was
  done to address these issues.

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S.A.I.T. Global

• While each new S.A.I.T. programme needs seed
  funding, the potential exists for substantial
  cost recovery through self-payers,
• On average agencies invest an average of USD
  150,000 per year to field an international staff
  member into a hazard zone.
• In light of this substantial investment, is it
  reasonable to affectively address the safety and
  security of this valuable human resource?
• Within the new global security ECHO and other
  donors have addressed programme safety and
  security concerns, a concerted effort is now
  required to effectively address the training.
  humanitarian space.
• This training may be paramount to our ability to
  continue to deliver humanitarian programmes,
  within the context of the shrinking humanitarian
  space in high risk environments

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How much....?

• With appropriate seed funding and dependent on
  staff numbers and quantity of courses and course
  structure.
• From between 250 up to 1000 USD
• per student for a 4 day S.A.I.T. course
  including field training and meals.

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S.A.I.T Global
QUESTIONS?
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