World Refugee Day 2026 will take place on Saturday, June 20, with the theme “Until everyone is safe, we keep showing up.” That promise remains as important as ever. The right to seek safety was… Read More »A pathway is not a status: what World Refugee Day asks of us this year
UN peacekeepers visit a remote community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where Civilian Liaison Assistants (CLAs) work to create a link between the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) and communities… Read More »The 97 Percent: Why Local Staff Carry the Risk in Today’s Missions
On August 15, 2021, Kabul fell to the Taliban, marking a devastating end to a 20-year mission. In the frantic evacuation that followed, tens of thousands of at-risk Afghans were airlifted to safety – but… Read More »Four Years After: Governments must finish what they started for Our Afghan Allies
As global attention shifts toward escalating conflict across the Middle East, the Taliban are seizing the moment, exploiting international distraction to quietly intensify their campaign of fear. In the shadows of this distraction are the… Read More »Left Behind: Sweden, Afghanistan, and a Call to Action for Local Staff
In the summer of 2008 I found myself in Helmand Province. It was my second deployment to Afghanistan and the fourth and final tour of my seven year military career in the British Army. Having… Read More »It is not enough to say you have values
Beyond compliance to protection In a time when information flows faster than ever before, the need for robust data security has become paramount, especially for organisations within the not-for-profit sector. For not-for-profits working in humanitarian… Read More »Data Security in the Not for Profit Sector
At Local Staff International (LSI), our mission is driven by a deep commitment to safeguard the rights and dignity of local staff worldwide. The catalyst for our formation was the urgent need to address the… Read More »Our Mission: Advocating for the Rights and Dignity of Local Staff Worldwide