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    • Lack of organizational resilience can lead to catastrophic failures when confronting significant risks.

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    • To define resilience and its practical application within this unique operational context.
    • To assess the critical role of security practitioners in fostering organizational resilience.

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    • Literature review on organizational resilience concepts.
    • Analysis of challenges specific to the humanitarian sector.
    • Evaluation of best practices in security and resilience building.
    • Exploration of knowledge operationalization for learning and adaptation.

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    • The humanitarian sector's inherent exposure to danger necessitates robust resilience strategies.
    • Effective resilience building requires integrating diverse approaches to risk management.
    • Security practitioners are pivotal in developing and promoting sector-wide resilience.

    Conclusions:

    • Integrating resistance, incremental change, and transformation is vital for organizational survival.
    • Addressing sector-specific challenges requires a proactive and adaptive approach to resilience.
    • Operationalizing knowledge and best practices is key to strengthening humanitarian aid and development resilience.