Context Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, ICVA has played a key role in addressing and responding to issues of greatest concern to its members and the wider humanitarian...
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A Humanitarian Localization Baseline for Ukraine [EN/UK]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The understanding of humanitarian localization in the Ukrainian humanitarian response remains a key policy and practice concern for donors and humanitarian actors. The Grand Bargain...
Global Humanitarian Policy Forum 2022: Global Crises, Local Solutions; Reducing Needs and Vulnerability Sustainably (7-8 December 2022)
CONCEPT NOTE On 7-8 December 2022, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will convene the eleventh annual Global Humanitarian Policy Forum (GHPF). In the...
ICVA Annual Report 2021
Foreword Dear Friends, Our 2021 Annual Report mirrors the strength that ICVA and its members gain from our solidarity and common values. The report includes our major achievements and reports on the...
Somalia + 2 more
Will global donors rise to the occasion and prevent starvation and death for millions in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya?
April 25, 2022 - As donors convene in Geneva, over 50 NGOs and NGO networks call for an urgent and substantial step-up in funding and leadership to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe facing...
The Grand Bargain 2.0 Explained – An ICVA Briefing Paper (March 2022)
INTRODUCTION International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) is a global network of nongovernment organisations (NGOs) whose mission is to make humanitarian action more principled and effective by...
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ICVA Statement on the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis – A Call for a Principled and Coordinated Response
Deeply concerned by the war in Ukraine and its escalating consequences, ICVA calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians, and adherence to international law. With...
2021 Regional NGO Consultations - Southern Africa Summary Report (1 - 3 September 2021)
Overview The 2021 regional NGO consultations for Southern Africa, on the theme of ‘localization of humanitarian action and engagement with communities in the COVID-19 context’, brought together...
NGO statement on the Grand Bargain
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISIONER’S PROGRAMME STANDING COMMITTEE 82nd MEETING 15-16 September 2021 Dear Chair, Ladies, and Gentlemen, This statement was prepared in close consultation with...
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Afghanistan
The people of Afghanistan need our support now more than ever. Our organizations are committed to helping and protecting them. We will stay in Afghanistan and we will deliver. At the start of 2021,...
ICVA Bulletin: Highlights from May 2021
Message from Executive Director The Future is Unwritten As ICVA addresses some of the immediate operational and policy challenges, the last year has been an opportunity to look at the longer term for...
Localisation in Humanitarian Leadership - January 2021 [EN/AR]
Against the current background of sustaining local responses, ICVA initiated this research aiming at mapping and documenting the extent of effective and meaningful NNGOs engagement in international...
An open letter to States and their Leaders from the civil society organizations working with and for the 270 million people facing hunger, starvation or famine all over the world
Every day, we bear witness to suffering and resilience. In Yemen, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, DRC, Honduras, Venezuela, Nigeria, Haiti, CAR, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sudan and beyond...
World + 20 more
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme, 71st Session: NGO statement international protection
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME 71st Session 5-9 October 2020 NGO Statement International Protection Dear Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen, This statement is delivered on behalf...
The future of civil society organisations
The Future is unwritten. Yet, the current challenges and opportunities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic call for a conversation over the transformations we want to see in society, and in the...
Reforzarse, reforzarse, reforzarse: Localización respecto de la respuesta global humanitaria durante el COVID-19 (30 de marzo de 2020)
ICVA ha desarrollado este escrito con el fin de dar un diálogo fundamentado en el reforzamiento primordial y efectivo de acciones humanitarios de la NGO durante la respuesta respecto del COVID-19,...
NGO statement: Update on the Grand Bargain
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME STANDING COMMITTEE 79th Meeting 16-17 September 2020 Dear Chair, This statement is prepared in an effort to facilitate consulting with NGOs...
NGO statement: Integrity in UNHCR, including efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME STANDING COMMITTEE 79th Meeting 16-17 September 2020 Dear Chair, This statement is delivered on behalf of a wide range of NGOs. It has been...
Grand Bargain Annual Meeting 2020: A Joint Statement from NGO Networks
With another Grand Bargain Annual Meeting and reporting cycle now complete, we would like to extend our congratulations to all signatories for their efforts to implement Grand Bargain commitments...
Statement on Yemen by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 28 May 2020 [EN/AR]
We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the country already experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, driven by an unabated...