Focus on aid, increased pledges and accountability for previous commitments needed, according to eight leading aid agencies.

Donors and governments meeting tomorrow and Wednesday for the Brussels II conference must take the opportunity to bring change for the millions of vulnerable Syrians in their war-torn country and in the region by following through on previous commitments to protect displaced people and fund the aid response.

This report is the result of a joint CDA-International Rescue Committee research funded by the US State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.

From the Executive Summary

The purpose of this Guidance is to aid the staff of humanitarian organizations who are engaged in project design and proposal development to design their projects in a client-responsive manner. The Guidance facilitates this process by providing detailed practical advice on how to implement a series of eight actions, constituting a feedback cycle, and tips how to overcome common challenges. This Guidance also provides recommendations to humanitarian leadership and donors as to how they can enable and incentivise client-responsive project design.

Cindy Huang, Sarah Charles, Lauren Post, and Kate Gough

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Expansion to Italy, Jordan and El Salvador Will Provide 60,000 Crisis-Affected Individuals with Access to Critical Information and Resources