The Flagship Initiative

The Pilot Countries

Colombia, Niger, the Philippines, and South Sudan were chosen to pilot the initiative. Since mid-2023, these OCHA country teams have engaged stakeholders in the humanitarian system, including donors, governments, partners, and communities, to promote the shift towards a community-centric coordination and response structure. By fostering continuous dialogue, the teams sought to work with communities and effectively capture their priorities, align humanitarian efforts with these priorities, encourage humanitarian leaders to rethink response strategies from the ground up, and sensitize governments and partners to a coordination structure that works directly with communities and a wider set of cross-sectoral actors.

For more information, visit: https://www.unocha.org/flagship-initiative