SUMMARY The ALNAP State of the Humanitarian System Report (SOHS) is an independent study that analyses the size and scope of humanitarian entities and activities, and assesses the overall performance...
Message from the Chair Looking back at 2019–2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic inevitably colours the view of both ALNAP’s current activities, and those that were planned and implemented before the crisis...
How should humanitarian organisations prepare and respond to COVID-19 in humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries? This Rapid Learning Review outlines 14 actions, insights and ideas...
'One Neighbourhood: CARE’s humanitarian response in Tripoli' is the second in a series of case studies showcasing examples of humanitarian projects operating effectively in complex urban...
If relevance means a close match between a response and what people most need, this forces us to think hard about most aspects of humanitarian action. The relevance test reaches wide and deep. It is...
El aprendizaje es fundamental para una buena acción humanitaria. Este aprendizaje puede adoptar distintas formas: puede ser formal y estructurado o puede ser sumamente personal e informal; puede...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Executive summary This study examines field-level practice related to localisation and inclusion when working across the humanitarian-development nexus in two contrasting country settings: Lebanon...
World + 6 more
Introduction Les tremblements de terre sont des catastrophes présentant des caractéristiques spécifiques. Ils détruisent les infrastructures de transports (par ex. les routes, les ponts) et peuvent...
Por Amelie Sundberg Este documento de discusión aborda las posibles maneras de mejorar la captura y la aceptación de datos cualitativos en el seguimiento de programas humanitarios. En la primera...
Introduction Mesurer les résultats de l'action humanitaire est extrêmement important. Il est essentiel de déterminer si les projets et les programmes d'un organisme humanitaire atteignent leurs...
Un document exploratoire récent d’ALNAP a constaté que l‘utilisation majeure des informations générées par les systèmes de suivi de nombreuses agences humanitaires consistait à compiler des rapports...
Introduction Un récent document d'orientation de l’ALNAP a révélé que de nombreuses organisations humanitaires ont encore du mal à appliquer des approches qualitatives en matière de suivi (Warner,...
World + 3 more
Executive Summary – Flexibility in the ‘nexus’ The importance of linking relief and longer-term development is far from a new idea – it is a pernicious challenge that the humanitarian system has...
Executive summary The ability to make good decisions, particularly under difficult circumstances, is fundamental to effective humanitarian response. Despite receiving frequent critique in...
As humanitarian needs and situations change, and as our understanding of complex problems evolves, humanitarian agencies must be able to adapt. Yet in recent years, international humanitarian...
Message from the Chair As you will see from the content of this Annual Report, 2018–2019 has been an exceptionally eventful, challenging and rewarding year for ALNAP. Alongside ongoing activities and...
Introduction A recent ALNAP Scoping Paper found that many humanitarian agencies still struggle to apply qualitative approaches to monitoring (Warner, 2017). Previous research has also highlighted the...
Introduction Measuring the results of humanitarian action is extremely important. It is essential for any assessment of whether a humanitarian agency’s projects and programmes are achieving what they...
Introduction A recent ALNAP Scoping Paper found that the principle use of information generated by monitoring systems in many humanitarian agencies is to compile reports for donors (Warner, 2017)...
Guatemala + 1 more
Following from ALNAP research on the importance of understanding urban contexts to improve humanitarian response, 'Barrio Mio and Katye: PCI's neighbourhood approach in cities' is the first in a...