Ukraine + 2 more
By Margie Buchanan-Smith and Peter Wiles Introduction Before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the last large-scale forced migration and displacement to happen within Europe was the 1999...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PEER REVIEW FEATURES This Peer Review of UNHCR’s evaluation function was conducted under the provisions contained in the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Framework for...
ABOUT THIS WORKBOOK This workbook is ideal for people working on complex problems across any field of social change who want to make sustainable social impact, whether working at a community or...
This paper reviews the RTL approaches that have been adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic and draws out lessons and implications for future evaluation practice. World Vision's Monitoring, Evaluation,...
Summary Adapting humanitarian action to the effects of climate change: an ALNAP lessons paper Humanitarian agencies need to reflect on the past, learn from the present and actively imagine the (near...
By Amina Khan, Fatimah Khan, Anne-Lise Dewulf, Alice Obrecht, and John Mitchell While responding to epidemics and reflections on racism in aid were not new to the humanitarian system, the COVID-19...
By Scott Chaplowe, Ann Marie Castleman and Minji Cho Summary Evaluation of humanitarian action (EHA) has evolved over the past 30 years to meet the demands for accountability and learning in...
By Margie Buchanan-Smith Summary This paper provides an overview of changes in evaluation strategy and approaches since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It draws on key informant interviews with...
The use of cash transfers in humanitarian action has implications for evaluative activity. On the one hand, the utility of some evaluations has been strengthened by the increased attention that has...
Background The OECD DAC evaluation criteria, first published in 1991, provide a normative framework for evaluation and were designed to help promote collaboration in evaluation practice, by offering...
Liberia + 2 more
Gentiane Lamoure and Hélène Juillard Introduction Despite the eradication of major infectious diseases such as smallpox in 1979, ‘epidemics [of infectious diseases] are occurring more often, and...
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...