
Author(s): Kerkvliet, E.; Bobin, K.; Hafiz, S.; Morrison-Metois, S. 1 The humanitarian community needs a blueprint for effective coordination of global emergencies that prioritises bottom-up,...
Author(s): Kerkvliet, E.; Bobin, K.; Hafiz, S.; Morrison-Metois, S. 1 The humanitarian community needs a blueprint for effective coordination of global emergencies that prioritises bottom-up,...
Author: Kerkvliet, E.; Bobin, K.; Hafiz, S.; Morrison-Metois, S. 1 It is a matter of when, not if, there will be future pandemics. Humanitarian organisations should ensure that epidemics and...
Juliet Parker Director, ALNAP Throughout 2024, ALNAP will be challenging itself, its members and the wider sector to unlock the full potential of humanitarian learning. Our mission is to shift...
The humanitarian-development-peace nexus is an evolving and complex concept that has increasingly gained high-level policy commitment. In 2019 the OECD DAC Recommendation on the...
ÉVALUATION DES CRITÈRES DE L’OCDE CAD DANS L’ACTION HUMANITAIRE : QUE SAVONS-NOUS ? Quels sont les principaux défis et difficultés liés à l’application des critères de l’OCDE CAD dans les évaluations...
LOS CRITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN DE LA ACCIÓN HUMANITARIA DEL CAD – OCDE: ¿QUÉ SABEMOS? ¿Cuáles son los principales desafíos y cuestiones asociados a la aplicación de los criterios del CAD – OCDE en las...
VIJAYALAKSHMI VISWANATHAN 1. Introduction Supporting locally led humanitarian action has become a priority for many in the international humanitarian sector. For some, this shift is driven by an...
JENNIFER DOHERTY Executive summary The humanitarian system has been talking for decades about the need to be more accountable to people affected by crisis. Yet despite the efforts of some invested...
In fragile or developing states, large earthquakes can turn back the development clock by years or even decades. It is impossible to eradicate earthquakes, but it is possible to prepare and learn...
Author(s) Lavey, J., Northey, C., Poulton, D., Bowyer, C. In 2006, ALNAP published Evaluating humanitarian action using the OECD DAC criteria, an ALNAP guide for humanitarian agencies to strengthen...
A PDF version of this lessons briefing is available for you to download in the sidebar. 2023 is seeing intense heatwaves. According to a July 2023 briefing by the World Meteorological Association...
Linking short-term humanitarian assistance with efforts that address the root causes of crisis or support longer-term well-being is far from a novel idea. But framing these issues as a ‘triple nexus’...
Localisation is a ubiquitous term within the aid system to refer to an ambitious and broad ranging policy agenda meant to correct historical exclusion of local actors by increasing their power and...
Despite long-standing, system-wide commitments and activity, progress on accountability outcomes for people affected by crisis continues to be underwhelming. The ‘participation revolution’ promised...
Climate change is a threat multiplier, exacerbating and compounding needs in places where vulnerabilities are highest and where humanitarians are already stretched. Of the 15 most climate exposed of...
THE OECD DAC EVALUATION CRITERIA IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION: WHAT DO WE KNOW? What are the key challenges and issues associated with applying the OECD DAC criteria in evaluations of humanitarian action? ...
The humanitarian crisis in Somalia continues to deteriorate. Five consecutive failed rainy seasons have produced the worst drought in 40 years. A sixth season of below-average rainfall is expected...
I. Introduction More than three decades ago, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 provided the blueprint for the current humanitarian system, marking the international community’s...
Key messages Bold, moral humanitarian leadership that prioritises humanity, and is willing to accept risks of retaliation by promoting protection in the best interests of affected people, is...
Key messages • Leadership styles can be categorised by using a grid of motivational and issue-related involvement by leaders. Issue-related involvement describes the extent to which leaders are...