ALNAP Updates

The paper reflects on how the severe the 2025 funding cuts - including the abrupt US “Stop Work” order - shocked the humanitarian system, forcing it into hyper-prioritisation and resulting in...

The international humanitarian system is under severe strain, facing politically driven funding cuts, rising needs and uncertainty about its future direction. Although calls for “resetting” and...

Making the most of limited resources bears life or death consequences in humanitarian aid. Shrinking aid and proliferating crises are making such decisions even more acute – especially when deciding...

This paper sets out a clear model to understand decision-making spaces and influences, and proposed constructive approaches to the inevitable dilemmas and trade-offs involved. These approaches are...

Extreme heat is intensifying across the Global South. In response, adaptation efforts, ranging from early warning systems to cool roofs- are already underway at household, community, and...

Introduction Share section 1.1: Why this guide? This guide updates the ALNAP guide Evaluating humanitarian action using the OECD DAC criteria, first published in 2006 to help evaluation professionals...

Despite years of commitments, accountability to crisis-affected people remains weak, with little change. The Grand Bargain’s participation revolution never materialised, leaving communities...

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Executive summary The Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2025 shows a humanitarian sector entering financial crisis. Cuts in international humanitarian funding by many of the top government donors...

The humanitarian sector has been progressing towards more locally led humanitarian action since the World Humanitarian Summit held in 2016. The evidence base around what works with respect to locally...

Suite à l’étude de 2020 « Program data: the silver bullet of humanitarian and development actors? », CartONG a publié une mise à jour du panorama des besoins et des pratiques en gestion des données...

Following on from the 2020 study “Program data: the silver bullet of humanitarian and development actors?”, CartONG has published an updated overview of the data management needs and practices of...

When discussing AI in the humanitarian sector, it is crucial to distinguish between its potential value and its proven impact. While generative AI (GenAI) is widely accessible and hyped for its...

Joint statement from civil society representatives in response to Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher’s announcement of the ‘Humanitarian Reset’ initiative As civil society from the Global...

Alejandro Posada Alice Obrecht Courtenay Cabot Venton Sarah Selby Edith Macharia This paper summarises the most promising models for intermediary structures that support locally led action in...

Summary This is part of the Explain: Essential briefings for humanitarian decision-makers series. In recent years, the humanitarian sector has increasingly focused on marginalised groups such as...

Resulta prometedor que la agenda de acción centrada en las personas se haya convertido en un punto tan importante de la reforma para los actores humanitarios, incluidos los donantes y las Naciones...

Il est prometteur que l'action humanitaire centrée sur les personnes soit devenue un axe de réforme aussi important pour les acteurs humanitaires, y compris les donateurs et les Nations Unies. Le...

Shaping a way forward It is promising that people-centred humanitarian action has become such a key focus of reform for humanitarian actors, including donors and the United Nations. The concept of...

There has been increased focus in the international system on the role of local and national actors (LNAs) in the humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus because of their connections to...