Development Initiatives (DI) Updates

Background At the global level, there are growing policy discussions and commitments around the issue of fairer indirect cost recovery (ICR) for local and national actors. These refer to costs that...

The aim of this report is to provide a reference tool for policymakers and practitioners, both Grand Bargain signatories and non-signatories, with examples of the way funding is and could be provided...

Over 60 UK INGOs have written an open letter to MPs and Ministers ahead of the SNP motion on Wednesday to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza. The letter is signed by 62 UK INGOs including ActionAid UK,...

Refugee-led organisations (RLOs) are a crucial cog in the refugee-response machine, providing essential services to their communities, as well as being more likely to lead responses that are...

Preamble: In an era marked by the increasingly palpable ramifications of climate change, the interplay between its impacts and humanitarian crises has intensified. Marginalised and vulnerable...

October 18, 2023 73 leaders of UK INGOs have signed a statement calling on the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and Gaza following blasts at al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza and...

Executive summary The Horn of Africa is facing a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, described as ‘a climatic event not seen in the last 40 years’.1 Across the region, climate, conflict, and...

Fionna Smyth, DI’s Director of Growth and External Relations, shares her experiences of how data-driven solutions can support progress towards gender equality. I have spent the last twenty years...

More than 90 UK civil society organisations from environment, international development, education, trade union, disability inclusion, trade, humanitarian, business, and faith groups have written to...

There is widespread agreement that local and national humanitarian actors should be provided with indirect costs or overheads. Members of the Grand Bargain caucus on the role of intermediaries have...

Executive summary In 2022, the demand for humanitarian assistance grew larger than ever. There was an exceptional donor response to the unprecedented increase in the number of people in need – driven...

This discussion paper was produced by Development Initiatives, in partnership with UNICEF. This is part of a wider project of work being carried out by DI and UNICEF in 2022–23, supporting reform...

In this blog, we explore the latest data and practices on tracking humanitarian funding to local actors, including the challenges around understanding whether 'localisation' of funding is happening...

Executive summary Over 11 years after the start of the Syria crisis, Türkiye is host to 3.7 million Syrian women, men, and children. Local and national actors (LNAs), including the government and...

AUTHORS Dan Walton , Erica Mason Introduction In 2022, record-high food prices, supply-chain disruptions and increasing climate and conflict risks are causing millions of people across the globe to...

Niklas Rieger Summary The commitment of the humanitarian community to increase its use of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) is seen as a success story of the Grand Bargain.[1] Progress has also been...

Euan Ritchie , Dean Breed Key facts By the start of August 2022, funding for humanitarian appeals from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) was equal to 33% of funding...

Written by Erica Mason, Senior Policy & Engagement Advisor As Denmark becomes the first UN member to pledge funding to Loss and Damage, DI’s Erica Mason explains how this financing can embed...

Executive summary In 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic continued to overlay other pre-existing and emerging crisis risks, driving need and complicating response. Following the rapid rise in demand for...

Anna Hope, Verity Outram Introduction The much-anticipated UK International Development Strategy has been published, setting out where the fifth-largest donor in the world plans on focusing its...