Our strategy and workplan

Our strategic approach to a changing world

We recognise the complexities and rapid pace of change in the humanitarian world, as well as increased expectations for change and improvement identified by the World Humanitarian Summit.

In this respect, our strategy is based upon simple rules which allow us to adapt to new demands and changing circumstances.

ALNAP will evolve using this strategy as a basis for making decisions to ensure we remain relevant and useful.


2026- 2028 Workplan

The ALNAP Secretariat produces an annual workplan comprising a programme of activities that aim to advance three strategic focus areas. The workplan is implemented by the Secretariat, with progress overseen by the ALNAP Steering Committee.

This workplan aligns with the first phase of ALNAP’s new strategic period (2026–2030). It will see the delivery of several significant bodies of work which are: the State of the Humanitarian System Report in September 2026, the Global Humanitarian Assistance report in June 2026, the culmination of ALNAP’s two-year study on supporting mutual aid approaches in April 2027, and our year-long campaign bringing together reflections and ambitions to define a new learning landscape for the sector.

Additionally, the ALNAP Secretariat will continue to look ahead to what is needed to support meaningful learning at a moment when the sector is facing significant change.

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