Innovation

Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report 2026

• Research and Studies

Evaluation of the project “Increasing capacities and scale for anticipatory action including through social protection systems”

Evaluation of FAO and DG ECHO's joint project to integrate anticipatory action with social protection systems in Bangladesh, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pakistan, the Philippines and Viet Nam.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Community-led innovation partnership: Impact report from the Regional Humanitarian Partnership Week (RHPW) 2025

The report offers a summary of the key discussions and outcomes from a dialogue session held in Bangkok in December 2025.

• Commentaries

Humanitarian AI webinar: Lessons learned, trends and opportunities for 2026

In this webinar, the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and NetHope brought together practitioners to discuss experiences with humanitarian AI, emerging sector trends, and practical applications in the field.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Strategic evaluation of WFP’s approaches to targeting and prioritization for food and nutrition assistance

This strategic evaluation assessed the effectiveness of WFP’s approaches to targeting and prioritization for food and nutrition assistance.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Evaluation of Somalia WFP Country Strategic Plan 2022–2025

This evaluation serves accountability and learning purposes and informs the preparation of the next country strategic plan for WFP in Somalia.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

دعم المساعدة المتبادلة :ماذا تخبرنا الأدلة

في ظل الضغوط المتزايدة التي يواجهها القطاع الإنساني، يتناول هذا التقرير مفهوم المساعدة المتبادلة باعتباره سبيلاً نحو نظام أكثر واقعية واستجابة.

• Research and Studies

Executive summary - Supporting mutual aid: what the evidence tells us

As the humanitarian sector faces growing strain, this report looks at mutual aid as a pathway toward a more grounded and responsive system.

• Research and Studies

Soutenir l’entraide : Ce que révèlent les éléments de preuve

As the humanitarian sector faces growing strain, this report looks at mutual aid as a pathway toward a more grounded and responsive system.

• Research and Studies

Supporting mutual aid: What the evidence tells us

This review examines the results experienced by mutual aid groups when they receive external support, and the changes experienced by international actors who provide mutual aid support.

• Research and Studies

Supporting pastoralists through AfriScout Steward and Regen: Impact evaluation

This report evaluates AfriScout Steward in Kenya (app: crowd-sourced data on rangelands), and AfriScout Regen in Ethiopia (app: intensive grazing).

• Research and Studies

Targeting individuals or communities? Learnings from AfriScout on improving pastoralists’ well-being

This brief highlights the causal impact of two intervention models designed to support pastoralists in Ethiopia and Kenya.

• Research and Studies

Business model innovation for behaviour change within the goat value chain in Ethiopia: Implications for policy and investment

This policy brief outlines actions policymakers and donors can take to strengthen Ethiopia's goat value chain and drive behaviour change and resilience.

• Research and Studies

Developing AI literacy: A matter of trust, critical thinking and localisation

This episode of the Humanitarian AI podcast series explores AI literacy for humanitarian professionals, with practical insights on moving from experimentation to responsible sector-wide adoption.

• Commentaries

How to decide who receives what kind of support: Prioritising humanitarian resources

This paper reviews the core issues facing humanitarian decision-makers on who, where and what to prioritise in response planning.

• Research and Studies

Prioritising humanitarian resources: how to decide who receives what kind of support

This paper reviews the core issues facing humanitarian decision-makers on who, where and what to prioritise in response planning.

• Research and Studies

DEC Phase 2b Ukraine humanitarian appeal - Final evaluation

Final evaluation of DEC multipurpose cash assistance project on health, MHPSS and social cohesion support in Romania and Ukraine.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Assessing the impact of U.S. funding cuts on communities and humanitarian response

Case studies from South Sudan and Mali

• Research and Studies

Assessing the impact of US funding cuts on communities and humanitarian response: Case studies from South Sudan and Mali

Looking at Mali and South Sudan country contexts, the report examines the effects of prioritisation decisions.

• Research and Studies

From risk to resilience: Grounding innovation in pastoralist realities

This study investigates pastoralists’ perceptions of the risks they face and how this influences adoption of innovations.

• Research and Studies