Locally led humanitarian action

Empowering youth in humanitarian action in Ukraine: Lessons learned and pathways forward

• Research and Studies

Intermediary models to advance locally led humanitarian action

This paper summarises the most promising models for intermediary structures that support locally led action in humanitarian settings.

• Research and Studies

Reflecting on three years: What the humanitarian response to the Ukraine war taught us

This podcast episode focuses on lessons learnt from three years of delivering humanitarian response in Ukraine with the goal to support and strengthen locally-led action.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Final evaluation of multi-sectoral support to earthquake-affected communities in North West Syria

Multi-sectoral support to earthquake-affected communities in North West Syria

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Why reform isn’t enough: From rethinking to remaking humanitarianism

This article questions whether humanitarian reform can ever be enough, urging instead a bold remaking of the system to confront its colonial roots, politicisation, and inequities while centring solidarity with affected communities.

• Commentaries

States of Fragility 2025

• Research and Studies

States of Fragility 2025

• Research and Studies

CSRF Analysis: A review of area-based Nexus programming in South Sudan

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

The persistence of failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming: A qualitative study

This study captures the core reasons for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene program failure as perceived by frontline WASH professionals in Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

• Research and Studies

Two years on: Reflecting on the Türkiye-Syria earthquake humanitarian response

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Sudan: Learning needs assessment and organisational capacity assessment summary report

This Assessment identifies knowledge gaps, skill deficiencies, and capacity-strengthening requirements of humanitarian workers and national organisations in Sudan.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Due diligence passporting: Lessons from a journey toward localisation with Ukrainian local and national actors

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Towards COP30: Key action areas for displacement in the context of climate change

• Research and Studies

Future research and learning: Shaping agendas to inform more people centred humanitarian action

• Research and Studies

Connecting not conflating: Opportunities and risks of merging the localisation, AAP and inclusion agendas

• Research and Studies

البحث والتعلم المستقبليان

البحث والتعلم المستقبليان

• Research and Studies

الربط لا الخلط

• Research and Studies

Futuras investigaciones y aprendizajes

• Research and Studies

Conectar y no confundir

• Research and Studies

Relier et non confondre

• Research and Studies