Prioritisation

Passing the buck: The economics of localizing international assistance

A study by the Share Trust and the Warande Advisory Centre on the economic implications of shifting 25% of Official Development Assistance (ODA) - aligned with Grand Bargain and USAID commitments - from international to local intermediary structures.

• Research and Studies

Multidimensional poverty: Measures and frameworks to leave no one behind

A clear, practical guide showing how poverty goes beyond income, comparing global and local measures, and stressing the need for disaggregated data to uncover real inequalities in people’s lives.

• Guidance and Tools

Follow the money: Tracking humanitarian cash and voucher assistance

This webinar provides explores the state of tracking cash and voucher assistance (CVA) used during humanitarian crises.

• Research and Studies

Embracing Discomfort - A Call to Enable Finance for Climate-Change Adaptation in Conflict Settings

• Research and Studies

The Ukraine crisis and diverted aid: What we know so far

This factsheet looks at how the Ukraine crisis is reshaping global aid flows and what the evidence shows about diverted assistance

• Research and Studies

From “Innovation for Localization” to “Local Philanthropy, Localization and Power”: A learning report on collaboration across systems

• Research and Studies

Chinese lending to East Africa: What the numbers tell us

This report analyzes China’s US$7.3 billion loan commitments to East Africa, between 2015 and 2020, specifically to Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, showing how funds were distributed across countries and sectors, the terms of financing, and how China’s role compares with other major donors.

• Research and Studies

Climate adaptation investments in conflict-affected states

This paper aims to influence policy-makers in the climate, humanitarian and peace-building communities of practice, as well as country governments that are facing fragile and conflict-affected situations, to re-think the risks and increase financial allocations to the least developed country sub-group of fragile and conflict-affected states that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

• Research and Studies

Shocks to the system: Humanitarian financing and rising needs

This webinar consisted of presentations on the latest trends in global humanitarian assistance from UN OCHA and DI, followed by a discussion bringing together representatives from across the humanitarian community.

• Research and Studies

Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report 2022

• Research and Studies

ODA 2020–2021: key trends before and during emerging crises

This briefing reviews ODA trends during the Covid‑19 pandemic and Ukraine crisis, highlighting rising debt, inflation, and donor reallocations that risk reducing aid to the poorest countries.

• Research and Studies

Ineffectiveness, poor coordination, and corruption in humanitarian aid: The Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned
• Research and Studies

Country-Based Pooled Funds 2021 in Review

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

The anti-racist and decolonial framework

• Guidance and Tools

Turning commitments into action: Strengthening humanitarian funding for women and girls [Webinar]

This webinar unpacks the latest data on gender-related humanitarian financing and discusses what must be done for the humanitarian community to deliver on its commitments to women and girls.

• Research and Studies

UK aid: Trends in the quality and quantity of UK ODA

An analysis of recent trends in the volume and poverty focus of UK aid, examining how well UK ODA is targeted to the countries and people most in need.

• Research and Studies

Somalia 2022

Financing the Recovery: A Formative Evaluation of UNDP's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and SDG Financing

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Evaluation of the Peace and Stabilisation Fund

Funding for gender-relevant humanitarian response

• Research and Studies