Evaluating humanitarian action

Synthesis and meta-analysis of findings from crisis-specific inter-agency humanitarian evaluations covering the period 2015-2025

The IAHE Synthesis exercise pulls together the findings from seven interagency humanitarian evaluations (IAHEs) covering nine different crisis contexts between 2015 – 2025.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Adaptation des critères de l’OCDE pour l’évaluation de l’action humanitaire

• Guidance and Tools

Impacts of climate hazards on agriculture in Nyumanzi Settlement – Adjumani District

This brief highlights how extreme heat, drought, and flooding are affecting agricultural livelihoods in Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement.

• Research and Studies

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

تقرير موجز عن التقييم الاستراتيجي لنهج البرنامج إزاء الاستهداف وتحديد الأولويات للمساعدات الغذائية والتغذوية

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Informe resumido de la evaluación estratégica de los enfoques del PMA en materia de selección de beneficiarios y establecimiento de prioridades para la asistencia alimentaria y nutricional Resumen

Esta evaluación estratégica examinó la pertinencia, adecuación y eficacia de los enfoques del PMA en materia de selección de beneficiarios y establecimiento de prioridades para la asistencia alimentaria y nutricional, en un contexto de necesidades crecientes y recursos menguantes.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Rapport succinct de l’évaluation des approches suivies par le PAM en matière de ciblage et d’établissement des priorités aux fins de l’assistance alimentaire et nutritionnelle

La présente évaluation stratégique visait à analyser la pertinence, l’adéquation et l’efficacité des approches suivies par le PAM en matière de ciblage et d’établissement des priorités aux fins de l’assistance alimentaire et nutritionnelle en cette période d’augmentation des besoins et de contraction des ressources.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

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

This strategic evaluation assessed the relevance, appropriateness and effectiveness of WFP’s approaches to targeting and prioritization for food and nutrition assistance in a time of rising needs and shrinking resources, covering the period from 2019 to 2025.

• 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 WFP’s Supply Chain Strategic Roadmap (2022–2025)

This evaluation assessed the roadmap’s contribution to guiding the strategic direction of WFP’s supply chain; its efficiency; its results in terms of WFP’s work in leading emergency response, strengthening national systems and providing services to partners; and how the ambitions underpinning the road map were supported by strategic enablers.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Learning from Oxfam's partnership-centered response in Ukraine

This learning review examines Oxfam’s partnership-centered humanitarian response in Ukraine since 2022, designed to support local humanitarian leadership (LHL) and feminist principles.

• 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

Evaluación del plan estratégico para el país del PMA en Guatemala 2021–2025

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

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Evaluation of Armenia WFP Country Strategic Plan 2019–2025

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

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Evaluation of Plan International’s Ukraine humanitarian response in Moldova, Poland and Romania

Independent evaluation of Plan International’s DEC 2B Ukraine response for children and communities.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Global humanitarian overview 2025

• Research and Studies

Women's Humanitarian Leadership Fund: Lessons on power, trust and impact

This report captures the Women's Humanitarian Leadership Funds learning journey on localisation and women's humanitarian leadership enabled through trust-based, flexible funding.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

The drylands of tomorrow: Pathways to prosperity, peace and resilience

This synthesis report brings together key SPARC learnings around the challenges and opportunities facing pastoralism and agriculture in the drylands.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Aid at a crossroads: Adapting to drylands realities

This synthesis report outlines practical ways to make aid in fragile drylands more flexible, locally grounded and effective.

• Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Local government-led anticipatory action: Lessons from Mali and Uganda

This report examines examples of anticipatory actions led by local authorities, drawing on case studies in Mali and Uganda.

• Research and Studies