Cracks in the machine: Is the humanitarian system fit for purpose?

Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) 2026: Discussion Paper

This proposal charts a path for the HPC during a time of incredible uncertainty, enabling humanitarian partners to carry out a lighter HPC that still produces critical shared understanding, focus, advocacy and action.

20 August 2025

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

• Guidance and Tools

DFID’s approach to value for money – Guidance for external partners

June 2020

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

• Guidance and Tools

Criteria for inclusion of reported humanitarian contributions into OCHA's Financial Tracking Service database, and for donor / appealing agency reporting to FTS

26 January 2017

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

• Guidance and Tools

Guidance on integrating the principles of leaving no one behind and reaching the furthest behind in UNFPA evaluations

11 July 2022

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• Guidance and Tools