Acknowledgments
The authors of this report are Mike Pearson, Kirsty Lazer, Suzanna Nelson-Pollard, Umutcan Yüksel, Daniel Walton and Niklas Rieger.
We are grateful to all those who have contributed to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2026. At ALNAP: Sarah Unsworth, project manager; Mike Pearson, data analysis lead; Kirsty Lazer, Umutcan Yüksel, Daniel Walton and Niklas Rieger, freelance research and analysis; Juliet Parker, editorial guidance; Amanda Farrant, Molly Maple and Wairimu Wanjau, communications and engagement, with support from Anna Hope at Global Nation.
The report was designed by Alice Hale, with charts and infographics by Rory Seaford Design, and copy edited by Rebecca Hills.
Other contributors:
Research of the cash and voucher assistance section in Chapter 3: CALP Network, with special thanks to Rory Crew.
Marisa Althaus at HEKS/EPER; Ignacio Arteche Prieto at Dutch Relief Alliance; Nahith Beegam and Sudhanshu S Singh at Humanitarian Aid International; Martina Buonincontri at the Food and Agriculture Organization; Haroon Cash at Islamic Relief Worldwide; Mia Chartouni at DanChurchAid; Desideria Cosi at World Food Programme; David Coveney at GOAL; Jo Cribbin at Tearfund; Stephanie Dei and Papa Kofi Konah Siaw at International Organization for Migration; Cheryl Donahoe, Lizz Harrison and Andrea Teebagy at Oxfam; Dorian Druelle at UNICEF; Tiphaine Dupont at Solidarités International; Martina Favaretto at International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Josephine Ferreiro and Mia Gargantiel at UNFPA; Marisol Gajardo at Médecins Sans Frontières; Jean-Michel Grand and Catherine Skehan at Action Against Hunger UK; Camille Gryson at ACTED; Hannah Hackney at Disasters Emergency Committee; Luis Jabonero at Action Against Hunger Spain; Douglas McKean at Mercy Corps; Kirsi Mettala, Sara Meyer and James Rumble at Plan International; Benjamin Moore and Lia Pozzi at UNRWA; Michael Mosselmans and Andrew Weatherhogg at Christian Aid; Jean-Bernard Palthey at Medair; Karine Pardé at War Child UK; Valentina Rosa at International Committee of the Red Cross; Espen Ruud at Norwegian Refugee Council; Sayyeda Salam at Concern Worldwide; Tom Shelton at Humanity & Inclusion UK; Sophie Valynseele at CARE International; Gary Verburg at World Renew; Pierre Vischioni at Danish Refugee Council; Richard Walker at People in Need; Wan Suen So at World Vision.
We are deeply grateful for the support of the report’s funders and their sustained commitment to independent data and evidence for the humanitarian sector: Global Affairs Canada, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, and the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO). We are also thankful to the wider ALNAP network for its support and engagement.
