Humanitarian response is “woefully underresourced”: it faces a financing gap of an estimated US$ 15 billion. At the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, more than 30 major donors and aid organisations agreed on the adoption of the Grand Bargain, a package of reforms that would seek to reduce the financing gap by improving the delivery and efficiency of aid. One year afterwards, donors and aid organisations reported on the extent to which they have followed up on their Grand Bargain commitments.
This report, an independent assessment of the progress made to date, is based on 44 self-reports submitted by June 1, 2017; 80 interviews with signatories (including all co-conveners) and experts; consultations with over 40 non-signatory NGOs; the inputs of eight thematic experts consulted by the authors; and a review of secondary sources.
