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Practical steps to unlock systems change

Scott Hinkle, Systems Change Specialist at Wasafiri, explains that even the most complex systems can be shifted. Individuals and teams beginning to do just a few things differently can ultimately lead to meaningful change.
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A findings' wish list for the next edition of the State of the Humanitarian System

What are the findings ALNAP hopes to see in the next edition of the SOHS
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Keynote speech in macro trends in humanitarian assistance

ALNAP's Director discusses key changes and challenges occurring in the humanitarian sector.
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The humanitarian system on the high wire: a year on the road with The State of the Humanitarian System

Our SOHS 2022 authors reflect on key themes emerging following its publication
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“As women we have to demand to be heard, to give ourselves the licence to be more vocal. And the legitimacy that we have? We should never question it.”

Interview with Isabelle Moussard Carlsen, Head of OCHA in Afghanistan
- System-wide performance
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Ten Challenges Facing Humanitarians

ALNAP's chair reflects on how the sector needs to develop and how we can achieve it together.
- System-wide performance
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Systemic Approaches to Learning: what are they and why are they important?

At the heart of ALNAPs 25th Anniversary Spotlight on Learning series is the question of why some humanitarian learning contributes to powerful systemic change while other, equally important lessons remain …
- Learning
- System-wide performance
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Sexual exploitation: abusing a position of vulnerability

Nor do we wish for our decision to have any negative consequences for people in the sex industry, a view asserted by Sandvik in relation to the Nordic model of …
- System-wide performance
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Data gaps offer a deafening silence on global humanitarian reforms

Alice Obrecht is writing this blog in a personal capacity.Ask the CEO of a company if they would rather have bad performance data for their firm or no data at …
- System-wide performance
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What has happened with the academic commitments at the WHS?

This month marks three years since the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) was held in Turkey. Then, 63 humanitarian studies scholars in conjunction with the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) got …
- System-wide performance
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Mortality emergency threshold: A case for revision

Which mortality indicators should be used to declare an emergency?
- System-wide performance
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A Thought for World Humanitarian Day 2017

John Mitchell, Director if ALNAP until 2022, shares his thoughts on the precarious world we are living in.We humanitarians are a self-critical bunch. Independent evaluations, research studies, conferences and popular …
- System-wide performance
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Humanitarian financing: Where’s the system shift?

It’s been a busy year for humanitarian financing. In the midst of so many commitments, discussions, assessments, recommendations and appeals it can be hard to tell what’s really changed. Despite …
- System-wide performance
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New year, new you? What the WHS can learn from failed new year’s resolutions

Making the case for setting goals and monitoring progress.
- System-wide performance
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What do Donald Trump, Brexit and the humanitarian system have in common?

In 1965 Bob Dylan wrote a song called Ballad of the Thin Man about a Mr. Jones who was struggling to understand the changing world he saw around him. Dylan …
- System-wide performance
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Commitment gridlock at the World Humanitarian Summit: a three lane highway for delivering change

John Mitchell reflects on the outcomes of the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.
- System-wide performance
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One humanity, many visions

ALNAP's Alice Obrecht reflects on the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.
- System-wide performance
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A bucketful of UN reform

At the Global Forum in June 2015 the most popular recommendation by far was for the UN Secretary General to ‘reform UN agency mandates and roles to better meet the …
- System-wide performance
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Why engagement is not a one-size-fits-all matter

I remember ALNAP’s Annual Meeting in Addis fondly. As an INGO participant, it was a great experience to be part of the debates and to consider how they might be …
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Practical steps to unlock systems change

A findings' wish list for the next edition of the State of the Humanitarian System

Keynote speech in macro trends in humanitarian assistance

The humanitarian system on the high wire: a year on the road with The State of the Humanitarian System

“As women we have to demand to be heard, to give ourselves the licence to be more vocal. And the legitimacy that we have? We should never question it.”

Ten Challenges Facing Humanitarians

Systemic Approaches to Learning: what are they and why are they important?

Sexual exploitation: abusing a position of vulnerability

Data gaps offer a deafening silence on global humanitarian reforms

What has happened with the academic commitments at the WHS?

Mortality emergency threshold: A case for revision

A Thought for World Humanitarian Day 2017

Humanitarian financing: Where’s the system shift?

New year, new you? What the WHS can learn from failed new year’s resolutions

What do Donald Trump, Brexit and the humanitarian system have in common?

Commitment gridlock at the World Humanitarian Summit: a three lane highway for delivering change

One humanity, many visions

A bucketful of UN reform

Why engagement is not a one-size-fits-all matter