ALNAP’s regular flagship report assesses the size, shape and performance of the humanitarian sector over time.
The State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS) report is the only independent, longitudinal study of humanitarian aid performance.
Produced since 2010 and covering 5 editions, the SOHS draws together a huge body of evidence including exclusive research with crisis-affected people and practitioners, and a synthesis of all publicly available evaluations of humanitarian response.
We have already started work on the 2026 study. We have published the 2026 SOHS Inception report.
The SOHS is an indispensable resource for humanitarian policy makers and users of evidence, providing a robust assessment and a comprehensive picture of the trends in funding, resource flows, staffing and organisations.
“Thanks to ALNAP, we can look at ourselves in the mirror every few years in the State of the Humanitarian System Report.”
Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow at Las Casas Institute for Social Justice, University of Oxford.
Following the launch of our new web platform, the previous SOHS microsite and e-reader is no longer available. Below you can find all the content from the SOHS microsite including online and downloadable versions, as well as shorter resources such as briefings and key facts and figures.
