This is the official website of the Grand Bargain, a unique agreement between some of the largest donors and humanitarian organisations who have committed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the humanitarian action, in order to get more means into the hands of people in need.
While the Grand Bargain is a separate and independent process from the IASC, the official website is hosted by the IASC structure, and maintained by the Grand Bargain Secretariat.
Summary Note - Facilitation Group Sherpa meeting with Grand Bargain Ambassadors
We are pleased to present the summary note from the third quarterly Facilitation Group Sherpa meeting with Grand Bargain Ambassadors which took place on 12 June 2024 >> Click here to read more
Virutal Dialogue with Signatories
On 20 June 2024, Grand Bargain Ambassadors Jemilah Mahmood and Michael Koehler, along with the Facilitation Group (FG) Co-Chair Hazel de Wet (UNICEF), held a virtual meeting with Grand Bargain Signatories. >> Click here to read the summary note
Guidance on Grand Bargain structures: Caucuses and Communities of Practice
We are pleased to share with you the Guidance on Grand Bargain structures: Caucuses and Communities of Practice. >> Click here to read the guidance
Recent news - Biweekly update from the Grand Bargain
This is a recap of the most recent news, updated on a biweekly basis. >> Click here to read the news
Updates from the Grand Bargain caucuses
Caucuses were established to focus on specific strategic issues in an ad hoc manner, with clear objectives and a limited timeframe. >> Click here to read the latest updates from caucuses
Recent news
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LOCAL joins the Grand Bargain as a Signatory -
Driving Policy Change - Update on FCDO Donor Dialogue on Localisation process and follow-up -
Summary Note - Strategic Dialogue on Innovative Financing - 24 June 2024 -
Summary Note - Dialogue between Grand Bargain Ambassadors, the Facilitation Group and Signatories - 20 June 2024 -
Summary Note - Facilitation Group Sherpa meeting with Grand Bargain Ambassadors - 12 June 2024
As part of the preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in 2016, the High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing sought solutions to close the humanitarian financing gap. Their report made recommendations to shrink the needs, deepen and broaden the resource base for humanitarian action, and to improve delivery. In relation to the latter recommendation, the report suggested “a Grand Bargain between the big donors and humanitarian organisations in humanitarian aid”. The Grand Bargain, launched during the WHS in Istanbul in May 2016, is a unique agreement between some of the largest donors and humanitarian organisations who have committed to get more means into the hands of people in need and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the humanitarian action. Currently 67 Signatories (25 Member States, 26 NGOs, 12 UN agencies, two Red Cross/Red Crescent movements, and two inter-governmental organisations) are working across workstreams and caucuses to implement the commitments.
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Canada shows it's possible: Systematically providing overhead costs to partners
June 2023
The Grand Bargain emphasises strengthening local and national responders in humanitarian efforts, making actions more local, and supporting overhead costs. Canada demonstrates this by implementing funding guidelines for NGOs, including overhead costs for local partners, and collaborating with donors for an accountable and sustainable response system.
How do humanitarian organisations ensure affected people are part of the decision-making?
February 2023
As part of the Grand Bargain’s commitments, participation is the one, which can shift the power to the communities. In humanitarian operations, the Signatories have been implementing their commitments through different approaches: examples from various actors, such as the UNRWA, International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Food Programme, and the Norwegian Refugee Council have been developing community-driven programmes showing evidence that participation is happening.
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Implementation of the Grand Bargain commitments in 2022
Click on the bubbles to find out how the Signatories implemented the commitments in 2022.
The Grand Bargain Secretariat is supported by EU/DG ECHO, Germany/GFFO, and hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council/NORCAP.
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