A reference tool for policymakers and practitioners to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of programming.The aim of this report is to provide a reference tool for policymakers and practitioners, both Grand Bargain Signatories and non-Signatories, with examples of the way funding is and could be provided to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of programming.
This report, developed by Development Initiatives (DI), provides a comprehensive analysis of trends in humanitarian funding and reform efforts in 2023, highlighting critical challenges and shifts. Despite historically high levels of international humanitarian assistance, with funding over $43 billion, a significant funding gap remains.
Why not local? INGO statement on the urgent need to accelerate progress and accountability towards local leadership of humanitarian action Ahead of the Grand Bargain Annual Meeting, 35 CEOs from international NGOs and INGO platforms are issuing a joint statement outlining a call on the international community – notably donor governments, INGOs and UN agencies – to urgently accelerate efforts to promote and demonstrate equitable partnership with diverse local civil society organizations in humanitarian action.
Scaling up Humanitarian Innovative Financing (HIF) is one of the priorities of the GB 3.0 framework that was discussed at the Strategic Dialogue on Innovative Financing, led by Ambassador Koehler in June.
Below is a compilation of all the self-reports submitted by Grand Bargain signatories for the 2024 Self-Reporting Cycle. Through an online platform, signatories provided data on key indicators, including quality funding, localisation, participation, risk-sharing, gender, and caucus outcomes. As of mid-September, 61 Signatories had completed their self-reports, consisting of 24 donors, 20 INGOs/Networks, 9 UN agencies, 2 Red Cross/Red Crescent organizations, 2 inter-governmental organisations and 4 Local NGO Networks.
In early 2024, a letter was sent by Grand Bargain Ambassador Bessler, former Grand Bargain EP Jan Egeland, and NEAR Executive Director Hibak Kalfan requesting updates from caucus members o funding for localisation, particularly regarding their progress on roadmap development aimed at achieving the 25% localisation target.
