Future of Humanitarian Financing - discussion paper

Through its Task Team on Humanitarian Financing, members of the  Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), led by a Steering Group of CAFOD, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and WorldVision International,  initiated a 6 month research process to examine the Future of Humanitarian Financing (FHF).  The FHF process included a series of 5 regional cross-sectoral dialogue events in late 2014/early 2015 which brought together individuals together individuals from local and international civil society, UN agencies and funds, local and international businesses, regional organisations and governments. Dialogue participants were invited to think about, debate and propose solutions to the current challenges in financing response to humanitarian needs. Insights and emerging consensus coming out of the five dialogues inform the core content  and spirit of the report. Additional desk research and interviews with experts were also undertaken. Finally, an expert advisory group was convened to debate and comment on an initial draft of the report and feedback from IASC member agencies invited.