Grand Bargain beyond 2023
Five years after the Grand Bargain was agreed in 2016, the priorities and structures were revised by the Signatories in 2021, with an agreement to review them again in June 2023.
While substantial progress has been achieved in many of the commitments, it is also clear that significantly more work remains to be accomplished, especially at country level. Since the last revision of the Grand Bargain in 2021, humanitarian needs have grown further. In March 2023, the requirement of the global humanitarian response stood at US$54.2 billion, an increase compared to 2022, to target 240 million people out of 339 million requiring assistance. Humanitarian needs are driven, and exacerbated by, new crises, conflicts, climate change and natural disasters, and public health emergencies.
Many of the challenges we face today in the humanitarian sector can only be addressed through multi-stakeholder collaboration in fora such as the Grand Bargain, a unique platform that brings together all relevant humanitarian stakeholders.
Grounded in the findings of the Signatory survey and constituency consultations in 2022/2023, the Facilitation Group has proposed objectives, timeline and structure to address the current challenges. The original 51 commitments and linked 11 core commitments remain the foundational elements of the Grand Bargain.
This framework outlines:
1) The suggested scope and timeline for the future of the Grand Bargain beyond June 2023.
2) Suggestions for the governance, structure, accountability, and resourcing of the process.
The Facilitation Group hopes that the proposed scope, governance, structures, and accountability, will serve as a shared ambition to collectively work towards achieving our common goal: to address the challenges the sector faces and ensure the most efficient and effective use of resources to reduce the needs and to deliver the best outcomes for the affected populations.
The framework was endorsed by the Grand Bargain Signatories in June 2023.