By Hibak Kalfan Opinion: As the aid ecosystem faces seismic changes, international groups must recognize that local systems of solidarity already exist — and their right to support these systems must…
Ten years on, localisation promises by the international aid system remain unfinished. But across the Global South, local and national organisations continue to organise and adapt. They bring trust, relationships…
The Advisory Panel on the Future of Humanitarian Action, facilitated by NEAR and ODI Global/HPG has spent recent months consulting on its Vision Paper across the sector. A central part…
The Asia and the Pacific Local Leaders (APLL) reaffirmed its collective commitment in driving a bold, politically grounded localisation agenda – the Regional Humanitarian Partnership Week 2025 (RHPW 2025). Co-Authored…
Makhmali is a 50-year-old widow living in the mountainous municipality of Panchpokhari Thangpal in the Sindhupalchok district of North Nepal. Her two children live and work away from home. In…
CORE FUND – Nepal’s Fund for Resilience, Building Resilience in the Heart of the Himalayas by Surya Narayan Shrestha, Vrinda Dar and Falastin Omar Download PDF here. Nepal ranks among…
Before the Planting: Preparing the Soil for Localisation’s Next Harvest With Eric Onyango, Shahida Arif, Lulseged Mekonnen, Jonas Habimana, Nancy Sitima Nairobi turns 125 years old this year, its quasquicentennial…
//English below// Reflexiones de la Asamblea Regional de América Latina y el Caribe: Unidos para centrar las comunidades como el corazón de la acción humanitaria La IV Asamblea de América…
“We know that the people are in need:” Stopping at nothing to serve flood survivors in Afghanistan When flash floods hit Afghanistan’s Baghlan province in 2024, damaging homes and washing…
The world needs locally led emergency response Here’s how the Change Fund is fueling the aid system’s most effective local interventions Kaseyni is a port town on the shores of…
