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We are a movement of local and national civil society organisations (CSOs) from the Global South, rooted in our communities, who are transforming aid through the collective power of the Global South.
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Transforming INGO Practice and Responsibility
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Building More Locally Led Aid Ecosystems
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We’re transforming aid — not by asking politely, but by building it differently.
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A flexible, demand-driven and locally-led and governed pooled funding mechanism.
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2025 NEAR Annual Report
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Delivering an ecosystem approach to humanitarian action
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Redefining the Role: What NEAR Members Need from the UN
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Locally-led Pooled Funds in the Global South: What the evidence shows
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When the Future Began to Look Like Us: A Global South-Led Vision for Solidarity, Self-Sufficiency, and Sustainability
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Statement of solidarity with communities and local leaders in the Middle East
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Building More Locally-Led Aid Ecosystems
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“Co-investigators but with different power”: Local voices on the localization of humanitarian research
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Accountability Review
Under Pressure: How INGOs are responding to the aid funding crisis and what it reveals about the fragility of localisation commitments
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