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…
The Grand Bargain Annual Meeting: What happened, and where do we go from here? By Brianna Guidorzi Last week, the Grand Bargain Annual Meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland. NEAR…
by Sandrina da Cruz, Solutions Director at NEAR This year’s NEAR Asia-Pacific Local Leaders Summit was a testament of the strength that is harnessed from adversity. What follows is an…
by the Asia-Pacific Local Leaders (APLL) with storywriting support by By Neha Fayaz Sheikh, APLL Intern and graduate of the Harvard University The global humanitarian system is broken. It is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Asia-Pacific Leaders Launch Kathmandu Covenant, declaring a New Era for Locally Led Humanitarian Aid The Asia-Pacific Local Leaders Summit in Nepal introduces community-governed AASHA Fund, demanding a…
by Sandrina da Cruz, Solutions Director We kicked off NEAR’s first Town Hall of 2025 with 120+ members! NEAR’s Executive Director, Hibak Kalfan delivered grounding remarks – contextualizing our gathering…
It seems that everyone has finally recovered from the whirlwind that is the European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) — back-to-back panels, side conversations, networking, influencing. For NEAR and our members –…
It has now been more than a year since the coup in Myanmar and formal access remains the biggest humanitarian challenge, particularly in conflict affected areas. While most international agencies…
