Embedding good governance in the WHS Synthesis Report: A spotlight on the evidence
Theme: Effectiveness
Among the significant achievements of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) process to date has been to gather a body of evidence and...
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Localising humanitarian response can help better meet the needs of crisis affected people
Theme: Effectiveness
Local organisations such as National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and national NGOs are among the first responders to disasters and...
Countdown to the World Humanitarian Summit
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: THE COUNTDOWN TO WHS HAS STARTED! 278 days to the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit! Behind us: 2 years, 8...
Stories of humanity: World Humanitarian Day 2015
Theme: Innovation
Around the world, humanitarian action is saving lives every day. Today over 100 million women, men and children need daily life-saving humanitarian assistance....
Supporting the first steps to innovation
Theme: Innovation
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” Albert Einstein In the journey of an...
Humanitarian effectiveness: Delivering an appropriate response in an ageing world
Theme: Effectiveness
Today, about 12% of the world’s population is aged 60 or over. By 2050, there will be 2 billion older people –...
Sean Lowrie: Shifting Power in the System
Theme: Effectiveness
The World Humanitarian Summit is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it has challenged the Start Network Member Agencies in fundamental ways. It has...
Young humanitarians: Calling world leaders, are you listening?
Theme: Effectiveness
During the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and Liberia, I witnessed the power of young people as leaders – and life savers...
Scouts Providing Relentless Support to the Rescue and Recovery Efforts in Nepal
Theme: Risk
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) counts more than 40 million members, young people who regularly and consistently respond to...
Alastair Ager and Joey Ager: Why humanitarianism doesn’t get religion…and why it needs to
Theme: Effectiveness
“Secularism is not the future; it is yesterday’s incorrect vision of the future.” David Brooks’ words back in 2003 spoke of the...