The Grand Bargain (GB) Annual Meeting 2024 was held on October 16-17 in Geneva, bringing together donor countries, UN agencies, I/NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, and local actors, who were central to the discussions. The GB Principal and Sherpa,...
Bangladesh is temporarily sheltering over one million Rohingya refugee/FDMNs from Myanmar, while being compelled to assuming enormous amounts of her limited resources to meet costs and impacts incurred upon her economy, society, and environment. To avoid irreversibility of such...
Since the World Humanitarian Summit 2016, the discussion on locally led humanitarian action has evolved considerably. The debate has become more nuanced in many ways, and with respect to intermediaries, the discussion has become less polarised and more constructive....
International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) is a global network of nongovernment organisations (NGOs) whose mission is to make humanitarian action more principled and effective by working collectively and independently to influence policy and practice. Established in 1962, ICVA...
Guidance note on ways that the arrangements between donors and international intermediaries can promote Grand Bargain localisation goals.
This guidance note is intended to provide guidance as to how arrangements1 between donors, and UN agencies, INGOs and other international humanitarian...
এই ফ্রেমওয়ার্ক এবং এর প্রক্রিয়া সম্পর্কে ব্যাখ্যাগত ১ ফ্রেবুয়ারি ২০২১ তারিখ এমিনেন্ট পার্সন, ফেসিলিটেশন গ্রুপ মন্ত্রীবর্গ এবং প্রধানগণ ভবিষ্যত গ্রান্ড বার্গেইন নিয়ে সভায় এনেক্স হিসেবে ৪ পাতার একটি সাধারণ নির্দেশনা অনুমোদন করেন।একটি ফলোআপ হিসেবে, ফেসিলিটেশন গ্রুপ, গ্রান্ড বার্গেইনের মাধ্যমে...
“The Duty of Care is fundamental. How do we expect to care for affected populations if we’re not taking care of our own?” Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Director, COAST Foundation.