Transfers to Local/National Responders: Funding vs in-kind

Based on Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) data on UN agencies sub-grants to implementing partners in 2014, it is demonstrated that cash-grants to local and national responders ranged between 4 and 22%. Based on this data, only one out of the seven UN agencies examined was close to the WHS Grand Bargain commitment of providing at least 25% of funding to local and national responders by 2020. In contrast, if “funding” flows in the form of estimated in-kind transfers are considered, six out of the seven UN agencies easily reached the Grand Bargain target already back in 2014.