The International Council of Voluntary Agencies has developed this note to support dialogue on strengthening principled and effective humanitarian action by non-governmental organizations during the COVID-19 response, with a focus on reinforcing local and

The presence of risk will always be a central part of the humanitarian space. While risk awareness often is clearly embedded in humanitarian work, risk management is not. In turn, the responsibility to people in need is clear in the humanitarian culture,

Localization is a product of a wide range of changes, and particularly those related to the type of organizations that are leading or delivering humanitarian assistance in emergencies. It also includes the ways in which these organizations work and the en

The need for localization has been widely endorsed by humanitarian actors, yet the reasons why are not always articulated. There are also a number of different interpretations of what localization of humanitarian action should entail. This briefing paper