2018 Humanitarian Accountability Report
On 1st October, the CHS Alliance, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), launched the 2018 edition of the Humanitarian Accountability Report in Geneva at the Humanitarium. The publication looks at the issue of change under the light of mainstream change theories, dissecting six topics to figure out what works (or doesn’t) and why, from cash transfer programming to localization and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). The report’s main findings are:
- The humanitarian sector has the standards and policies it needs to be effective. Change occurs when humanitarians apply and learn from the standards to which they have committed.
- It is people who drive change. Change occurs when people’s motivations and capacities are understood and considered.
- Change occurs when those working in the humanitarian sector transcend existing power dynamics and acknowledge diversity; it happens when humanitarians value the contributions of crisis-affected people and communities.
- Culture is a vector of change. Change takes place when humanitarians are open to new and different approaches, and embrace failure as an opportunity to learn and improve.
- Change occurs through smallscale, concrete actions that are continuously revised and adapted, rather than top-down, large-scale action plans.
- New technologies offer unprecedented opportunities. Change takes place when humanitarians use technology to better engage with each other and with crisis-affected people.
The report is also available in French, in addition, two supporting materials can be downloaded:
Hard copies can be ordered here.
The next edition of the HAR will be launched on 6 October 2020.