The composition of the IASC membership remains as per established in 2008, well before the World Humanitarian Summit and the Grand Bargain Commitments. It seems inappropriate to continue with structures which are outdated, reflect unequal power dynamics and do not reflect the current commitments to localisation. Although both ICVA and InerAction have local and national […]
A4EP Statement on Cyclone IDAI
HAI is one of the conveners of Alliance for Empowering Partnerships (A4EP) – a global network on humanitarian advocacy. A4EP has issued it statement on Cyclone Idai to remind the international actors about the localisation commitments they have made. The statement asks for the following: The international headquarters of the GB and C4C signatories should […]
Kunwar Ram
Kunwar Ram is an eight-year-old boy from Tando Allayhar in Pakistan who was born completely blind. Kunwar was born to Hindu parents, Raja Ram and Radhe, who were forced to flee Pakistan in 2014 due to religious persecution. After arriving in India, Kunwar was taken to Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital where he was diagnosed […]
Agenda for Humanity self-report – 2018
Agenda for Humanity, consisting five core commitments and 25 transformational changes, is one of the key outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit held in May 2016 in Istanbul. HAI also submitted its voluntary commitments against the transformational changes, and keeps reporting on the progresses on the annual basis. The third annual report has now been […]
Equal partners not only passengers
Alliance for Empowering Partnership (A4EP) is a global network of CSOs to undertake humanitarian advocacy, particularly around the localisation process. HAI is one of the founding members of A4EP. The network is releasing its Position Paper on the Grand Bargain (GB) process. The achievements on the GB commitments have been sporadic and inadequate. This paper […]