HAI is one of the founders of The Alliance for Empowering Partnerships (A4EP), a network of organisations committed to rebalancing the humanitarian architecture and practices to enable locally-led responses. This position paper is a contribution to discussions during the ECOSOC meeting and side events from June 24-27 June, in Geneva. It has four attention points. […]
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The story of Meera
Meera is a Hindu refugee from Pakistan living in Majnu ka Tila camp. She met with an accident in 2010, broke her leg, and could never recover fully due to lack of money. Please read her full story here. She is in need of a sewing machine and also support for her treatment. Please click […]
A4EP seeks reform of the IASC Structure
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 It seems inappropriate to continue with structures which are outdated, reflect unequal power dynamics and do not reflect the current commitments to localisation.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 […]