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Guest blog from Rajeev Jha, Programme Director at Humanitarian Aid International and Start Network Member, who shares key reflections after attending COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

A reflection by Albashir Adan Ibrahim of Organization for Sustainable Development Africa (OSDA) on the recent Hub Fellowship 2024

This year’s Group of Seven (G7) Presidency is under the Italian leadership. In its 2024 agenda, the year-long Italian tenure - which involves technical, ministerial, and high-level discussions - has focused on emerging economies, the climate-energy…

This Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2024 session, ‘Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Management: Impact, Opportunities, and Way Forward’ unpacked the role of anticipatory action in disaster risk management, and how different stages…

At the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW), we are bringing diverse voices from our global network and key allies to challenge the humanitarian status quo.

Start Network is launching the #StartLocal - a live repository that compiles examples of locally led work.

Humanitarian crises are on the rise. This is not a surprise for people working in the international aid sector; we have seen an increase in the number and scale of these around the world.

The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis. Join the events Start Network is participating in between 7 and 17 November and share our key messages and policy asks.

Start Network has launched three new grants that will enable members to access funds in order to accelerate locally led anticipatory action and community-led approaches to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. 

Start Network is participating in six events during COP26 read on to see how you can join us.

Start Network is calling on world leaders at COP26 to help ensure the humanitarian sector is better prepared to deal with more intense and severe climate crises.

Yesterday's announcement at the G7 summit included a package of support from the UK, Germany and the USA to scale up pre-arranged finance to protect the world’s most vulnerable communities against the impacts of climate change. This is a necessary…