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For a humanitarian system to be effective and accountable, decision-making power must be in the hands of the people affected by crises.

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…

Every humanitarian organisation is committed to learning, to improving our individual and collective performance to better serve people affected by crises. And as ALNAP’s State of the Humanitarian System report shows, the sector has achieved a slow…

In humanitarian and disaster response efforts, LGBTQIA+ individuals are among the most vulnerable yet least visible

Start Ready contributes to a more locally led and anticipatory humanitarian system by building Disaster Risk Financing systems through networks of members at the national level, ensuring these systems are governed and owned by national stakeholders,…

At the recent COP28 summit, the UK government allocated a substantial £100 million to tackle climate change, focusing on supporting at-risk communities - of which £6 million will be dedicated to protecting Senegal, Somalia, Madagascar and Zimbabwe…

COP28, the much-anticipated climate change conference, has ended. The expectations for this global conference were immense and due to the complexity of the problems and the multifaceted sectors it convenes, there have been substantial criticism in…

This blog is written from the perspective of someone working in an international humanitarian network, speaking to others in international humanitarian institutions.

The Start Network membership of more than 80 local, national, and international aid organisations is deeply worried by the current humanitarian crisis as a result of the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

FOREWARN Bangladesh, in association with Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific, is running the first-ever disaster hackathon in Bangladesh. It has announced its top 8 teams from across public, private, and international universities.

The Howden Group Foundation has pledged £400,000 to Start Network in line with its commitment to support scalable and sustainable solutions that build the resilience of disproportionately affected communities to climate change around the world.

A locally led humanitarian system is only possible through innovating, experimenting and testing different ways of working.