This year World Humanitarian Day is focusing on how the world came together in Istanbul in May to commit to helping 130 million people currently in need of humanitarian assistance. So today, we take a look at how the Start Fund is helping to enable more effective humanitarian response.
The current clamour for more international humanitarian aid to be channelled through local organisations is nothing new, says Steve Williams, head of programmes for the Start Network.
Shahida Arif, Regional Learning Advisor for Pakistan and Bangladesh, Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP), on the recent DEPP conference in Islamabad.
Anne Street, Head of Humanitarian Policy at CAFOD tells us about the Charter4Change.
Response to disasters should involve careful risk management, rather than the current emotional, headline-grabbing state of affairs. This is what the authors of a new book ‘Dull Disasters’ are advocating for.
Helen Asnake discusses the recent learning hub event in Ethiopia with partners of the Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme.
Start Network partner CDAC Network enables its members to come together to ensure that communities affected by crises are communicated with effectively and actively engaged in decisions about the relief and recovery efforts in their country.
Three more Start Fund Decision Making Groups have been set up in Senegal, Cameroon and DRC, Kat Reichel tells us more.
Paul Currion discusses the risks and challenges of Start Network’s blockchain project.
Start Network’s Deirdre O'Sullivan-Winks discusses Start Network’s efforts to showcase the significance of climate insurance in reducing humanitarian need at the World Humanitarian Summit.
