Literature monitoring

Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2026 (GHA), ALNAP, 2026

The Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2026 shows an unprecedented contraction in humanitarian funding, resulting in millions of people in crisis without assistance and backsliding on promised reforms.

https://alnap.org/help-library/resources/global-humanitarian-assistance-gha-report-2026/

Oppression, liberation and humanitarianism in Palestine, Myanmar and Sudan, Nora Hassanien & al., HPG Report, ODI Global, 2026

This paper examines how historical and contemporary settler colonialism, compounded by predatory capitalism, drive extreme violence and vast humanitarian needs in Palestine, Myanmar and Sudan. A core argument is that humanitarians cannot ignore these dynamics of oppression that are propped up by continuous external reinforcement, particularly military, financial, tech and diplomatic, often from many of the same states that fund the humanitarian response in each country. Humanitarian action cannot replace social and political movements, but it must better navigate structures of power. The humanitarian principles provide a basis for solidarity and engaging with contentious issues, rather than avoiding them.

https://odi.org/en/publications/oppression-liberation-and-humanitarianism-in-palestine-myanmar-and-sudan/

Advancing local leadership through humanitarian pooled funds, HELP, CHA, 2026

What does local leadership look like in the context of pooled funds and funding facilities? This paper explores this question across three key dimensions: access to funds, decision-making, and equitable partnerships. More specifically, the equitable partnerships’ dimension consists of risk sharing, two-way accountability, and recognition of local expertise. For each dimension, the paper outlines practical steps that actors involved in, or planning to engage with, pooled funds can take to remove barriers to local leadership within and through these mechanisms.

https://www.chaberlin.org/en/publications/advancing-local-leadership-through-humanitarian-pooled-funds-2/