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Strategy 2026-2030: Learning Together to Transform Solidarity in the Face of Contemporary Crises
							Groupe URD has published its new strategy for 2026–2030. It is the result of a participatory process that involved the Groupe URD team—both staff and volunteers—from the fall of 2024 through the winter of 2025. It was drafted and finalized at a pivotal moment for the international solidarity sector, which allowed for adjustments to the new landscape and will necessarily require revisions as the situation evolves.						

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The new version of COMPASS is now available !

After 20 years of PDFs and methodological guides, our quality and accountability method is now a wiki: dynamic, free, and enriched by your contributions. There, you’ll find [...]

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Join us for the Collectif Altérités Exchange Day!

The Collectif Altérités, a French-speaking network bringing together individuals committed to transforming cultures, practices, and approaches in mental health and [...]

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Article: Reimagining MEAL Practices to Support Complex System Innovations

Publication

Véronique de Geoffroy and Pablo Servigne

Mutual aid in times of crisis collection: Global Report “Recognise and Strengthen the Mutual Ties That Save Us”

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Calendar

Organised by URD

The 14 September 2026 - Online, 4 pm - 5:25 pm

Webinar : Environmental screening – lessons learnt from the ‘MERA pilot’ project in Burkina Faso and the way forward

The Humanitarian Environment Network (REH) invites you to its next public webinar, focusing on rapid environmental screening tools in international aid. [...]

Studies and research

Meetings of the Inter-University Network for the Social and Solidarity Economy (RIUESS)

Charly Camilien Victor, a research and evaluation officer at Groupe URD, took part in the RIUESS conference at the University of Western Brittany (UBO) in Brest from 20 to 22 [...]

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The 25 June 2026 - Online

REH Forum: ‘Green, but at what cost? The energy transition and critical minerals’ (in French)

The next Humanitarian Environment Network (REH) Forum will take place on 25 June 2026, online. It will focus in particular on the topic of the energy transition, exploring the [...]

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Networks

The "Collectif Altérités" Network

Le Collectif Altérités is a French-speaking network of practitioners, researchers, and engaged actors working in mental health and ps [...]

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Tools

The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), 2024

Guide "Agile or adaptive management", 2020

COMPASS handbook, 2018

Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers, 2009

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Groupe URD in the Sahel

Groupe URD, a think-tank for humanitarian action

Founded in 1993, Groupe URD is an independent think tank that specialises in analysing practices and developing policies for the humanitarian sector. Our multi-disciplinary expertise, based on continual field visits to crisis and post-crisis contexts, provides us with insight into the functioning of the sector as a whole. We believe in sharing knowledge and collective learning, and we help aid actors to improve the quality of their programmes.

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