Thread by @benramalingam

How has the international humanitarian response to Ukraine engaged & supported national & local actors?

@HumOutcomes, working with the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub, have generated timely evidence on this critical issue.

Read the report: bit.ly/HO_UKHIH and 🧵👇🏾(1/7)

The Ukraine humanitarian crisis response is overwhelmingly led by Ukrainian
🇺🇦 NGOs
🇺🇦 CSOs
🇺🇦 Volunteer groups
#Localisation (2/7)

 The #Ukraine crisis is the most well-funded emergency of 2022, but as of May ’22, only 0.5% went to government and 0.0003% to National NGOs directly (3/7)

So far, #GrandBargain localisation principles have been forgotten or ignored:
❌ 25% local funding: <0.6% as of May ‘22
❌ funding tools for local & national response: non-existent / not applied
❌ reduce barriers that block partnerships: institutional walls still up (4/7)

There is an urgent need to prioritise scale-up of humanitarian cash, filling gaps in govt support by linking to social protection and other support - mental health, child protection, employment (5/7)

#Localisation next steps: 
🇺🇦Increase field-level funding with minimum req’mts for local groups
🇺🇦Replace one-size-fits-all compliance with fit-for-purpose approach
🇺🇦Establish cross-org platform to learn, share ideas and navigate common challenges
Full recommendations👇🏾 (6/7)

The lessons for Ukraine apply much more widely across humanitarian response.

The catastrophic events of the past few months demand that the humanitarian sector adjust, adapt, and focus on national and local actors in Ukraine - and around the world.

If not now, when?

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