Accountability to affected populations has been a long-standing discussion in the aid sector. During the World Humanitarian summit in 2016 there was a renewed call to accelerate progress. Commitment 6 of the Grand Bargain urges humanitarian actors to enable a ‘participation revolution’ i.e. “include people receiving aid in decisions which affect their lives”. The Core Humanitarian Standard encourages humanitarian actors to create situations where “communities and people affected by crisis know their rights and entitlements, have access to information and participate in decisions that affect them.” [Download Brochure]
“Grand Bargain: Accelerating Transformational Change Beyond 2026 – Expanding the autonomy and space for locally led humanitarian actions”
The world has dramatically changed since the inception of the Grand Bargain in 2016. In light of the current needs
