Dhaka and Coxsbazar, 9th January 2023 Subject:  “DG ECHO can minimize the Gap between Policy and Practice in Localization” Feedback from CCNF (www.cxb-cso-ngo.org) and BDCSOProcess(www.bd-cso-ngo.net ) on draft EU paper “Promoting Equal Partnership with Local Responders in Humanitarian Settings: Guidance Note (December 2022).” We welcome the paper, paper is encouraging for the local CSO/NGOs, we […]

The twin earthquakes 7.7 and 7.5 magnitude and its’ aftershocks that hit southern Turkey and Northern Syria on Monday 6th February has impacted over 23 million people. It is estimated that over 35,000 people have already lost their lives and those numbers are raising by the day. Thousands are injured with life changing consequences and […]

In 2015, when OCHA put the total funding requirements at $19.8 billion, only $10.9 billion was provided by donors, leaving a 45% shortfall.1 The previous UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon acknowledged this gap and announced the creation of a “High-Level Panel”, to consider new ways and opportunities to address the funding gap.” The Panel in its […]