In 2023, 49 international and national NGO networks—including consortia and fora—represented the NGO community in 27 out of 28 humanitarian operations. Yemen was the only operation not reporting an NGO network in 2023, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Syria (Damascus) each saw the addition of an NNGO network, thereby increasing the number of NGO networks in each of these operations from one to two (one NNGO and one INGO). This reflects a continued strong presence of NGO networks in nearly all operational contexts. Of the 49 reported networks, 41 per cent comprised INGO networks, another 41 per cent were NNGO networks, and 18 per cent were joint INGO and NNGO networks. National NGO networks were active in 16 out of 28 operations, underscoring the significant role of national NGOs in humanitarian coordination.
NGO networks were represented in 96 per cent of HCTs in 2023, up from 93 per cent in 2022. NGO network representation in ICCGs also increased slightly, from 43 per cent in 2022 to 46 per cent in 2023.