Networks, platforms, and other mechanisms

NGO networks

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.


Humanitarian-development-peace collaboration platforms

Twelve operations reported having joint humanitarian-development-peace coordination platforms in 2023. Ethiopia, Honduras, Syria (Damascus), and Venezuela established platforms in 2023, while platforms in Haiti, Myanmar, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe were active in 2022 but not in 2023. These platforms ordinarily bring together a broad range of government, development, peace, and humanitarian actors, facilitating collaboration at both strategic and technical levels to address complex, multi-dimensional challenges.

Rapid response mechanisms

Rapid response mechanisms (RRMs) were active in 12 operations (43 per cent of all operations), down from 15 in 2022. Operations with RRMs included Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. RRMs ordinarily focus on enabling a rapid multi-sectoral response in areas or regions facing a new shock, with a particular focus on displacement.

Whilst RRMs play a vital role in humanitarian responses, their relationship with the overarching humanitarian coordination architecture differs depending on the operation. The proportion of RRMs reporting to ICCGs decreased to 50 per cent in 2023, down from 60 per cent in 2022, while the proportion reporting to HCTs increased to 17 per cent, up from 13 per cent in 2022. The UN accounted for 50 per cent of RRM manager roles (10 out of 20), marking a decrease from 54 per cent in 2022. INGOs held 35 per cent of RRM management roles (7 out of 20), down from just over 37 per cent in 2022. The other 15 per cent of RRMs (three in total) reported to local and national actors, who were involved in co-managing RRMs in one operation (Niger), mixed NNGO-INGO Forum (Ethiopia) and one donor (Chad).

RRMs had strong subnational-level presence, with 75 per cent of operations with RRMs (9 out of 12) indicating that their mechanisms were based in or operating from the subnational level, including in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger and Yemen.

References

  1. The methodology for calculating NGO network participation in HCTs and ICCGs was improved for the 2023 coordination mapping. The updated approach includes instances where international or national NGOs are formally nominated to represent NGO networks in HCTs or ICCGs, ensuring a more comprehensive account of their engagement.