Humanitarian Aid International

15/09/2026

Please register for the global launch of the report. Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh will be one of the speakers.

📢 Happening TOMORROW!

ALNAP's report will be launching its 2026 edition tomorrow with two sessions interpreted into Arabic, French and Spanish. The 2026 edition will look at how the humanitarian system performed through 2022-2025, a period marked by rising needs within a deep decline in funding cuts in recent memory. It examines what is working, what is not, and what today's pressures mean for the future of humanitarian action.

Register:
1️⃣ Session 1: 09:00–10:30 UTC (London 10:00 | Nairobi 12:00 | Bangkok 16:00) - https://alnap.org/about/events-listing/sohs-report-2026-online-launch-session-1/
2️⃣ Session 2: 14:00–15:30 UTC (Bogotá 09:00 | Dakar 14:00 | Geneva 16:00) - https://alnap.org/about/events-listing/sohs-report-2026-online-launch-session-2/

The session will feature:
🎤 A keynote presenting the headline findings - what the evidence tells us about the state of humanitarian action today
💬 Discussions with humanitarian leaders and practitioners on what the findings mean for the future
🔑 Key themes: prioritisation under pressure, power and decision-making, efficiency and effectiveness, and staying principled in an increasingly complex world

Speakers:
▪️ Jan Egeland | Secretary General, NRC - Norwegian Refugee Councilugee Council
▪️ Sudhanshu S. Singh | Founder and CEO, Humanitarian Aid International (HAI)
▪️ Gemma Connell | Chief of Strategic Prioritization & Practices Branch, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (United Nations OCHA)
▪️ Ross Smith | Director, Emergency Preparedness & Response, World Food Programme (World Food Programme)
▪️ Tammam Aloudat | CEO, The New Humanitarian
▪️ Aseel Baidoun | Deputy Director of Advocacy and Communications at Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)

Closing remarks
▪️ Loreine Dela Cruz | Executive Director, Center for Disaster Preparedness

Introductory remarks
▪️ Juliet Parker | Director, ALNAP

Keynote presentation:
▪️ Jennifer Doherty | Senior Research Fellow, ALNAP

Read/download the following:
Full report: https://alnap.org/help-library/resources/sohs-2026/
Brief(available in AR/EN/ES/FR): https://alnap.org/help-library/resources/sohs-2026/in-brief

09/02/2026

We’re excited to invite you to Delhi Climate Innovation Week 2026 —
where climate innovation accelerates faster than climate change.

As part of the constellation, Humanitarian Aid International (HAI) is co-hosting a panel discussion:

From Aid to Agency: Advancing community-led response in India to mitigate rising climate shocks

📅 Date: Tuesday, 24 February 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM IST
📍 Venue: TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), New Delhi

As climate shocks intensify, we need to rethink disaster response models and shift power, resources, and decision-making closer to communities. Join us as we explore how community-led systems can enable faster, more effective, and more resilient responses — and what a true systems shift could look like.

Register here: https://luma.com/t7enre0j

29/01/2026

📣 Upcoming online event
Supporting mutual aid: evidence, opportunities and unanswered questions
📅 10 February 2026
⏰ 13:00–14:15 UTC
🌍 Online
🔗 Register now: https://supporting-mutual-aid.rsvpify.com

As humanitarian budgets shrink and needs continue to rise, communities are already supporting one another through mutual aid. But what happens when the international humanitarian system seeks to engage with and support these efforts?

Join for the launch of a new paper drawing on 200+ internal documents from 25 countries, including , examining what is known — and not yet known — about connecting international funding and actors with mutual aid initiatives.

10/12/2025

Yesterday at in Bangkok, we officially launched the Charter of Rights for Frontline Humanitarian & Community Workers - a milestone towards recognition, protection & dignity for those on the frontlines.

Grateful to all speakers for their insights.

05/12/2025

This , we applaud community-led bamboo screening efforts along ’s Beki River, restoring eroded land & protecting entire communities.

Read how, through , Organisations’ Coalition for Advancing Localisation-LOCAL platform member Gram Unnayan Parishad - AGUP & HAI supported the initiative➡️ https://hai-india.org/bamboo-screening-success

05/12/2025

This , we honour every volunteer who shows up for their community with courage and compassion.

Your leadership drives community-led humanitarian action and inspires hope.

03/12/2025

This , we stand in solidarity with displaced families at the SBC refugee camp.

Your contribution can help us strengthen children's education and ensure no family is left behind.

02/12/2025

Updated seismic zonation map reveals that 61% of India now falls under moderate to high hazard zones.

There is an urgent need to invest in a models like that not only saves lives but transforms systems.

17/11/2025

Only 5 days left! We still need 185 more to hit our target.

Please share widely and let’s finish this together!
➡️https://hai-india.org/plant-a-tree

14/11/2025

Happy Children's Day!💛

A big thank you to all our donors whose support supports refugee children to learn, heal and thrive.