New financing partnerships for humanitarian impact

The humanitarian system and its financing are under immense pressure from ongoing crises affecting over 200 million people in Syria, Yemen, South Sudan and beyond. While traditional donors – governments, foundations and private funders – are increasing their grant funding to traditional emergency responders such as the United Nations, Red Cross Movement and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), the gap between needs and funding continues to grow – in 2018 only 58.5% of requested funding needs were covered.

While innovative financing cannot be expected to fill the gap in funding humanitarian needs singlehandedly, it is clear that the scale and duration of today’s emergencies require creativity, ingenuity and a wider set of partnerships, alliances and solutions.

This report makes linked sets of recommendations regarding how to increase investment, and where to invest.