Renewing the Grand Bargain, Part 2: Old Goals, a New Path

In Part 1, we went back five years to look at the origins of the Grand Bargain between donors and major aid organisations, and the circumstances that drove such a major rethink in the way humanitarian aid was financed. We also looked at areas of progress since its launch.

Here, in Part 2, we explore the obstacles to progress in the three areas the Grand Bargain 2.0 envisages as having the most potential for system-wide transformation: localisation, more agile funding, and greater involvement of affected communities. These, and other sticking points, will be hammered out at the next annual meeting of the over 60 signatories, from 15-17 June.