Anticipatory Action in Complex Crises: Lessons from Ethiopia
This study examines how anticipatory action was perceived and experienced among Ethiopians living with drought alongside other crises.
Early Warning Systems and Humanitarian Response
This project aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of populations in pastoral areas of the Sudano-Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa by ensuring that early warning systems and humanitarian action are better attuned and more responsive to the needs and realities of these communities.
Acting in Advance of Flooding: Early action in South Sudan
In 2022 UN OCHA led a pilot anticipatory action intervention in South Sudan. This brief presents UN actors’ perceptions of this intervention.
Localization of Humanitarian Assistance
This research program seeks to understand the enabling and hindering factors that support localized or locally led humanitarian responses to natural disasters, conflicts, and prolonged complex emergencies.
Sex, age (and more) still matter: Data collection, analysis, and use in humanitarian practice
This report reviews progress, outlines barriers to further progress, and makes recommendations to advance gender equality in the humanitarian system.