Coordination in Transition: How NGOs are Navigating and Adapting beyond the IASC
3 October, 2025

Coordination in Transition: How NGOs are Navigating and Adapting beyond the IASC

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Coordination in Transition - How NGOs are Navigating and Adapting beyond the IASC (COVER PAGE)
Description

In 2025, several Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) country-level humanitarian coordination structures are planning to fully or partially transition from international leadership. Past research shows that hurried transitions can generate challenges to inclusive planning and in creating sustainable coordination structures.

This research set out to learn from past transitions of internationally led humanitarian coordination. Using two contrasting contexts – Iraq and Indonesia – it identifies lessons-learned and recommendations relevant to NGOs navigating current and future transition planning. The report is accompanied by four case studies.