Resources

Collective NGO Statements delivered at the 92nd meeting of UNHCR’s Standing Committee, 11-13 March 2025

ICVA has prepared this report to provide a snapshot of the immediate consequences and emerging trends resulting from the abrupt shifts in U.S. foreign aid policy. It draws on insights from ICVA members, the broader NGO community, and public sources, as well as survey findings on how these changes are affecting NGOs’ operational and organisational capacities. Given the rapidly evolving situation, this report does not aim to provide an exhaustive analysis but highlights a few key findings.

Click on the link below to read the report.

To understand the impact of the US Foreign Aid Suspension, ICVA ran a global survey among NGOs and NGO networks between 27th January and 7th February.

We received 246 responses.  Here is what we’ve learned…

Proposed Statutes amendments for approval by members at the 20th General Assembly on 18 March 2025.

Draft minutes from the 19th General Assembly, held on 20 March 2024. These minutes will be approved by the members attending the 20th General Assembly on 18 March 2025.

As African Leaders meet in Addis Ababa for the African Union (AU) Summit this week, all efforts should be deployed to address the long lasting and deteriorating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where millions of people are trapped in an endless cycle of violence, displacement and humanitarian needs.

Click on the link below to read the Full Joint Statement by the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) and the FONGA (Forum des ONG en Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale.

This working document is intended to share considerations for NGOs on the reporting obligations of the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) to relevant UN Sanctions Committees1 outlined in UNSC R2664, promote the widespread understanding and informed participation in the process. It covers the objective, scope, and format of the reporting process, how NGOs are concerned, potential risks for NGOs and considerations to help navigate them.

Click on the below links to access the document in English, French and Arabic.

The Summary Report of the Webinar on Refugee Integration Policies in Eastern Africa: Local, National and Global Perspectives, held on 30 January 2025. The event highlighted efforts to strengthen peer exchange, collaboration, and collective action within ICVA’s membership across East and Southern Africa and beyond. It provided a platform to connect members, enabling their contributions to ICVA’s global policy and advocacy efforts while influencing refugee integration and durable solutions at both regional and global levels. It also facilitated the sharing of best practices in programme implementation, policy-making, and advocacy, fostering mutual learning among participants.

Click on the below link to read the Summary report.

The draft statements can be downloaded from the links below.

To provide feedback please insert your suggestions using track changes and send them to the email addresses indicated in the header of each document.

Deadline to provide feedback is 27 February 2025.

Due diligence reform has emerged as a critical issue in the humanitarian sector, with frequent surveys of local NGOs highlighting the challenges posed by lengthy, repetitive, and complex due diligence assessments as main barriers to localisation and partnership equity. At the same time, many INGOs and some donors and UN agencies have prioritised reforming due diligence processes to make them more efficient and less burdensome through simplified, streamlined approaches, creating risks of overlapping initiatives. There is a clear need for a coordinated approach to harness existing momentum and ensure reforms are impactful and sustainable.

Click on the below link to read the Concept Note.

To understand the impact of the 90 Day Funding Suspension, ICVA is conducting a survey with NGOs, NGO networks and Fora in four languages. Results are still arriving.

Here is what we’ve learned from the first 76 responses in English and French.

Click on the below link to access the results.

Check out the latest on forced migration, coordination, financing as well as child rights, gender, climate action and safeguarding.

Click on the below links to read the Bulletins.

This is a document for CBPF members only.

Elise, Manon, can you test if you see the agenda and can edit it by clicking on this onedrive file from here. An agenda should come up.