Howard Mollett is Head of Humanitarian Policy at CAFOD. He is also a member of the Charter4Change Coordination and Advocacy Groups, and CAFOD currently hosts the Charter4Change secretariat. Charter4Change is a coalition of 35 INGO signatory and 234 national NGO endorser agencies promoting increased and better quality support to locally-led humanitarian response. Every year, INGO signatories report on progress against eight commitments on localisation in the Charter4Change charter, and national NGO endorsers provide their feedback on localisation efforts by INGO signatories and other international agencies.
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Shifting power to save lives: how the new UK government can become a champion for global partnerships and local leadership in crisis response
Exactly one year ago, CAFOD and CEFORD supported FCDO in an unprecedented dialogue with local civil society in Ukraine, Myanmar and South Sudan to identify how the UK can better support locally led humanitarian action. But what comes next?
Five ways the UK government and NGOs can support local leadership in response to the Ukraine crisis
As the UK government and INGOs scale-up their humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, now is the right time to ask what a responsible approach would look like in terms of reinforcing the local response.
Safety and security of aid workers: a priority for the UK’s International Development Strategy and humanitarian policy review
Insecurity is one of the main barriers to humanitarian access. the British government, as a major aid donor, has ethical and practical responsibilities to its partner organisations.