Development Initiatives (DI)

Development Initiatives has now closed. You can still access the organisation's work at devinit.github.io

With rising demand, improving #humanitarian funding to maximise impact is critical. Ahead of the @GrandBargain_ annual meeting, our new report assesses progress on #localisiation, cash and voucher assistance and #AnticipatoryAction budgets devinit.org/resources/fall…

With crises becoming increasingly protracted, the large #humanitarian funding gap is partly due to a lack of political solutions. Action is needed to address underlying drivers and increase multi-year funding and planning. Read more in our new report devinit.org/resources/fall…

Growth in #humanitarian cash and voucher assistance is one of the few success stories of the #GrandBargain, but greater focus is needed to ensure local and national actors are not bypassed. Explore the latest #data in our new report devinit.org/resources/fall…

Thanks to @illied at @newhumanitarian for covering our new report on #HumanitarianAid. In 2023, the #humanitarian funding gap was the largest on record. Tough choices lie ahead, including for the #GrandBargain: thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2024/10/1… #Localisation

The #humanitarian donor base continued to narrow in 2023, underlining the fragility of a system already under strain. Explore the latest #data in our new report devinit.org/resources/fall…

While remaining historically high, #humanitarian funding stalled in 2023, failing to keep pace with rising demand. Read our new report to explore the latest #data and our recommendations to the #GrandBargain to address key challenges devinit.org/resources/fall…

2023 had the largest shortfall in #humanitarian funding ever recorded, & we know 2024 is dismal too. @devinitorg reviews the lack of #GrandBargain progress. I ask Why does the majority of funding still flow to UN agencies while NGOs are left behind? It’s time to rebalance

The #humanitarian funding gap was the largest on record in 2023, and funding is set to fall in 2024. Our new report explores the latest #data on global humanitarian assistance and assesses progress by the #GrandBargain on improving humanitarian action devinit.org/resources/fall…

With funding failing to keep pace with rising demand, how can #humanitarian actors ensure the most effective use of limited resources? Our new report on humanitarian funding and reform is coming soon. Join our mailing for updates eepurl.com/haBcLL #HumanitarianAid

On 17 October from 15:00 - 16:00 BST, DI's Mike Pearson joins the @SWIntDevNetwork annual conference to discuss examples of change towards locally led #development. Read more and register: swidn.org.uk/event/save-the… #localisation #humanitarian

Ending extreme poverty among women could take 137 more years at the current rate of change. To address commitments to women & girls, we need a radical shift to address the current trajectory on #genderequality. Read the #GenderSnapshot2024 from @UN_Women: buff.ly/3XwJGtx

PRESS RELEASE 📢 President Ruto announces Kenya as the host of the 2026 Global Data Festival Kenya is becoming known as the Silicon Savannah, and what better place to bring together the data community for our next data festival! Read: buff.ly/3ZDv4ek @WilliamsRuto

At the UN yesterday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and @WorldBank Group President Ajay Banga took an important step toward tackling some of the most urgent challenges facing the world’s poorest countries, with Denmark making an early commitment to this year’s replenishment of the World Bank’s IDA. As crises like climate change, debt distress, and food insecurity deepen, IDA’s mission is more vital than ever. It provides lifelines to the 75 most vulnerable nations, helping them address the intersecting crises they face while building stronger systems in health, education, and other areas of critical need. Denmark’s commitment, representing an increase of 40% on the funding it has previously provided, signals the importance of international solidarity and scaling up financing to meet today’s challenges – we must ensure IDA is fully funded and can make a lasting impact. #UNGA79 reuters.com/world/denmark-….

As Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change, Kenya presented Africa’s Common Position for COP29 during the Committee of African Heads of State on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting at the sidelines of UNGA79 in New York. At COP29, Africa calls for $1.3 trillion in climate finance annually by 2030, prioritizing concessional finance to prevent escalating debt, alongside urgent reform of global financial systems. Africa also demands greater support for adaptation, loss & damage, and enhanced mitigation ambition from developed nations, while pushing for the finalization of carbon market rules to scale carbon finance across the continent.

The situation in Sudan is a humanitarian catastrophe. Millions are staring starvation in the face. There must be urgent action led from the UN in New York. My article in The Guardian ⬇️

Today is the day! Tune in at 3:30pm ET for our event on the current financing gap for people & planet, African-led ideas & solutions, and the future of global health replenishments. Tune in here: youtube.com/live/hNmKasQ1w…

The #GlobalDigitalCompact adopted at the #SummitofTheFuture champions the transformational potential of technology, but are the GDC's ambitions achievable? Our latest paper highlights some of the challenges, particularly for #Africa. devinit.org/resources/digi…

Congratulations @icdiong 🎉🎉🎉 Ibrahima Cheikh Diong Selected as Inaugural Executive Director of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage “I am honored to take on this role at such a pivotal time when the climate crisis is proving to be an existential threat to lives and livelihoods, particularly of the most vulnerable communities in developing countries. I look forward to working with the Board, our partners and stakeholders to provide crucial support to low-income developing countries most affected by climate change," he said. unfccc.int/news/ibrahima-…