Saving Lives or Selecting Lives? Challenging Assumptions in the Humanitarian Reset

Published on March 27, 2026

This event aimed to critically evaluate and question how dominant definitions of "life-saving" humanitarian action shape funding and operational decisions, along with how these choices can unintentionally exclude those most at risk.

It also assessed how centering affected communities and inclusion in the design, implementation, and monitoring of critical relief efforts can make them truly life-saving for everyone.

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Streamlined Coordination, Stronger Outcomes

March 27, 2026
This interactive session delved into practical pathways to streamline coordination and increase efficiency across operations, with a focus on the overlapping priorities of (i) local leadership in coordination; and (ii) area-based coordination.It set out to reflect on what efficient and effective local coordination looks like in different contexts, how to reduce the coordination burden for frontlin

ACBAR Assessment of AAP Coordination in Afghanistan

March 29, 2026
As co-chair of the newly merged Accountability & Disability Inclusion (ADI) Working Group (formerly AAP and DI), ACBAR is committed to working with our co-chair colleagues at UNFPA and all members of the working group to improve NGO engagement, participation and buy-in to this coordination space.  The purpose of this assessment was to look specifically at the current coordination mechanisms - to u