Event

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Webinars: “Grand Bargain Localization Commitments (Poland Case Study)”

Four webinars targeting different audiences, presenting the main research findings of the report in English, Polish and Ukrainian.

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To improve crisis response

News

Strategic support

DG ECHO Humanitarian Food Assistance thematic policy update

As part of the INSPIRE+ consortium, which provides the European Commission with support in drawing up its humanitarian policies, Groupe URD is currently assisting DG ECHO in [...]

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RESILAC 2, Economic and socially inclusive recovery in Lake Chad

Based on the encouraging effects observed during the implementation of the RESILAC (Redressement Economique Social Inclusif du Lac Tchad) project from 2018 to 2022, the [...]

Resources

Publication
François Grünewald
Report on the water and sanitation situation in Ukraine, 2024
News
New series of podcasts on famine

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Calendar

Training

Organised by URD

The 29 October 2024 - Online

NEAT+ Training

This training course in English will provide you with an introduction to using the NEAT+ (Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool) to assess the environmental risks of your [...]

Organisational support

The 5 November 2024 - Online

Webinar: "From advocacy to influence"

This webinar, in French, is proposed by Coordination SUD's "Fonds de renforcement institutionnel et organisationnel" (FRIO). It aims to share Groupe URD's and Solidarités [...]

Organisational support

Organised by URD

From 30 October 2024 to 21 November 2024 - Online

Webinars: “Grand Bargain Localization Commitments (Poland Case Study)”

Four webinars targeting different audiences, presenting the main research findings of the report in English, Polish and Ukrainian. [...]

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Networks

The European Network of Humanitarian Thinktanks (HuT)

The humanitarian thinktank network “HuT” is an informal partnership of independent European humanitarian thinktanks. Created in 202 [...]

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Tools

Guide "Agile or adaptive management", 2020

This document gathers together existing good practice in terms of agility. It provides a complete, coherent approach to managing an aid programme in a complex situation. It aims to answer the following questions: what is ‘agile or adaptive [...]

COMPASS handbook, 2018

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The COMPASS is a quality and accountability management method for humanitarian and development projects. This methodological guide includes recommendations and tools to implement the quality and accountability commitments of the Core [...]

The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), 2014

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The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) sets out Nine Commitments that organisations and individuals involved in humanitarian response can use to improve the quality and effectiveness of the assistance they provide. It [...]

Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers, 2009

The Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers contains detailed practical advice on the participation of affected people in humanitarian action. It has three sections: Developing a participatory approach (main issues, key factors, [...]

Guide "Agile or adaptive management", 2020

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COMPASS handbook, 2018

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The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), 2014

Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers, 2009

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Groupe URD, a think-tank for humanitarian action

Founded in 1993, Groupe URD is an independent think tank that specialises in analysing practices and developing policies for the humanitarian sector. Our multi-disciplinary expertise, based on continual field visits to crisis and post-crisis contexts, provides us with insight into the functioning of the sector as a whole. We believe in sharing knowledge and collective learning, and we help aid actors to improve the quality of their programmes.
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