In the broader conversations on localisation, the global commitments and local/national- level implementation take the centre stage with often lesser attention to the regional level, yet it is a space where power, policy and practice can be shaped.
Ten years have passed since the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) and the launch of the Grand Bargain that emerged from it. The WHS helped shift what 'success' is meant to look like in humanitarian response: judged not only by counting outputs, but asking whether a response is relevant, accountable and of real quality for people living through crisis.