The humanitarian system is facing a moment of profound disruption. Caught between escalating global crises, unprecedented funding cuts, and a widening climate of political impunity, the sector is under an intense stress test.
As organisations face brutal choices about how to stretch dwindling resources, a critical question remains: Are we upholding our commitments to be accountable to people affected by crisis, or brushing those commitments aside for institutional survival?
The Humanitarian Accountability Report (HAR) 2026 takes an honest look at the state of Accountability to Affected People (AAP). Drawing on years of tracking the accountability agenda, and on data from the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), this edition explores the persistent gap between people-centred promises and institutional realities.
SPECS: A4 report, 76 pages, printed and digital pdf for online
The Executive Summary was created as a stand alone document and translated from English into French and Spanish.
SPECS: A4, portrait, 3 pages for both print and digital use.
