Southern Sudan has presented a unique operating environment for the NGO community for the better part of 22 years. During the civil war, Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) defined the space for NGO activity regardless of participation in OLS itself; and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005, Southern Sudan has been in a political purgatory that has presented the NGO community with a series of problems in principle and practice.
The information pack for new members of PHF provides relevant information to INGOs who have recently joined the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF), as well as information for new staff or partners of PHF members. The pack includes: PHF vision, mission and mandate; an introduction to the PHF core...
The humanitarian system seeks adequate answers to the immense and constantly growing humanitarian needs. As part of the local civil society, local actors are usually the first responders after a shock. Effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian action can be improved through local knowledge, trust...
Letter from Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to the members of the South Sudan NGO Forum (Feb. 2015)
