Local organisations lead the response

GCR's role

National Convener and host of the Secretariat

1. 01

   Secretariat and governance

   Maintain a Secretariat team with clear roles and service standards, document the platform's decisions and minutes, convene the annual General Assembly and the quarterly coordination meetings, and report to members on performance and the use of resources.

2. 02

   Representation

   Represent the platform in national and international coordination forums, including the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group and donor forums, and advocate for formal representation of the MLHCP in the Humanitarian Country Team, planned by 2027.

3. 03

   Member due diligence and capacity strengthening

   Run a multi-year programme that helps members obtain registration, a UN Partner Portal profile, financial management systems, organisational policies and the compliance documentation that funders require. It includes financial training, mentoring in proposal writing, strengthening of governance bodies and safeguarding policies, and peer learning groups.

4. 04

   Cluster co-leadership

   Identify and prepare experts from member organisations to co-lead humanitarian clusters and working groups where there is no local co-leadership, with preparation and debriefing meetings that make representation collective and accountable.

5. 05

   Access to funding

   Advocate with donors, the CERF and pooled funds for more direct and flexible funding for local organisations, pilot a simplified due diligence model, map members' status on the UN Partner Portal and support them in accessing grants through consortia.