IASC Guidance on Strengthening Participation, Representation and Leadership of Local and National Actors 2021

This guidance note has been developed to support efforts to strengthen the meaningful participation, representation, and leadership of local and national humanitarian actors (L/NAs) within IASC humanitarian coordination structures. It draws on over 100 pieces of research and good practice to provide recommendations on how L/NAs can be an integral part of humanitarian coordination structures. It provides guidance for Humanitarian Coordinators, Humanitarian Country Teams, Cluster, and Inter-Cluster Coordination Groups, and other related Task Forces and Working Groups.