NRC - The Nexus in practice: The long journey to impact - October 2023

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Document Type: Reports and Assessments
Document Type: English
Publish Date: 31 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Upload Date: 6 November 2023 (1 year ago)
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NRC - The Nexus in practice: The long journey to impact - October 2023

Document Type: Reports and Assessments
Document Language: English
With funding from the Swiss FDFA, NRC has been conducting research examining the operationalisation of Nexus approaches and its impact on Principled Humanitarian Action in five case study contexts, namely: Libya, Iraq, Cameroon, Somalia, and Afghanistan. The aim was to understand to what extent and how nexus approaches are being implemented in these fragile and conflict-affected contexts. From the research of these five diverse contexts, several different modalities for the operationalisation of Nexus approaches emerge, including a localised and area-specific nexus approach in Cameroon; transitions away from humanitarian to Nexus or Durable Solutions response and coordination structures in Libya and Iraq; and an overreliance on repeated short-term humanitarian assistance in Somalia and Afghanistan, without sufficient complementary investments that address the underlying root causes creating needs and vulnerabilities. These diverse approaches underline that while the Nexus is a clear concept in theory, in pra

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