gic review of the Humanitarian Response Network In the context of increased and more complex of Canada (HRN), the need to adapt this document needs, the humanitarian sector has sought to into a publicly available resource was well received. [...] The report explores trends in four areas: (1) the characteristics of humanitarian crises around the world; (2) the humanitarian system and its operations; (3) humanitarian action financing; and (4) equity, diversity, inclusion and justice (EDIJ) in humanitarian response. [...] The COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid and large-scale disruption to people around the world.19 The pan- demic initially inverted the assumption of where crises happen, with the majority of deaths reported in Eu- rope and the Americas early in the pandemic. [...] The outcome of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in 2016 was a unique agreement between donors and humanitarian organizations known as “The Grand Bargain.” It aims to “get more means into the hands of people in need and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the humanitarian action.” 35 The initial agreement included 51 commitments in ten workstreams that were meant to shrink humanitaria. [...] • The increasing costs in the humanitarian supply chain will support a push towards the use of CVA and can also prompt an evaluation of how Canadian organizations can be more efficient in the procurement and pre-positioning of stock, and the pooling of resources.
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