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The ALNAP was established in 1997, following the multi-agency evaluation of the Rwanda genocide. ALNAP is a collective response by the humanitarian sector, dedicated to improving humanitarian performance through increased learning and accountability

ALNAP and UN-Habitat have just launched an Urban Humanitarian Response Portal - a knowledge sharing platform, with a focus on disaster preparedness, relief and early recovery in urban humanitarian crises

The first State of the Humanitarian System report is an ambitious snapshot of the entire humanitarian system. It outlines what's working, what's not, and how the sector has been performing in 2009-2010. The 'international humanitarian system' is defined here as the network of national and international provider agencies, donors and host-government authorities that are functionally connected to each other in the humanitarian endeavour and that share common overarching goals, norms and principles. The system also includes actors that do not have humanitarian assistance as their central mission but play important humanitarian roles, such as military and private-sector entities.

This paper identifies lessons emerging from humanitarian interventions in violent urban settings. It is operationally oriented and intended primarily for field staff involved in programme design and evaluation. Lessons are drawn from case studies and evaluations of humanitarian organisations and agencies operating in such settings.