We shared a number of publications in 2025, ranging from reports to position papers and case studies. Each focuses on themes and topics grounded in our development practice and shares our insights into organisational development and evaluation. Read on to find out more!
In March, we supported the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Global Affairs Canada in convening a discussion on artificial intelligence and knowledge management in evaluation synthesis, hosted by Wilton Park. The report from the event contains numerous insights into the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence in knowledge management and evaluation synthesis. We also adopted a principles-based AI policy to guide the uptake of artificial intelligence in our work.
The final report from our strategic evaluation of the World Food Programme’s support to refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants was published in May. The global evaluation assessed and drew learnings from WFP’s interventions and organisational arrangements to assist refugees, IDPs and irregular migrants, and provided evidence and recommendations to inform WFP’s work in the areas of displacement and irregular migration moving forward.
In June, we published a Position Paper on our approach to considering locally led development in our work. The Paper provides a brief overview of our vision, the principles underpinning our approach, and our plan for translating our vision and principles into tangible changes in behaviour and practice. It is informed by staff views and experiences following reflective discussions on what locally led development means for our work.
Our Case Study, ‘Enhancing water resilience through fostering adaptive learning’, was published in July in the second edition of British Expertise International’s ‘Water Resilience – Unlocking Local and Global Benefits Through Collaboration.’ Our late colleague, Dr Fortune Gomo, contributed significantly to this paper, and by sharing it, we remember Fortune’s deep knowledge and understanding of water resilience and celebrate it as an addition to her body of work that will enrich and inform future work in the sector.
In September, we published the report from the longitudinal study we conducted with the Global Public Policy Institute that explored UNHCR and GIZ cooperation on applying Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus approaches to better respond to forced displacement. The report highlighted lessons learnt, achievements, and areas requiring improvement in future collaborations.
We closed the year by sharing the final report from our evaluation of data systems in MENA for UNHCR, which focused on phone-based contact centres to identify lessons and good practices for UNHCR’s Accountability to Affected People (AAP) approaches. We convened a ‘Refugee Engagement Panel’ to ensure the involvement of forcibly displaced and stateless people throughout the evaluation.
Keep an eye on our social media and website for more publications and insights in 2026.
