- Standards Progress: Development and Humanitarian 2026
- Chapter 6 · Readings
Readings from the other desks
Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.
6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
The instruments that shape the systems of Global Development and Humanitarian, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.
| Instrument | Body | Scope | Status | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transforming our world, the 2030 Agenda [30] | UN General Assembly | global | ADOPTED 2015 | goals and targets |
| Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability, 2024 version [29] | CHS Alliance | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | accountability |
| Sphere Handbook [36] | Sphere | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | minimum standards |
| Global Compact on Refugees [39] | UN General Assembly | global | ADOPTED 2018 | responsibility-sharing |
| Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction [38] | UN General Assembly | global | ADOPTED 2015 | disaster risk |
| Outcome of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development [37] | UN General Assembly | global | ADOPTED 2025 | finance |
| Humanitarian reset [35] | IASC | global | REFORM UNDER WAY 2026 | coordination |
6.2Readings from the other desks
Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.
| Desk | Edition | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards Progress | Standards Progress: Development and Humanitarian 2026 | In preparation | NR-NXS-GS-06-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| GCRI Systems Evidence | Systems Evidence: Development and Humanitarian 2026 | Drafted, in stewardship review | NR-SECTOR-DEVELOPMENT-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| GRF Public Deliberation | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| GRA Capital Readiness | Capital Readiness: Development and Humanitarian 2026 | In preparation | NR-GRA-GS-06-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Academy Capability | Capability: Development and Humanitarian 2026 | In preparation | NR-RA-GS-06-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Index Measurement | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit |
6.3Contribute to this chapter
The state of the Nexus Standards parts and of the external standards they adopt: adoption, conformance attested by those who apply them, crosswalks, and domain and industry profiles. The parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); conformance is attestation, not certification. Material for this chapter goes to the Standards Progress desk; what belongs to another desk is forwarded, not refused.
Nexus Standards reads an edition for standards progress: what was adopted, what conformed, what crosswalks exist and what is still a gap.
If you adopted or assessed a standard, send the clause, the version and the evidence. The desk will map it to the profile it belongs in.
