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FALE Pacifika AGM 2024: Driving Localised Humanitarian Action The Pacific Humanitarian FALE (Facility Aiding Locally-led Engagement) empowers local civil society across the Pacific to tackle climate-driven challenges like cyclones, floods, and droughts. Rooted in Pacific values, FALE fosters locally-led humanitarian action, with PIANGO connecting members from a diverse range of countries and territories. Recently, the HADR Institute participated in the FALE Pacifika Annual General Meeting, engaging with FALE hub leads from Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Fiji. Importantly, this was located in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in an effort to foster further collaboration between the FALE and PIANGO with Papua New Guinea. Highlights included workshops from key leaders like ADRA International, Airlink, Inc., Humanitarian Advisory Group and ICVA Network, discussions on Papua New Guinea potentially joining the FALE community, and strategic planning. It was great to really see the insightful thought leadership from Humanitarian Advisory Group, from anticipatory action and greening to localisation approaches, to be so clearly taking form with the FALE initiatives. A key outcome for HADRI was that we proudly committed to sharing knowledge as a FALE NGO partner, with the start of some collaborative high impact plans for 2025 and beyond. We are excited to see where this goes. Key Takeaways: 1. Localisation Works: Pacific leadership is at the forefront of integrating anticipatory action with local knowledge. 2. Collaboration is Key: There is strong support for using technology to enhance coordination from the grassroots up. Thanks to: Akmal Ali and Emeline Siale Ilolahia for their leadership in FALE and PIANGO. All of the Pacific hubs for welcoming new partners like The HADR Institute (HADRI) and Save Our Supplies and of course, Airlink, Inc., & Claire Leow for their amazing support providing leadership for iNGOs and supporting developing humanitarian institutions in the Asia Pacific. We are excited to collaborate further with this incredible community in 2025! #HumanitarianAction #PacificLeadership #Resilience #DRR Emeline Siale Ilolahia Akmal Ali Claire Leow Keya Saha-Chaudhury Beth Eggleston Sesimani Lokotui Claire Lane Selicia Ronolea Josaia Tokoni Sepesa Rasili Inia Barry Willie Tokon Jamie Yau