Cox’s Bazar, 8 October 2026: Humanitarian actors have called for an effective implementation of the Grand Bargain commitments in Bangladesh that include localization of aid, equal partnership and quality funding to local national actors and accountability to the affected population. The Grand Bargain commitment was adopted in Istanbul in May 2016 at the World Humanitarian Summit and signed by around 71 parties, including different donor countries, UN agencies, INGOs and networks to advance humanitarian action. Effective implementation of the Grand Bargain agenda at the country level requires a coordinated plan of the UN, INGOs and local humanitarian actors. However, the speakers questioned the progress of some localization commitments in Bangladesh, which is against the spirit of promoting the Grand Bargain