Volunteers play a crucial role in responding to major crises, often being the first to react and the last to remain when international organizations are forced to leave. Despite this, they tend to be overlooked in humanitarian plans, budgets, and coordination mechanisms. This oversight suggests that the humanitarian system is not aligned with the reality of humanitarian action.

The Humanitarian Reset aims to address this issue by making the humanitarian system more lean, locally led, and accountable. This ambition is seen as a positive step, given the growing needs and shrinking resources in the humanitarian sector. Further details on The Humanitarian Reset and the role of volunteers in humanitarian action are available from the source.