FTS verifies and combines these reports using a consistent methodology, ensuring that data is fully comparable and presented as a seamless whole. FTS is continuously updated and provides:
- visibility on financial contributions to humanitarian activities
- a timely and continuously updated picture of funding flows between donors (government and private sector) and recipient organizations (e.g. UN agencies, the Red Cross Movement, and NGOs)
- timely monitoring of funding progress against humanitarian response plan and appeal requirements.