Humanitarian Response Index 2007
Measuring Commitment to Best Practice
Published on 28. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 214 pages
978-0-230-57347-5 (ISBN)
Description
The purpose of this annual report is to develop an index of good humanitarian donorship that will measure donors' effectiveness against their commitment to the Principles and Good Practise of Humanitarian Donorship. The index is intended to help the international donor community to better understand its strengths and weaknesses in order to improve the efficiency and quality of its donor activities and initiatives. The index is also expected to raise awareness about the increasingly important role of humanitarian action and associated good practices beyond its current core constituencies. We believe that this report offers significant potential to improve the quality of humanitarian aid, benefiting those most affected by both man-made and natural disasters.
Reviews / Votes
'I firmly believe that the Humanitarian Response Index will serve as a crucial tool to help ensure that no disaster is ignored, and that every dollar spent helps those most in need.' Kofi A. Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Edition
2008
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XVI, 214 p.
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-57347-5 (9780230573475)
DOI
10.1057/9780230287679
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
12/2015
Palgrave Macmillan
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Persons
Development Assistance Research Associates (DARA) is an independent non-profit organisation committed to improving the quality of development aid and humanitarian action through evaluation. DARA's mission includes optimising the impact of the efforts against poverty and promoting the beneficiaries' participation and empowerment, through the presentation of alternatives that combine the interests of all partners involved in the processes in which DARA intervenes. Silvia Hidalgo is the Director of DARA
Content
Foreword Kofi Annan Preface S.Hidalgo Executive Summary The Humanitarian Response Index 2007 L.Altinger, S.Hidalgo, and A.Lopez-Claros The Birth of Good Humanitarian Donorship J.Schaar Progress on the Front Lines J. Egeland Opening Space for Long-Term Development in Fragile Environments S. Cliffe and C. Petrie The Media- Driven Humanitarian Response: Public Perceptions and Humanitarian Realities as Two Faces of the Same Coin M. Ogrizek Colombia: A Crisis Concealed S. Hidalgo Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sick Giant of Africa- G. Gasser Haiti: Violence, Ganga, and a Fragile State on the Brink of Crisis- R. Sole Lebanon: Crisis of Civilian Protection Niger: Crisis of acute, Protracted Poverty and Vulnerability- M. Marañón Pakistan: Testing Reform of the Humanitarian System- R. Polastro Sudan: From One Crisis to Another Timor-Leste: Relapse and Open wounds- S. Hidalgo Summary: 2006- A Year of Emergencies Donor profile: Australia Donor profile: Austria Donor profile: Belgium Donor profile: Canada Donor profile: Denmark Donor profile: European commission Donor profile: Finland Donor profile: France Donor profile: Germany Donor profile: Greece Donor profile: Ireland Donor profile: Italy Donor profile: Japan Donor profile: Luxembourg Donor profile: Netherlands Donor profile: New Zealand Donor profile: Norway Donor profile: Portugal Donor profile: Spain Donor profile: Sweden Donor profile: Switzerland Donor profile: United Kingdom Donor profile: United States