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Title Humanitarian response index 2008 : donor accountability in humanitarian action / DARA, Development Assistance Research Associates
Published Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 295 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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. Marą̤n -- 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
Summary The humanitarian response index offers an analytical tool for the measurement of donors₂ effectiveness in light of their commitment to the principles and good practice of humanitarian donorship. It is hoped that the Index will raise awareness about the increasingly important role of humanitarian action and associated good practices beyond its current core constituencies. The Index is also intended to help the international donor community, and individual donor countries, to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of humanitarian actions, and thus to provide a basis for improving the efficiency and quality of donor activities and initiatives. We believe that this report can serve as a useful platform for more informed discussion on key aspects of the debate on how to improve the quality of humanitarian aid. Ultimately, only the proper assessment of donor performance in the delivery of humanitarian aid will benefit those most affected by both man-made and natural disasters. Development Assistance Research Associates (DARA) is an independent non-profit organisation, committed to improving the quality of development aid and humanitarian action through evaluation. By presenting alternatives that combine the interests of all partners, DARA aims to enhance the impact of the efforts against poverty and promote the participation and empowerment of beneficiaries of humanitarian aid
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Subject Humanitarian assistance -- Evaluation
Humanitarian assistance -- Case studies
Disaster relief -- Evaluation
Disaster relief -- Case studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disaster relief
Disaster relief -- Evaluation
Humanitarian assistance
Humanitärt bistånd -- utvärdering.
Humanitärt bistånd -- Fallstudier.
Räddningstjänst -- utvärdering.
Räddningstjänst -- Fallstudier.
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Development Assistance Research Associates
ISBN 9780230584617
0230584616