Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Event:

Webcast: Humanitarian Negotiation in Practice, 25 June 2015 [info]

Publications:

"Core Humanitarian Standard: Do NGOs Need Another Set of Standards?," The Guardian, 11 June 2015 [text]

Do Bright Ideas in Aid Need Checks and Balances? (IRIN, June 2015) [text]

Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters (ALNAP, June 2015) [text]

Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2015 (Development Initiatives, June 2015) [text]
- One key finding: "International humanitarian assistance rose for a second year running to a record US$24.5 billion in 2014. All of 2013’s largest donors gave more in 2014, and many gave their largest amounts. Despite this rise, funding was not sufficient to meet needs. In response to the scale of need in 2014, UN-coordinated humanitarian appeals requested the highest amount of funding to date – a total of US$19.5 billion – yet a record US$7.5 billion of requirements went unmet."

Global Humanitarian Overview: Status Report (OCHA, June 2015) [text]
- "A consolidated appeal to support people affected by disaster and conflict." See also the companion web site, "The State of Humanitarian Aid."

Independent Whole of System Review of Protection in the Context of Humanitarian Action (Norwegian Refugee Council & IASC, May 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Making Accountability Accountable (IRIN, June 2015) [text]

Placing Protection at the Centre of Humanitarian Action: A Contribution to the World Humanitarian Summit (UNHCR, May 2015) [text]

*"Regime Change for Humanitarian Aid: How to Make Relief More Accountable," Foreign Affairs (July/Aug. 2015) [text]

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- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (8 June 2015)

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