News: World Disasters Report 2015

The 2015 edition of the World Disasters Report was launched today.  The focus of the volume is "Local Actors, the Key to Humanitarian Effectiveness." Here's part of the description:

Local actors are often the most effective in conducting humanitarian operations. However, despite their critical role, they struggle to attract the funding and support they need.
  The 2015 World Disasters Report – launched today by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – examines the complexities and challenges local actors face in scaling-up and sustaining their humanitarian response.
  Although widely recognized, the effectiveness of local or national humanitarian organizations is not reflected in humanitarian financing trends. The Report found, for example, that of the total funding given to international, regional, national and local NGOs between 2010 and 2014, only 1.6 per cent of these funds were channeled directly to national and local NGOs.
  The report calls on the humanitarian community to work together to ensure more equal partnerships with local actors and efficient financing flows, including at the community level, where humanitarian needs are the greatest and development impacts are felt the most.

The full-text of the report is provided in English, with summaries in Arabic, French and Spanish. A companion micro-site is also available. Previous editions can be read here.

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is hosting a launch event in London on 8 October 2015. Further details can be found here.

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