The Humanitarian Response Index 2007

Laura Altinger, Silvia Hidalgo and Augusto López-Claros

A chapter in The Humanitarian Response Index 2007, 2008, pp 3-33 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Humanitarian interventions targeting persons affected by humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters around the globe are perceived to be falling far short of existing humanitarian needs and are often not guided by acknowledged principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence. Donor policy and decision making have been criticised for being compromised by competing and sometimes inconsistent domestic and foreign policy considerations, resulting in funding allocations that are inequitable, unpredictable, and untimely in responding to crises. Earmarking and tied aid, short funding cycles, unrequited pledges, and late funding have all played a role in further reducing the effectiveness of humanitarian action.2

Keywords: Humanitarian Action; Donor Funding; Humanitarian Assistance; Development Assistance Committee; Complex Emergency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230287679_1

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