Yemen
HRI

The crisis and the response There are now at least 340,000 IDPs displaced by conflict in northern Yemen: return prospects are limited as the conflict has become regionalised. The international community seems powerless to prevent further closure of humanitarian [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Sri Lanka
HRI

The crisis and the response IDPs face multiple difficulties: destroyed homes, the danger of returning to areas not yet cleared of mines and challenges regaining land. By August 2010, 90 percent of the 280,000 Tamils forcibly interned after victory against [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Sweden
HRI

Sweden ranks 5th in this year’s Humanitarian Response Index. Based on its scores it is classified as Group 1 donor. This classification allows Sweden to compare its performance, Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development / Development Assistance Committee [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Denmark
HRI

Denmark ranks first in this year’s Humanitarian Response Index. Based on its scores it is classified as Group 1 donor. This classification allows Denmark to compare its performance, not only to all other Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development/ Development [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Afghanistan
HRI

The crisis and the response Several key actors are reluctant to acknowledge evidence of the extent of the humanitar ian crisis: increased insecurity, high displacement (at least 297,000 IDPs and 2.89 million refugees), growing food insecurity and disrespect [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Endorsements
HRI

“The lofty ideals contained in political declarations are not enough -- concerted action must follow -- and these efforts must be monitored vigilantly so that governments do not slip in their commitments. This is why the Humanitarian Response Index is so important [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Donor Classification
HRI

The 2010 HRI donor ranking now includes an analysis of donor performance based on characteristics and similarities with other donors. This more sophisticated classification looks for relationships and patters among donors based on their scores against the 35 indicators [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Luxembourg
HRI

Luxembourg ranks 10th in this year’s Humanitarian Response Index (HRI). Based on the patterns of its scores, it is classified as Group 1 donor. This classification allows Denmark to compare its performance, not only to all other Organisation for Economic Co- [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

The Netherlands
HRI

The Netherlands ranks 9th in this year’s Humanitarian Response Index. Based on its scores it is classified as Group 1 donor. This classification allows the Netherlands to compare its performance, not only to all other Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Greece
HRI

Greece is not included in the overall ranking of this year’s Humanitarian Response Index, as insufficient survey responses were obtained to calculate the qualitative indicators of the index. Based on its scores in quantitative indicators, however, it is classified [...] Read more...

Tuesday 7 December 2010