AlertNet Op-ed: Haiti- Now is the time to work on gender issues

We all know that women and girls living in areas of armed conflict and disaster suffer the worst consequences of crises due to their heightened vulnerability. Why then does our field research in crises such as Haiti offer such a bleak perspective on gender as a priority for all humanitarian actors? Read Ross Mountain's Op-ed at AlertNet. Read more...

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Australia overhauls aid framework

The Australian government recently released a new aid framework based on the results of the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness – the first review of Australia’s aid in 15 years. Following a public consultation process to which DARA contributed, the new [...] Read more...

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Launch of Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) Report 2011

"Improving government aid transparency is a critical step towards being more accountable to crisis-affected populations, but it also makes sense, as the GHA Report points out, for ensuring that aid resources can be used more effectively and efficiently." From Philip Tamminga´s guest blog entry at the Global Humanitarian Assistance site. Read more...

Tuesday 12 July 2011

July-August 2011: The Republic of South Sudan turns a new page – but humanitarian needs persist

Op-ed published  July 8, 2011 in The Guardian This is not the time to give up on vulnerable populations in Darfur and South Kordofan As The Republic of South Sudan prepares for its formal independence on 9 July, there is a danger that the attention of the [...] Read more...

Tuesday 12 July 2011