Countries
European Commission HRI
The European Commission is ranked 5th in the 2008 HRI. The EC ranks 2nd in Pillars 2 and 3rd in Pillar 5, but does less well in Pillars 1 (6th) and Pillar 3 (9th). By indicator, the European Commission ranked well in funding to strengthen local capacity, participating [...] Read more...
Denmark HRI
Denmark is ranked third in the 2008 HRI, with first place rankings in both Pillar 2 and 5, 7th place in Pillar 1 and 8th in Pillar 3. Denmark did well on timely funding to sudden onset disasters and IFRC emergency appeals, funding to international disaster risk [...] Read more...
Canada HRI
Canada is ranked 10th in the 2008 HRI. It ranked 4th in Pillar 5 and 13th in Pillar 1, the most important component of the HRI. A breakdown by indicators shows that Canada ranked first in the number of evaluations, third in participation in main accountability [...] Read more...
Belgium HRI
Belgium is ranked 14th in the 2008 HRI. Belgium ranked 11th in both Pillar 3 and 4 and 18th in Pillar 5. Nevertheless, it ranked first in the indicator for funding to forgotten emergencies and those with low media coverage, as well as in its consistent support [...] Read more...
Austria HRI
Austria is ranked 21st in the 2008 HRI. Austria’s low overall position is due to its consistently low ranking across the Pillars: 19th in Pillars 1 and 4, 21st in Pillar 3 and 20th in the remainder. In terms of specific indicators, Austria was top ranked in [...] Read more...
Australia HRI
Australia is ranked 11th in the 2008 HRI. Australia ranked best compared to its peers in Pillars 2 and 4 – 6th in both – and worst – 13th – in Pillar 3. In breaking down the Index by individual indicator, Australia ranked among the top donors for funding [...] Read more...
Sri Lanka HRI
Processing a Slaughter Foretold Despite the government declaring the end of the conflict in May 2009 and the separatist and terrorist group the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) conceding defeat, the situation in Sri Lanka remains bleak given the absence [...] Read more...
Somalia HRI
In Search of a Way In The decades-long protracted emergency in Somalia grew considerably worse from 2006 to 2008, with a convergence of floods, droughts, increased food prices and an ongoing situation of insecurity. Most humanitarian organisations say the [...] Read more...
The occupied Palestinian territories HRI
A Disaster Waiting to Happen The protracted crisis in the oPT has gotten worse. Despite support for development and reconstruction programmes, and the renewal of funding to the Palestinian Authority, GDP in the West Bank is one third lower than in 1999 and aid [...] Read more...