Countries
Haiti HRI
Skimpy Living Swept Away by Storms Between 26 August and 8 September 2008, hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hannah and Ike smashed the Artibonite, south and south-east regions of Haiti, killing nearly 800 people and affecting more than 800,000. The disasters hit during [...] Read more...
Georgia HRI
Too Many Eggs in the Same Basket In August 2008, conflict between Georgia and Russia over the autonomous region of South Ossetia forced 158,000 people to abandon their homes and rely upon humanitarian aid. The conflict sparked a huge response for Georgia from [...] Read more...
Ethiopia HRI
Blurring the Boundaries Between Relief and Development Ethiopia has yet to achieve stability and self-sufficiency, despite the billions of dollars of development funding and humanitarian aid provided every year by external donors. The regime severely curtails [...] Read more...
Democratic Republic of the Congo HRI
Difficult Transitions Many were hopeful in January 2008, following the signing of an agreement in Goma for a ceasefire and disarmament, yet their optimism was short lived. In the second half of 2008 fighting renewed in the Kivus and surrounding provinces, and [...] Read more...
Colombia HRI
True Lies, Disappeared Realities The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has been growing since 2003, when President Álvaro Uribe’s Democratic Security strategy began, with approximately one million people displaced since 2006. Unfortunately, the [...] Read more...
China HRI
An Aid Giant in the Making The Sichuan earthquake of May 2008 left 87,150 people dead and 275,000 injured, and destroyed more than four million homes. China surprised the international community by requesting international assistance – although the county’ [...] Read more...
Afghanistan HRI
The Need to Decouple Humanitarian and Security Agendas Afghanistan has been plagued by armed conflict for decades and is regularly hit by natural disasters. In order to meet the humanitarian needs of the population, humanitarian response in Afghanistan must be [...] Read more...
United States HRI
The United States ranked 14th this year, up one position from 2008. It received its highest ranking in Pillar 1 (Responding to needs) at 9th place, an improvement of six positions from 2008. It ranked 15th in both Pillar 3 (Working with humanitarian partners) [...] Read more...