United States
United States HRI
The US ranked 17th in the HRI 2011, improving two positions from last year. Based on the pattern of its scores, the US is classified as a Group 2 donor. Donors in this group tend to perform slightly below average in all pillars, with the exception of Pillar 2 ( [...] Read more...
Did we learn from Hurricane Katrina?
Hurricane Irene and now Tropical Storm Lee remind us that the lessons of Hurricane Katrina have not been learned. Crucially, we have not learned to respect the precautionary principle. Read more...
IA-RTE Philippines of the Humanitarian Response to Typhoons Ketsana and Parma EVAL
The IA-RTE provided a snap shot of the current situation including real-time feedback and learning to the UNCT and to the IASC locally. The main objectives will be to learn from the initial phase of the response and to identify lessons that need to be taken forward [...] Read more...
United States HRI
The United States (US) ranks 19th in this year’s Humanitarian Response Index (HRI). Based on its scores it is classified as a Group 2 donor. This classification allows the US to compare its performance, not only to all other Organisation for Economic Co-operation [...] Read more...
United States HRI
The United States is ranked 15th in the 2008 HRI. The country is ranked 8th in Pillar 5 but last (23rd) in Pillar 4. In terms of specific indicators it ranked first in sectoral distribution of funding through UN appeals, and 7th in both funding to NGOs and number [...] Read more...