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December 2011: US cuts to humanitarian assistance would be severely felt
A word from Ross Mountain: December 2011 Amid the ongoing debate for substantial cuts to the State Department’s foreign aid budget based on the argument that it has been a poor investment without the expected results, it is crucial that legislators in Congress [...] Read more...
State of the Humanitarian System Report: your input requested
The surveys are targeted at: international aid practitioners; national and regional organisations; host government representatives; and recipients of aid. Read more...
OCFA hosts workshop on humanitarian evaluation
Abu Dhabi, 14 December 2011: The UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA) hosted a one-day workshop today in Abu Dhabi for the UAE’s humanitarian donor community on the principles and practices of evaluating humanitarian programs. The workshop was [...] Read more...
IFRC Conference session: Sustainability in humanitarian action
"It’s about time for a serious reflection on how humanitarian issues can be better understood and integrated into development efforts." DARA participated in the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Cresent in Geneva, November 29. Philip [...] Read more...
November 2011: The Third Way
A word from Ross Mountain: November 2011 Another year is drawing to a close and the humanitarian community is still grappling with the large-scale drought-driven emergency in the Horn of Africa. At the same time, the world's main scientific body on the [...] Read more...
Climate Vulnerable Forum Declaration adopted
Read the press release Dhaka Ministerial Declaration of the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 November 14, 2011 We, Ministers and representatives of Governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific, members of the Climate Vulnerable [...] Read more...
A word from Ross Mountain: The gender challenge
For years there has been a general consensus that humanitarian assistance must develop greater sensitivity to gender issues, both in the emergency response and in long term-recovery efforts. However, our Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) research over the past five years Read more...
Presentation of the Climate Vulnerability Monitor in Madrid
DARA is very excited to report that the presentation of the “Climate Vulnerability Monitor” in Madrid, September 29, was a monumental success. The Spanish Ministry of Environment, EFEverde, Iberoamerican Secretary General, and DARA all shared the results of the “Climate Vulnerability Monitor: The State of the Climate Crisis”, and the “Climate Vulnerability Forum (CVF)”. Read more...