HRI 2011
UN ISDR: Australia, Germany, UK raise bar for donors, says report
Source: UN ISDR By David Singh GENEVA, 16 April 2012 - A new report on humanitarian responses states that "If other donors were to follow the lead being set by Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom, it could mean a turning point in transforming the humanitarian [...] Read more...
Huffington Post: Sean 2012: Invisible Children’s ‘Kony 2012’ Inspires New Video Tackling Ireland’s Overseas Aid
Source: Huffington Post On the heels of last month's "Kony 2012" comes a new viral video aiming to tackle Ireland's cutbacks in overseas aid. YouTube video "Sean 2012" tells the story of a boy who wants to "go to Uganda and stop Kony" after watching the [...] Read more...
TIME: A Tale of Two Donors: Cash-Strapped Ireland Outshines Germany in Humanitarian Aid
Source: TIME By Megan Gibson Irish author Anne Enright once suggested that Ireland just might not do recession the way other countries do. While there's no denying that the beleaguered country is in the middle of a financial slump, with unemployment hovering [...] Read more...
DARA in the Skoll World Forum
DARA participated in the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship March 28th to 30th in Oxford. Philip Tamminga, Head of DARA’s Humanitarian Response Index, explored how government donors and the humanitarian sector can learn from and engage with social [...] Read more...
Humanitarian Response Index 2011 Briefing, London
Philip Tamminga, Head of DARA’s Humanitarian Response Index, presented the findings from the HRI 2011 report at an event hosted by the Humanitarian Policy Group of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on Monday, March 27th at the ODI Office in London. [...] Read more...
New Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report on disaster risk reduction
A new report by Global Humanitarian Assistance on disaster risk reduction spending confirms the Humanitarian Response Index 2011 findings, launched this month in Geneva. At DARA, we continue to urge governments to reconsider their aid programmes to address [...] Read more...
ALNAP: HRI 2011- Are more donor requirements part of the solution?
Source: ALNAP By Philip Tamminga Last week, DARA launched the Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) 2011 report: Addressing the Gender Challenge. The report is based on field research in nine crises (Chad, Colombia, DRC, Haiti, Kenya, oPt, Pakistan, Somalia [...] Read more...
Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network: DARA Examines Top Donors’ Humanitarian Response
Source: Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network The urgency demanded by humanitarian disasters often overwhelms a long-term vision, but aid effectiveness and foresight remain key considerations in the provision of aid. DARA, an international organization [...] Read more...
TrustLaw: Quality in humanitarian aid is not just a matter of more money
Source: TrustLaw Fernando Espada is field research manager of DARA's Humanitarian Response Index. DARA is an independent organisation committed to improving the quality and effectiveness of aid for vulnerable populations suffering from conflict, disasters [...] Read more...
Video: Michelle Bachelet on the HRI 2011 
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Michelle Bachelet discusses the importance of the HRI 2011, and the role of UN Women. Ms. Bachelet is the Executive Director of UN Women. "The Humanitarian Response Index 2011, on addressing the challenge of gender, provides information on how we can collectively move forward." Read more...