HRI News
AlertNet: Elections won’t solve Congo’s humanitarian woes – report
Source: Alertnet By Megan Rowling LONDON (AlertNet) - This month's elections in Democratic Republic of Congo are unlikely to resolve years of conflict, weak state institutions and a lack of capacity to address people's basic needs, a report from humanitarian [...] Read more...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Leveraging donor support for long-term impact Humanitarian needs in the DRC are far from over. The national elections in late November provide a good opportunity for the international community to reflect on the impact of their massive support, and how [...] 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...
The Economist: Ross Mountain on the systematic international failure to anticipate and respond to the crisis in the Horn of Africa
Source: The Economist We received this interesting insight on the famine in the Horn of Africa from the head of DARA, an organisation that evaluates humanitarian aid operations: SIR – Your article on the situation in the Horn of Africa is sadly correct: [...] Read more...
HRI 2011 field research: Colombia
In spite of relevant political initiatives, notably the Victims and Land Restoration Law fostered by new President Juan Manuel Santos, humanitarian needs in Colombia are still acute. The deteriorating security situation since 2008, following a period of intense [...] Read more...
AlertNet Op-ed: Haiti- Now is the time to work on gender issues
We all know that women and girls living in areas of armed conflict and disaster suffer the worst consequences of crises due to their heightened vulnerability. Why then does our field research in crises such as Haiti offer such a bleak perspective on gender as a priority for all humanitarian actors? Read Ross Mountain's Op-ed at AlertNet. Read more...
Australia overhauls aid framework
The Australian government recently released a new aid framework based on the results of the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness – the first review of Australia’s aid in 15 years. Following a public consultation process to which DARA contributed, the new [...] Read more...
Launch of Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) Report 2011
"Improving government aid transparency is a critical step towards being more accountable to crisis-affected populations, but it also makes sense, as the GHA Report points out, for ensuring that aid resources can be used more effectively and efficiently." From Philip Tamminga´s guest blog entry at the Global Humanitarian Assistance site. Read more...