HRI News
Pakistan HRI
Lessons from the floods The report indicates that donors should more generously support disaster preparedness and early recovery, as well as help Pakistani NGOs access funds and play a bigger role in crisis response. The team interviewed humanitarian organisations [...] Read more...
Democratic Republic of the Congo HRI
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 best [...] Read more...
occupied Palestinian territories HRI
Few improvements, failing hopes The easing of the blockade in 2010 brought limited improvements in the lives of the population in the oPt, and humanitarian organisations continue to face operational challenges. Donors need to deploy all of their means by insisting [...] Read more...
AUDIO: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): The politicisation of aid
DARA presented the Humanitarian Response Index 2010 findings in an event hosted by the CSIS, May 17th 2011, Washington DC. During the event The Politicisation of Aid, Ross Mountain, DARA Director General, and Philip Tamminga, Head of Good Humanitarian Donorship [...] Read more...
DARA encourages Australian review panel to consider humanitarian aid
As other committed governments, the Australian government is currently reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of its overall aid programme. The review will assess the appropriateness of Australia’s geographic and sectoral focus, the performance of its aid [...] Read more...