HRI
New DARA Research on Humanitarian Aid from Donor Governments Finds Limited Progress
Humanitarian Response Index Identifies Persistent Systemic Issues: Lack of Prevention-Oriented Strategies; Insufficient Accountability; Slow Progress in De-Politicization of Aid Read more...
Pillars and Indicators HRI
The HRI uses both quantitative and qualitative data to build 35 indicators, organised into five pillars, which capture the essence of the Principles of Good Humanitarian Donorship. The pillars correspond to five basic questions: Pillar 1: Are donor responses [...] Read more...
Los Angeles Times: Help for needy countries too often politicized, aid groups say
Source: Los Angeles Times When the United States and other nations open their wallets to help countries in need, some groups fear the donors' reasons are less than altruistic, according to a new report from a nonprofit that seeks to improve aid. Humanitarian [...] Read more...
Focus on Haiti: Building back better?
Building back better? Two years after the earthquake that caused massive destruction to the country and two subsequent cholera epidemics, long-term recovery efforts are still inadequate. Hundreds of Haitians still live in temporary shelters, and the country [...] Read more...
Download the report HRI
Addressing the Gender Challenge The complete report (5.78mb): The Humanitarian Response Index 2011: Addressing the Gender Challenge Introduction Table of Contents Foreword by Michelle Bachelet, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director [...] Read more...
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...
United Kingdom HRI
The United Kingdom (UK) ranked 8th in the HRI 2011, maintaining its position from 2010. Based on the pattern of its scores, the UK is classified as a Group 2 donor. Donors in the group tend to perform slightly below average in all pillars, with the exception of [...] Read more...
Switzerland HRI
Switzerland ranked 6th in the HRI 2011, improving one position from 2010. Based on the pattern of its scores, Switzerland is classified as a Group 1 donor. Donors in this group tend to perform above average in all pillars. Other Group 1 donors are Denmark, Finland [...] Read more...