DARA in the media
EuropaPress: IECAH calls for conflict to be taken into account in risk prevention
Source: EuropaPress El codirector del Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria (IECAH), Francisco Rey, ha instado a los organismos que evalúan la reducción de riesgos que tengan en cuenta no sólo los factores ambientales o socioecon [...] Read more...
IRIN Global: Analysis- The UN in 2023
Source: IRIN Global HIGHLIGHTS Calls for UN to be more anticipatory, strategic, innovative Test public-private partnerships Less bureaucracy, more leadership Risk-taking should extend to UN security policies DAKAR, 31 July 2013 (IRIN) - The UN [...] Read more...
ALNAP: A call for evidence-based decision-making in humanitarian response
Source: ALNAP By Riccardo Polastro The ALNAP 2013 Annual Meeting held in March focused on evidence following the increasing demand of donors and humanitarian agencies for evidence-based and measurable responses. Evidence of needs and how we respond to [...] Read more...
The Guardian: Somalia’s private sector can help rather than hinder development
Source: The Guardian Somalia's business community can support aid efforts – but humanitarian agencies must better understand how Despite – or perhaps because of – more than 20 years of war, Somalia has a remarkably strong private sector, particularly [...] Read more...
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...
IRIN News: AID POLICY- Humanitarianism in a changing world
Source: IRIN News Madrid-based think-tank DARA believes the number of countries adversely affected by changing weather will rise from 15 today to 54 in 2030 DUBAI, 4 April 2012 (IRIN) - There is “worrying evidence” that the scale and scope of disasters [...] 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...
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...