In the Media
Kristeligt Dagblad: Pioneering country Denmark must improve (Danish)
Source: Kristeligt Dagblad Søren Friis | 16. december 2010 For mange katastrofer glemmes af politikerne og forbliver uberørte af støttekronerne, skriver Søren Friis, cand.mag. i internationale studier TORSDAG DEN 9. december skrev Udenrigsministeriet [...] Read more...
dBalears.cat: Humanitarian aid is increasingly subjected to other interests (Catalán)
Source: dBalears.cat Un informe conclou que els governs supediten les ajudes als interessos econòmics i estratègics. El darrer any, l'Estat espanyol ha reduït un 4,5% les partides Agències | 16/12/2010 | Vistes: 183 vegades// L'ajuda humanit [...] Read more...
la Repubblica: Humanitarian aid, Italy is the worst donor at 20th place in European rankings (Italian)
Source: la Repubblica Un risultato negativo in controtendenza rispetto al mondo che di fronte all'incremento nei disastri naturali e nelle crisi politiche, stanno aumentando i fondi per aiuti ed emergenze.Il riscatto delle molte organizzazioni del nostro paese [...] Read more...
New Zealand Herald: NZ ranked third for humanitarian response
Source: New Zealand Herald New Zealand is among the top three countries in the world for its humanitarian response to international crises, according to an aid watchdog's report. In the Humanitarian Response Index 2010, published by DARA, New Zealand is [...] Read more...
Reuters: Analysis – Next climate test: how to adapt
Source: Reuters By Patrick Rucker and Robert Campbell CANCUN, Mexico | Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:10pm EST (Reuters) - Climate negotiators left this tourist city upbeat about a modest deal to control global warming, but the world still faces daunting choices [...] Read more...
EurActiv: UN official- Political interests are increasingly driving aid policy
Source: EurActiv Aid is being increasingly driven by donors' political, economic or military objectives rather than prioritising the needs of its recipients, according to Ross Mountain, the UN secretary-general's deputy special representative to the Democratic [...] Read more...
EurActiv: Report denounces humanitarian aid ‘politicisation’, lauds EU
Source: EurActiv Humanitarian aid coming from EU member states is becoming increasingly driven by politics, making multilateral donors such as the EU more apt at addressing recipients' needs, according to a report presented by a UN official on Tuesday (7 December [...] Read more...
EurActiv: UN official- Political interests are increasingly driving aid policy
Source: EurActiv Aid is being increasingly driven by donors' political, economic or military objectives rather than prioritising the needs of its recipients, according to Ross Mountain, the UN secretary-general's deputy special representative to the [...] Read more...
Mother Jones: How children suffer from climate change
Source: Mother Jones By Jen Quraishi As MoJo's Kate Sheppard discusses here, a new report by international humanitarian organization DARA finds that climate change could kill up to 5 million people in the next 10 years—and most of them are [...] Read more...
JP.dk: Denmark is the best at providing humanitarian aid (Danish)
Source: JP.dk Af PETER VOERGAARD Offentliggjort 09.12.10 kl. 15:22 Danmark er rykket fra en fjerde- til en førsteplads på liste over humanitær ulandsstøtte. Danmark har fået en førsteplads blandt humanitærer donorer i en international [...] Read more...