Humanitarian Response Index 2007 Measuring Commitment to Best Practice [Paperback]

The purpose of this annual report is to develop an index of good humanitarian donorship that will measure donors' effectiveness against their commitment to the Principles and Good Practise of Humanitarian Donorship. The index is intended to help the international donor community to better understand its strengths and weaknesses in order to improve the efficiency and quality of its donor activities and initiatives. The index is also expected to raise awareness about the increasingly important role of humanitarian action and associated good practices beyond its current core constituencies. We believe that this report offers significant potential to improve the quality of humanitarian aid, benefiting those most affected by both man-made and natural disasters.Foreword Kofi Annan ? Preface S.Hidalgo Executive Summary???? The Humanitarian Response Index 2007 L.Altinger, S.Hidalgo,?and A.Lopez-Claros The Birth of Good Humanitarian Donorship J.Schaar Progress on the Front Lines J. Egeland Opening Space for Long-Term Development in Fragile Environments S. Cliffe and C. Petrie The Media- Driven Humanitarian Response: Public Perceptions and Humanitarian Realities as Two Faces of the Same Coin M. Ogrizek Colombia: A Crisis Concealed S. Hidalgo Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sick Giant of Africa- G. Gasser Haiti: Violence, Ganga, and a Fragile State on the Brink of Crisis- R. Sole Lebanon: Crisis of Civilian Protection Niger: Crisis of acute, Protracted Poverty and Vulnerability- M. Mara??n Pakistan: Testing Reform of the Humanitarian System- R. Polastro Sudan: From One Crisis to Another Timor-Leste: Relapse and Open wounds- S. Hidalgo Summary: 2006- A Year of Emergencies Donor profile: Australia? Donor profile: Austria??? Donor profile: Belgium? Donor profile: Canada?? Donor profile: Denmark Donor profile: European commission??????????? Donor profile: Finland??? Donor profile: France??? Donor profile: Germany Donor profile: Greece??? Donor profile: Ireland???? Donor profile:l3t