Aid
- Burma: what state humanitarianism?
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By prioritising political concerns over humanitarian need – refusing foreign assistance due to fears of international influence – the Burmese authorities have further subjugated aid to a policy agenda. This is, of course, nothing new in the post-9/11 environment, however the stand-off in Burma is further evidence of the changing aid reality. This short blog considers latest research on the state of humanitarian action and asks whether a co-option of aid by political processes could actually be useful in solving the Burmese crisis.
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- Unfinished business: ten years of dropping the debt
- ( S. Williams;T. Rogers / Jubilee Debt Campaign , 2008)
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Although progress has been made on Debt since the issue was pushed to the top of the G8 agenda in 1998 ($88bn of debt has been cancelled) this paper from the Jubilee Campaign asserts that far...
- The HAP 2007 standard in humanitarian accountability and quality management
- ( Human Accountability Partnership , 2007)
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Humanitarian agencies exercise significant financial, technical and logistical power in their mission to save lives and reduce suffering. In contrast, disaster survivors have no formal control and ...
- The livelihood assessment tool-kit: analysing and responding to the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2008)
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The increase in natural disasters around the world warrants attention to protecting and rebuilding the livelihoods of vulnerable populations. This toolkit aims to assess the impact of disasters on ...
- Impact of disasters on the education sector in Cambodia
- ( Asian Disaster Preparedness Center , 2008)
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Natural disasters can cause terrible loss of life. However what is perhaps most disturbing are their impact on the most vulnerable, in institutions where safety should be paramount i.e. patients st...
- Gender equality toolbox
- ( K Mørck Jensen / Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs , 2008)
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This guide aims to provide useful context on gender equality as a priority of Danish development assistance. It offers strategic directions and presents good examples of how gender programming can ...
- Making progress on environmental sustainability: lessons and recommendations from a review of over 150 MDG country experiences
- ( United Nations Development Programme , 2006)
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This UNDP report summarises the findings from a review of 158 countries Millennium Development Goals Reports (MDGRs). Its aim is to determine how well countries are doing in monitoring an...
- Humanitarian agenda 2015 - the state of the humanitarian enterprise
- ( A. Donini;L. Fast;G. Hansen / Feinstein International Center, USA , 2008)
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Is ‘humanitarianism’ at risk? The humanitarian community is operating in a ‘changing’ environment which is forcing it to question its own notions of inclusivity and gra...
- Rising food prices: drivers and implications for development
- ( A. Evans / Child Rights Information Network , 2008)
- Global food prices have risen 83 per cent over the last three years, with significant impacts for the world's poorest people. This briefing paper focuses on what this important change means for intern...
- Banking for development: private banks and aid donors in developing countries
- ( J. Rodríguez;J. Santiso / OECD Development Centre , 2007)
- Over the past decade, aid donors have shown interest for the private financial sector while, at the same time, private banks have shown increasing concern for corporate social responsibility. Private ...
- Corruption in emergencies: what role for media?
- ( G. Mortensen / Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre , 2006)
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This document brings together the deliberations of a meeting of donors, NGOs and journalists from Sri Lanka, Liberia and Nepal on the role of the media in tackling corruption in humanitarian aid pr...
