Listed below are the chapter headings and chapter contents from Global Humanitarian Assistance 2000. 

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Contents, Foreword, Summary, & Abbreviations.

Trends in Funding Humanitarian Assistance
How much Humanitarian Assistance does the world give? Increases in Humanitarian Assistance tend to be sustained Refugee spending in donor countries raises controversy How does spending match need? Can donors afford to support Humanitarian assistance? Which countries give Humanitarian Assistance?

Trends in Allocations
Is Humanitarian Assistance allocated on the basis of need? Neglected emergencies increasingly marginalised. What activities is Humanitarian Assistance spent on? Natural disasters.

Trends in Channels
Who controls resources for Humanitarian Assistance?
The rise and role of the European Community Humanitarian Office. ECHO growing stronger. Treading the line between emergency and development aid. How is ECHO governed? The allocation of ECHO Expenditure to Regions, Countries and Sectors. Future assured but unclear.
The rise and role of Humanitarian NGOs. Inter-dependency aids delivery. Who goes where? Falling over in the rush to help. The perils of partnership. Addressing the relief-to-development disjuncture.

The Politics of Humanitarian Assistance
The Context of Humanitarian Response. The globalisation of crisis ... and reappraisal of foreign and security policy. Matching aid to new conditions and new players. More is expected of humanitarian interventions while less is put into development cooperation. Public support remains strong. Humanitarian Assistance underpins support for development cooperation. Public concern to make a direct contribution to reducing suffering. The bias to high profile and ‘local ’situations. Political factors. Proximity. The role and responsibility of global media. Remembering the good.

The Management of Humanitarian Assistance
Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation Policy. Change, complexity and credibility. Integrating Relief and Development. But obstacles to integration remain. Gap-filling increases fragmentation. Merging the humanitarian and development response. Humanitarian issues marginalised in overall aid policy. Isolating conflict and disaster affected countries. Funding for Effective Humanitarian Assistance. The challenges of Funding Management. Chronic disasters increase the need for planned resources. Donors seek efficiency and accountability. Increased earmarking skews priorities. Information, learning and evaluation. Contradictions remain unaddressed.

Trends in Emergency Food Aid
Emergency Food Aid Increases its Share. The Uses of Relief Food Aid. The role of NGOs.

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