GHA’s new datastore: the numbers behind the analysis
GHA’s new datastore has gone live today and includes the datasets that drive GHA’s work to map and quantify the world of humanitarian financing: the response to need, financing levels, where the money comes from and where it goes, the actors involved, the funding mechanisms used, and the countries and…
Read MorePrivate funding: Is this trend here to stay?
GHA is releasing a new report today: Private funding: An emerging trend in humanitarian donorship. Over the past three years, GHA has worked to understand the volume of private money in the humanitarian system and how it is used. We have done this by studying the role that delivery agencies…
Read MoreGetting disaster risk reduction funding right: Margareta Wahlström responds to new report from GHA
We all know that donors’ hearts are in the right place when it comes to disaster risk reduction (DRR), but the big question is how many of them can see their way through the fog of need to invest in long-term initiatives which save lives and precious assets while reducing…
Read MoreGFDRR response to GHA’s new report – Disaster risk reduction: Spending where it should count
This new report from GHA provides evidence of a challenge that disaster risk reduction (DRR) practitioners have been highlighting for many years: despite increasing public and political recognition of the need for a focus on DRR, reinforced by countless high level statements and commitments, the international community has been unable…
Read MoreInternational spending on disaster risk reduction (DRR) requires dramatic review
GHA is launching a new report today, Disaster risk reduction: spending where it should count. The report provides a comprehensive view of the levels of international DRR spending, placed in the context of need and vulnerability, and reveals the shockingly low levels of investment and inequities of funding in this…
Read MoreNeeds of older people and people with disabilities are “largely overlooked” by the humanitarian system
A recently published report documenting the findings of a study carried out by HelpAge and Handicap International shows that less than 1% of humanitarian aid targets older people or people with disabilities, despite the former group representing 11% of the world’s population and the latter representing 15%. The study used…
Read MoreHumanitarian funding for Syria #1
International humanitarian efforts in response to the current unrest in Syria are severely restricted due to lack of access. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is believed to be the only international agency operating inside the country, working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to deliver food and…
Read MoreTop 100 Best NGOs ranking by The Global Journal
Earlier this week, The Global Journal – a Geneva-based magazine – published its inaugural annual ‘Top 100 Best NGOs’ list. The Wikimedia Foundation is ranked as the best NGO worldwide. Partners in Health, Oxfam, BRAC, International Rescue Committee, PATH, CARE International, Médecins Sans Frontières, Danish Refugee Council and Ushahidi make…
Read MoreThe Canadian International Development Agency assesses the role of the GHA country profiles
With the existence of an increasing number of humanitarian actors and channels through which to deliver assistance, providing a clear picture of humanitarian financing can be a considerable challenge. GHA’s country profiles provide a useful snapshot as to how – and how much – humanitarian assistance is disbursed each year,…
Read MoreState of the Humanitarian System Report: ALNAP needs your input
ALNAP will be publishing its State of the Humanitarian System Report in early summer 2012, which aims to assess the performance and progress of the international humanitarian system, providing those within and outside the sector with the opportunity to assess the system’s performance in recent years, and look at ways…
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