Blog from OCHA Colombia: “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do”
We must apply what we know when it comes to Colombia The latest analysis of the humanitarian response to the crisis in Colombia is very timely. Colombia: Resources for humanitarian response and poverty reduction, from Global Humanitarian Assistance will contribute to the ongoing discussion on making the humanitarian caseload visible…
Read MoreColombia: Resources for humanitarian response and poverty reduction
In GHA’s latest country briefing paper we analyse the international and domestic response to the humanitarian crisis in Colombia, which has the highest levels of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world. The paper examines the resource flows to and within the country, including official development assistance (ODA), humanitarian aid,…
Read MoreOpen Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals meets this week
Transparency and accountability issue cuts across all others Today (17th April) the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals starts a three-day meeting to discuss thematic issues confronting sustainable development in the 21st century. The meeting is the beginning of a process designed to look at how the actions…
Read MoreDIHAD, ten years of building on humanitarian activities
DIHAD 2013, the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition, hosted annually in Dubai, has become a well established and well respected event bringing together a wide range of actors within the international development and humanitarian community. This year marked DIHAD’s tenth anniversary and focused on building partnerships…
Read More5th Spanish Conference on Humanitarian Action, IECAH Madrid
Providing humanitarian aid in a time of crisis: maintaining our promise to the most vulnerable The world seems to be becoming an increasingly uncertain and dangerous place, especially for those living in fragile and conflict-affected states, where the incidence of poverty is high and natural disasters occur frequently. The way…
Read MoreHumanitarian trends: what has changed and what lies ahead
This year’s DIHAD, the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference, focuses on building effective and sustainable partnerships between humanitarian assistance and development activities. As humanitarian financing becomes increasingly important within the sector – in terms of who gives what, when, where and how – Tony German, Executive Director of…
Read MoreDEC launches an appeal for Syria crisis
At the two year mark of the conflict in Syria (15 March 2011 – 15 March 2013) approximately 70,000 people have died, more than two million people have been internally displaced and around four million Syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance1. Moreover, UN OCHA points out that there are…
Read MoreThe role of data, evidence and access to information in decision-making
Evidence-based decision-making is a key issue in the international community. ALNAP’s annual meeting this year focused on evidence and knowledge in humanitarian action, addressing questions such as: Who is turning evidence into action? How can you make evidence-based decisions? What if there is no evidence? These discussions are not new…
Read MoreOCHA Policy and Studies Series: World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2012
GHA has contributed to a new report to be published annually by UN OCHA on World Humanitarian Data and Trends. The 2012 report, released last month, presents global and country-level data and trend analysis relevant to humanitarian assistance and aims to bring information together in one place, presenting it in…
Read MoreSpanish conference on humanitarian action – improving quality, transparency and accountability
The Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action (IECAH), have organized the 5th Spanish Conference on Humanitarian Action, which will take place on the 14th March 2013, in ‘La Casa Encendida’ (CajaMadrid), with the support of the General Secretary for International Cooperation and Development (SGCID –MAEC ) and ‘La…
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