Good data on humanitarian aid is important because…
At every level choices are made about where, how and when to spend money. These choices will affect which organisations are supported, which people are prioritised and what type of need is met. More transparent data on how money is channelled through the system is a precondition for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
Access our working spreadsheets and analyses on humanitarian data via downloadable Excel files.
We used UN OCHA FTS data to see how much funding has been reported in response to the Pakistan floods and the UN appeal. This file contains information on contributions/commitments and pledges at 25 August 2010 – how many governments have responded and how much have they given? Which sectors has it been spent on in the UN appeal and which sectors are best supported? Water and sanitation? Food? How much is being received each day in comparison to the Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami and the Haiti earthquake?
We used UN OCHA FTS data to see how much funding has been reported in response to the Pakistan floods and the UN appeal. This file contains information on contributions/commitments and pledges at 23 August 2010 – how many governments have responded and how much have they given? Which sectors has it been spent on in the UN appeal and which sectors are best supported? Water and sanitation? Food? How much is being received each day in comparison to the Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami and the Haiti earthquake?
We used UN OCHA FTS data to see how much funding has been reported in response to the Pakistan floods and the UN appeal. This file contains information on contributions/commitments and pledges at 20 August 2010 – how many governments have responded and how much have they given? Which sectors has it been spent on in the UN appeal and which sectors are best supported? Water and sanitation? Food? How much is being received each day in comparison to the Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami and the Haiti earthquake?
Here are our top five latest graphs! How much global humanitarian aid is there and what does it include? How much humanitarian aid goes to conflict-affected states? Who are the top 20 recipients of humanitarian aid? How much aid is humanitarian? And, if humanitarian funding reached US$15.1 billion in 2009, how come so many needs went unmet in the UN appeals?
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We work with the best information we have and try to be clear about what it tells us and what it doesn’t. We think that the data we report on is a good start - but we know that it only captures part of the picture.
The world of humanitarian assistance can be confusing. It involves many actors, international and national, some with complex global mandates and others that serve local communities and neighbourhoods. Action can be undertaken by governments, militaries, delivery agencies, local organisations, families and individuals. It might include disaster preparedness, early recovery, immediate response and the provision of basic needs.
Here we have put together a sit of basic guides to help you navigate around the system. If you can’t find what you’re looking for or if you have a suggestion, give us a call on +44 (0) 1749 671 343
Traditional definitions of humanitarian aid usually point to its ‘short-term’ nature and the provision of funding for activities in the ‘immediate aftermath’ of a disaster. But the reality is that most humanitarian aid is spent in conflict-affected countries over a longer term. This makes counting it complicated!
Of the main players in humanitarian aid, only one group is obliged to report its humanitarian expenditure to strict criteria and along comparable lines each year - that’s the European Commission and 23 government donors that comprise the OECD DAC. This section looks at how humanitarian aid gets reported and where we get our data from on contributions from individuals, NGOs, governments, UN agencies and international organisations.
A glossary of terms, a list of acronyms and a breakdown of which countries we include in each region.
