The Quality of Money: Donor Behaviour in Humanitarian Financing

This independent study examines donor behavior in financing humanitarian action, covering a number of implementation issues, including coordination, coverage of need, profile, management, and accountability for resources.

The report also deals with issues of time and timing, the architecture of donor organizations as well as those of implementing agencies, and the growing concern for effectiveness.

The study is based on more than 300 interviews of eleven bilateral agencies and eight multilateral agencies, from both headquarters and the field, as well as field interviews with representatives of additional bilateral and multilateral agencies, academics, journalists, diplomats, and peacekeepers.