RESUMEN El tamaño del sistema humanitario internacional es más grande que nunca en términos de recursos financieros y humanos. En 2014 contaba con unas 4480 organizaciones de ayuda activas, un gasto...
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L'état du système humanitaire - édition 2015
RÉSUMÉ Le système humanitaire international est plus vaste que jamais en termes de ressources financières et humaines. En 2014, il comprenait quelque 4 480 organisations d’aide opérationnelle dont...
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A community financing mechanism for disaster risk reduction: The Bio-rights approach
1. About this case study Organisation: CARE Netherlands Partners: Wetlands International Project Bio-rights: linking community- and ecosystem-based approaches to disaster risk reduction Start date:...
Better together? The benefits and challenges of coordination in the field [EN/AR]
Humanitarian responses often involve large numbers of national and international actors who frequently work in the same geographical areas and towards the same broad goals. However, coordination and...
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Words of Relief: Translators without Borders’ local language translation for emergencies
ALNAP and ELRHA will be looking at 15 different examples of humanitarian innovation funded by ELRHA’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) grants. Each case study will explore the dynamics of...
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Supporting disabled people in emergencies: Motivation’s appropriate and affordable wheelchairs
ALNAP and ELRHA will be looking at 15 different examples of humanitarian innovation funded by ELRHA’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) grants. Each case study will explore the dynamics of...
Local expertise and global packages of aid: The transformative role of volunteerism and locally engaged expertise of aid during the 2006 July war in Lebanon
Resource type: Articles Language: English Keywords: Accountability and Participation, Conflict, violence & peace, National & regional actors, Participation Countries: Lebanon Agency: Lebanon Support ...
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Adapting to an Urban World - Tailoring food security and livelihood assessments for urban settings
By 2008, for the first time in history more people lived in cities than in rural areas. Today the world’s urban population stands at about 3.9 billion, but it is expected to surpass six billion...
The State of the Humanitarian System, 2015 Edition [EN/AR]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The international humanitarian system is larger than ever in terms of financial and human resources. In 2014 it comprised some 4,480 operational aid organisations with combined...
Relief as a neutral form of aid or a political-communal mobilization? Doing politics in emergencies and war and the politics of aid in Lebanon
Abstract: Drawing on the experiences of several activists, experts, and individuals involved in the provision of aid and relief during and after the 2006 July war on Lebanon, this case study explores...
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Strangers in Strange Lands: An Assessment of Arab Refugees and IDPs in Non-Arab Host Communities in Iraq and Turkey
This self-commissioned report – researched in partnership with IRIS – appraises and compares the living conditions and access to services of Syrian refugees and Iraqi IDPs in non-Arab host...
Global Forum for Improving Humanitarian Action: Results and Analysis
The Global Forum for Improving Humanitarian Action, held in New York on 4-5 June 2015, sought to explore these issues and bring greater clarity and progression to thinking around context and its...
A Step towards Justice: Current accountability options for crimes under international law committed in Syria
This report aims to evaluate current ac- countability options by looking at the feasibility and potential impacts of each option. Analysis of the existing options helps shed light on whether it may...
Lebanon + 2 more
Adapting to an Urban World - Urban Case Study: Syria Crisis (Lebanon & Jordan), April 2015
Introduction The Syria Crisis exercise is part of a series of case studies explored within the context of the project Adapting to an Urban World. This project was developed to address an identified...
Exploring coordination in humanitarian Clusters
Coordination is essential to the success of humanitarian response. In most crisis situations, a large number of organisations will be working to provide support in the same area. Under these...
The Urbanisation of Emergencies – Adapting Humanitarian Action to a Changing World
This paper proposes a series of recommendations that would adapt humanitarian response to better support city systems, and promote greater resilience to future crises. It also proposes taking steps...
Global Forum Briefing Paper 7: Good humanitarian action uses the best knowledge, skills and tools to achieve an effective and timely response
This paper looks at the obstacles to humanitarian action using the best knowledge, skills and tools to achieve an effective and timely response and provides recommendations synthesised from submitted...
Global Forum Briefing Paper 6: Good humanitarian action makes the best possible use of resources
This paper looks at the obstacles to humanitarian action making the best possible use of resources and provides recommendations synthesised from submitted proposition papers. It is one of the...
Global Forum Briefing Paper 5: Good humanitarian action is apolitical and adheres to international law and the humanitarian principles
This paper looks at the obstacles to humanitarian action being apolitical and adhering to international law and the humanitarian principles and provides recommendations synthesised from submitted...
Global Forum Briefing Paper 4: Good humanitarian action is led by the state and builds on local response capacities wherever possible
This paper looks at the obstacles to humanitarian action being led by the state and building on local response capacities wherever possible and provides recommendations synthesised from submitted...