The Humanitarian Response Index 2011
Yona Maro
This report gathers evidence on how the
humanitarian sector is functioning, and from this, raise concerns about
important issues that affect the quality and effectiveness of
humanitarian action, ranging from the importance of need-based
approaches and the dangers of aid politicisation, to the need for better
prevention, preparedness, and risk reduction, and support for
protection and access.
The 2011 report examines responses to
crises to assess how the world's main donor governments – 23 members of
the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – face the challenge
of ensuring that their aid money is used effectively and efficiently in
order to maximize the benefits for those affected. It gathers and
analyses data regarding the way in which donor governments address
gender in their policies and funding, and provide field actors'
perspectives of donor commitment to gender.