The Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) 2009

Foreword The Economic Crisis, Climate Change, Increasing Humanitarian Needs, and Global Politics: What do World Leaders Need to do to Avert a Global Catastrophe? Introduction; S.Hidalgo , Executive Director of DARA Whose Crisis? Integrating Humanity, Solidarity and Collective Accountability the Response to the Global Economic Crisis PART I: HRI 2009 MAIN FINDINGS Improving Government Donor Accountability and Aid Effectiveness Humanitarian Action in the Context of the Global Financial Crisis (DARA) How Relevant Are the Principles of Accountability, Transparency and Good Humanitarian Donorship in Today's Current Economic Climate? What Are the Main Stresses and Challenges Facing the Humanitarian System? What Are Some of the Key Trends and Issues Emerging from the HRI Research? HRI Main Findings and Donor Rankings How Well Are Wealthy OECD/DAC Governments Meeting Their Commitments to Apply the Good Practice in the Way They Fund and Support Humanitarian Action Around the World? How DoNew and Emerging Donor Governments and Private Donors Compare to OECD/DAC Government Donors? What Needs to be Improved in How the International Community Responds to Disasters, Conflicts and Emergencies? Individual Donor Profiles What Are the Main Strengths and Weaknesses of Individual Government Donors? What Can Governments do to Improve the Quality, Effectiveness and Impact of Their Humanitarian Assistance? PART II: ESSAYS FROM EXTERNAL AUTHORS Challenges and Solutions to Improving Quality, Effectiveness and Accountability in Humanitarian Action The Effects of the Financial Crisis on Humanitarian Reform - Why Investing in Preparedness and Prevention is Even More Important in Today's Environment; J.Holmes , UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Building New Partnerships Between States and Civil Society to Confront the Challenges of Future; B.Geleta , Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies