HRI 2011
THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE INDEX
ADDRESSING THE GENDER CHALLENGE
THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE INDEX 2011 ADDRESSING THE GENDER CHALLENGE
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HRI 2011
THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE INDEX
ADDRESSING THE GENDER CHALLENGE
CONTENTS Foreword
007
By Michelle Bachelet Introduction
010
By Ross Mountain Acknowledgements
013
Taking gender concerns seriously
015
By Valerie Amos
1
DONOR ASSESSMENTS
3
FOCUS ON
Australia
065
Introduction
237
Austria
073
Belgium
078
Chad - Old remedies no longer effective
238
Canada
086
Colombia - Changes and expectations
248
Denmark
094 101
Democratic Republic of the Congo Leveraging donor support for long-term impact
256
Finland
109
Haiti - Building back better?
266
France
116
Germany
124
Kenya - Invest in prevention: A recipe for the future
280
Greece
132
Occupied Palestinian territories Few improvements, failing hopes
288
Ireland
137
Pakistan - Lessons from the floods
298
Italy
144
Somalia - A predictable crisis
308
Japan
151
Sudan - Much of the same, if not worse
320
Glossary
330
Who's who
335
European Commission
THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE INDEX 2011
Progress and obstacles in applying good donor practices
2
022
Luxembourg
159
Research process
044
Netherlands
167
Addressing the Gender Challenge
050
