DARA in Haiti to support EU presidency aid efforts

DARA in Haiti to support EU presidency aid efforts

DARA will contribute to the EU Presidency’s efforts to maximize the efficiency of aid.

Fourth edition of the HRI kicks off

The Central African Republic is the first crisis DARA sends a team to in order to gather data for the HRI 2010. Philippines and Indonesia will follow in January.

DARA’s RRI aims to mitigate impact of Haiti-like disasters

DARA’s Risk Reduction Index enters the Country Phase.

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DARA statement

DARA urges aid agencies in Haiti to learn from past mistakes.

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Context and recommendations
After one of the worst natural disasters recorded in history, DARA analyses Haiti’s situation.

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Interview with the expert
"The cause of the disaster in Haiti is social."
Interview with Allan Lavell, Head of DARA's RRI.

Read the HRI 2009 Haiti Crisis Report

Former top UN official Ross Mountain to head DARA
Ross Mountain was announced DARA’s new Director General in this year’s HRI presentation held in Caixa Forum, in Madrid on December 3.
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Interview with Ross Mountain

News & Updates

DARA participates in world’s fourth IA-RTE

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has selected DARA to carry out an Inter-Agency Real-Time Evaluation (IA-RTE) of the humanitarian response to the recent typhoons Ketsana and Parma in the Philippines.
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DARA supports donors contributing to the United Nations Humanitarian Reform

DARA has provided the Spanish government, the fourth largest donor to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in 2009, with technical assistance.
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The HRI 2009 report reveals gaps in the effectiveness of humanitarian aid as economic crisis bites

DARA launches HRI 2009 in Washington DC.
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