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Spain

Ranking: 17

Score: 4.29

Detailed information

Spain has an overall rank of 17 in the HRI. On the positive side, Spain has a good score on the indicator which gauges distribution of funding to emergencies relative to the degree of media coverage, the sector to which funding is allocated, and whether the emergency is classified as forgotten. Spain does also well on the pillar which captures the implementation of international guiding principles, achieving sixth place overall in this component of the HRI. On the whole, however, it does not score particularly well on the needs-based pillar, mainly due to its failure to fund priority sectors, to vulnerable countries and to free itself from its historical legacy.

Spain has a number of weaknesses which cut across a large number of the indicators present in virtually all the other pillars. Noteworthy are: the low prioritisation of support for strengthening local capacity to prevent and mitigate crises, low levels of support to UN coordination mechanisms and nongovernmental organisations, insufficient predictability when this support exists, low levels of support to UN Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals and to IFRC and ICRC Annual and Emergency Appeals, low levels of funding to pooled mechanisms for contingency planning, and a weak commitment to learning and accountability initiatives. In other words, it is not much of a multilateralist and does not fully embrace the culture of transparency and accountability, hallmarks of the top performers.