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GHA Report 2009: Summary
Contents
Humanitarian aid: it’s not just about the money
1
What we know
6
Humanitarian assistance from DAC donors6Humanitarian assistance from non-DAC donors11Humanitarian assistance through NGOs14Financing mechanisms16
What don’t we know?
21
The long view
22
What does data tell us about humanitarian assistance over time?22Humanitarian assistance and development aid: converging worlds?23This is a summary of GHA Report 2009, compiled during April/ May 2009 and issued in July. The analysis is based on data downloaded in April. The full report together with theaccompanying data can be downloaded from www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org
 Jan KellettProgramme Leader November 2009
 
GHA Report 2009: Summary
Page 1
Humanitarian aid:it’s not just about the money
Humanitarian intervention is not just about how much money is spent and bywhom; it’s also about how and where it is spent. Every choice made – to whichcountry and through which organisation, by which mechanism, to which sector of life – has an impact, not only in-country but also well beyond the individualintervention itself. If there was one important message from our analysis it would bethis: humanitarian aid is not just about the volume of money. There are clearchoices to be made and each choice has an impact. So what are the major pointsand major trends we can look at for 2009?
Public donations to NGOs, UN agencies andRed Cross and Red Crescent Movement
2007 / US$3.1bn2008 /
data not available in full Annual reports and initial programme researchHumanitarian assistance from non-DAC donors
2007 / US$341m2008 / US$ 1.1bn
UN OCHA FTSPost-conflict and security-related ODA (DAC donors)
2007 / US$3.1bn2008 /
data not available until December 2009OECD DAC StatMultilateral official humanitarian assistance(DAC donors to UN agencies)
2007 / US$913m2008 /
data not available until December 2009OECD DAC Stat, DAC2a DisbursementsBilateral official humanitarian assistance(DAC donors)
2007 / US$7.8bn2008 / US$10.4bn (prelim)
OECD DAC Stat, DAC1 Official and Private FlowsTotal official humanitarian assistance(DAC donors)
2007 / US$8.7bn2008 /
data not available in fullOECD DAC Stat, DAC1 and DAC2a
20072008
US$15bnUS$18bn
We estimate the international resourcesallocated to humanitarian assistance tohave amounted to at least US$15 billion in2007 and US$18 billion in 2008Figure 1: Global humanitarian assistance, 2007 and 2008 [Source: Development Initiatives'guesstimate' based on OECD DAC Stat DAC1, DAC2a, UN OCHA FTS, annual reports andprogramme research]
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