A selection of recent ALNAP contributions to the media debate from around the world:

Media and technology

Paul Knox-Clarke speaks at Google, London, as part of a CDAC Network event on new technology in humanitarian aid. 

Leadership

Reuters AlertNet,14/06/11  Paul Knox-Clarke, speaks to Reuters warns that "Superhero" leadership often fails in humanitarian disasters
 

State of the Humanitarian System Report

Reuters AlertNet, 10/02/10- Interview with ALNAP Head of Research & Development, Ben Ramalingam and coverage of the report's findings

IRIN News, 08/08/10-  Interview with ALNAP Director, John Mitchell  and coverage of the report's findings

 

Haiti

Following the devestating earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, The ALNAP lessons paper on 'Responding to earthquakes: Learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations' and the findings of the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition have proven to be vital resources on what lessons can be learnt from previous humanitarian crises and applied to the Haiti experience. In the weeks since the quake struck, the lessons paper has been downloaded over 3,000 times. As such ALNAP has been at the forefront of shaping the media debate on these issues and has contributed to the following TV and print media:

Independent (UK), 19/04/10-  ALNAP Head of Research & Development, Ben Ramalingam quoted and key contributor to the article as it was being written
 

Reuters AlertNet, 25/01/10- ALNAP Director, John Mitchell quoted in response to the Lancet's criticism of NGOs competing for attention and funding
 

Macleans Magazine (Canada) 25/01/10-  Ben Ramalingam quoted
 

New York Times (USA), 24/01/10-  Ben Ramalingam quoted
 

TV Globo (Brazil), 22/01/10- Wide ranging interview with John Mitchell on all aspects of the Haiti response
 

Washington Post (USA), 22/01/10- Ben Ramalingam quoted in relation to lessons learnt from 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
 

Reuters AlertNet, 21/01/10- Ben Ramalingam quoted in relation to ALNAP's earthquake lessons paper
 

BBC Radio 5 (UK), 19/01/10- Interview with John Mitchell on BBC Radio 5 Breakfast show (link takes you to 3rd party audio hosting site)
 

Newsnight (UK), 15/01/10- Recommendations of the ALNAP lessons paper summarised
 

 

Innovation

The announcement of a £3 million innovation fund by the UK Department for International Development, made at the 25th ALNAP annual meeting in London, was reported by Reuters AlertNet 18/11/09

 
 

Aid effectiveness

ALNAP Director, John Mitchell, responded to an article by Sam Kiley in the Times (UK) which called for an end to food and emergency relief shipments to Africa, with a letter to the Editor 28/10/09.

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