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Risk, expectation and humanitarian technology

By Jay Narhan on 18 April 2012.
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Private funding in humanitarian aid: is this trend here to stay?

By Velina Stoianova on 13 April 2012.
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Value for money and the health sector

By Peter Medway on 11 April 2012.
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Cutting the cake with CDAC

By Paul Currion on 27 March 2012.
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International spending on disaster risk reduction requires dramatic review: new report from GHA

By Daniel Sparks on 20 March 2012.
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HRI 2011: are more donor requirements part of the solution?

By Philip Tamminga on 13 March 2012.
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The global ageing mega-trend: let's all move towards ensuring longevity dividends

By Richard Blewitt on 8 March 2012.
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Hazards hurt most in societies that think being female is the real disaster

By HariKrishna Nibanupudi on 8 March 2012.
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Dignity and risk

By HariKrishna Nibanupudi on 22 February 2012.
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ADRRN and the future of humanitarian action

By Kim Scriven on 17 February 2012.
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Disasters Emergency Committee RTE of their East Africa Crisis Appeal

By Kim Scriven on 16 February 2012.
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Humanitarian quality and accountability - what's next?

By Paul Knox Clarke on 6 February 2012.
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Aversion to risk - a humanitarian malady

By Randolph Kent on 27 January 2012.
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Managing the risk - not just the crisis

By Debbie Hillier on 24 January 2012.
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Time to redefine: urban aid sets fundamental challenge

By John Mitchell on 18 January 2012.
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Post-Busan reflections: Resilience - the mutual objective?

By Steve Darvill on 15 December 2011.
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'Zap it to me', or: the long-haul to innovation

By Kim Scriven on 7 November 2011.
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When the Academic and Humanitarian Worlds Meet

By Jess Camburn on 26 October 2011.
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Reflections on the future of the shelter sector

By David Sanderson on 20 October 2011.
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Understanding Poverty and Conflict

By Jenny Vaughan on 26 September 2011.
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Field Level Learning - notes from Liberia

By Kim Scriven on 5 August 2011.
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Humanitarians and the road to Busan

By Steve Darvill on 1 August 2011.
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Global Humanitarian Assistance report reveals how system is financed

By Lydia Poole on 20 July 2011.
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Harnessing the Power of Evaluation in Humanitarian Action

By Paul Knox Clarke on 21 June 2011.
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Reflections on the World Conference on Humanitarian Studies

By Paul Knox Clarke on 10 June 2011.
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Searching for the secrets of great leadership in humanitarian operations

By Kim Scriven on 8 June 2011.
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Disaster Risk Reduction- Lessons to be learnt from evaluations

By Paul Knox Clarke on 11 May 2011.
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Haiti Earthquake Response- Key findings from ALNAP's Mapping and Analysis of Evaluations

By Josh Harris on 13 April 2011.
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Innovation in humanitarian organisations

By Kim Scriven on 8 April 2011.
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Responding to DFID's Humanitarian Review

By John Mitchell on 29 March 2011.
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Disasters, poverty and vulnerability

By Katherine Nightingale on 28 March 2011.
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Japan and its implications for the international humanitarian system

By Kim Scriven on 18 March 2011.
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Exploring the Challenges of Urban Response - Learning from DEC Members in Haiti

By Cait Turvey Roe on 11 March 2011.
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Global Humanitarian Assistance and the importance of information: new country profiles

By Jan Kellett on 28 February 2011.
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Innovation in humanitarian action

By Kim Scriven on 15 February 2011.
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Confronting new realities in Washington: InterAction Foreign Assistance Briefing Book

By Joel Charny on 10 February 2011.
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Brazil floods and mudslides - A Brazilian perspective

By Christiani Buani on 2 February 2011.
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Communicating with Haiti: Where the Response Failed, Where it Succeeded, and How we Move Forward

By Josh Harris on 18 January 2011.
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Lessons from Haiti beyond polemic criticism: Addressing the blind spot of humanitarian reform

By Andrea Binder on 18 January 2011.
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Haiti and the Media

By John Mitchell on 12 January 2011.
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Haiti - Collected Reflections

By Linda O'Halloran on 11 January 2011.
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Are Masters degrees valid qualifications for humanitarian workers?

By Peter Walker on 10 January 2011.
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Urban Disasters- A Conversation Starter

By Kim Scriven on 9 December 2010.
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A Small Step towards the Fundamental Reorientation of the Humanitarian System.

By John Mitchell on 29 November 2010.
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Next steps from the 26th ALNAP Meeting

By Josh Harris on 18 November 2010.
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Marriage counselling at the ALNAP meeting

By Josh Harris on 17 November 2010.
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Message from Faizal Perdaus, President of Mercy Malaysia

By Ahmad Faizal Perdaus on 16 November 2010.
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The Limits of Humanitarian Action- A cautiously progressive view

By John Mitchell on 15 November 2010.
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Countdown to the ALNAP meeting- National governments and humanitarian action

By Kim Scriven on 12 November 2010.
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Evaluation Conclave- food for thought

By YUKA HASEGAWA on 5 November 2010.
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The domestic humanitarian response - significant, yet uncounted and ignored?

By Jane Keylock on 3 November 2010.
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Evaluation Conclave- questions for the future

By YUKA HASEGAWA on 29 October 2010.
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Lessons Learned from the Haitian Earthquake Response

By Franziska Orphal on 27 October 2010.
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Crisis leadership or leadership crisis?

By Kim Scriven on 31 March 2010.
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The scope for humanitarian-private sector collaboration: Innovation as the way forward

By Ben Ramalingam on 4 December 2009.
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"Local is more effective, say disaster relief experts"

By John Mitchell on 26 October 2009.
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Field Level Learning

By Kim Scriven on 9 September 2009.
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What priorities for a better humanitarian evidence base?

By Ben Ramalingam on 13 July 2009.
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