Now or never: Making humanitarian aid more effective

To mark its 25th anniversary, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), in collaboration with DARA, hosted three dialogues on humanitarian aid effectiveness in October and November 2013. Speakers included Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Claus Sørensen, Director General of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department, ECHO. Representatives of the Spanish humanitarian community, including UN agencies and NGOs, attended the events.

The sessions were held under The Chatham House Rule. This report covers the main points discussed.