Revolutionary Development: Why Humanitarian and Development Aid Need Radical Shifts

Countries need better information to receive development aid.

News Countries need better information to receive development aid In focus Some donors are now only disbursing funds to countries that provide reliable data on how the money is spent and the outcome. This has led to a need for more reliable health information, but many countries are ill-equipped to provide this. In some developing countries health agencies and donors do not know how many people...

International development and humanitarian aid: in times of economic crisis, should Canada maintain its spending?

In Canada, although opinions vary on what specific measures are most appropriate to support our economy during the present economic crisis, most appear to agree that the federal government needs to intervene. In light of the broad support for financial rescue efforts aimed at the domestic economy, it seems fair to ask what portion of the Canadian budget, if any, should be allocated to internati...

Development Aid and Employment

Globalization has led to a precarization of labour, which especially manifests in the unstable working conditions, a lower labour share in national income as well as in a growing income inequality, with the exception of some countries with high initial income inequality. The neglect of concern for employment and inequality in the formulation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 is...

The Role of Humanitarian and Development Organisations

The development and maturation of humanitarian psychology.

Humanitarian psychological support as an organized field is relatively young. Pioneers in the field were involved primarily in providing psychological support to refugees and internally displaced persons in conflict and nonconflict situations. This article describes basic principles for the design of psychological support programs and interventions. The International Federation of Red Cross and...