How would you define an “effective humanitarian response”?
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“Should be sustainable and based on humanitarian principles. It should also involve multiple actors in order to increase synergy.”
- Regional Child Protection Coordinator, Kenya
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“Investment in prevention, mitigation and preparedness to reduce the increased threat of destructive weather patterns, as well as timely, rapid and locally led immediate crisis response that accounts for and responds to the needs of those affected (taking stock of short term and long term impacts) and from which any intervention leaves an improvement on life, human security, social cohesion and local governance.”
- Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Advisor, INGO, Australia
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“An integrated service response, using horizontal approach, collaboration between clusters to maximize reach and value for funds spend.”
- Communication for Development Specialist, UN agency, India
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“Quick, less cost, and effective response to crises.”
-Radiologist, UN agency, Sudan
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“Coordinated, allied response that emphasises on capacities existing in country affected to ensure fast, reliable, neutral and equal assistance to those in need as per the needs identified by people that are affected.”
- Regional Disaster Management Coordinator, Trinidad and Tobago
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“An effective humanitarian response must try to address all the problems faced by the victims and the other people involved, civilians, war captives and any other objects or objectives associated with the same.”
- Clinical Psychologist, Kenya
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“An effective humanitarian response can be defined as one in which all relevant agencies/personnel work together to ensure coverage of affected persons in the provision of basic rehabilitation services (distribution of food and non-food items; psycho-social counselling/ rehabilitation; and properly articulated development agenda).”
- Assistant Director, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria
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“It's not only about responding. It's about responding on time.”
- Medical Student, Philippines
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1) To inform understanding and realisation of the distinctive purposes, legal frameworks and principles of humanitarianism.
2) By international debates regarding the organisation, financing and management of humanitarian action.
3) By enhancing the effectiveness of humanitarian action by identifying the strategies most likely to reduce loss of life and suffering.
- Consultant, Pakistan
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“Effective response should cover both immediate and mid-term periods. It is not enough to just address immediate requirements.”
- CEO, INGO, Japan
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“Efficient, no waste, real impact.”
- Corporate Communications Officer, international organization, Thailand
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“Collaboration is key to sustainable solutions. Government, civil society, and the private sector need to coordinate and collaborate for long-term impacts.”
- Humanitarian Aid Consultant, Canada
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“Effective humanitarian response is indicated with timely and good quality including accountable directly to the affective people.”
- Disaster Risk Management Specialist, international organization, Indonesia
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1. Lives are saved - along with livelihoods.
2. Resilience is built throughout the response with the affected population is able to make real decisions and see the outcomes of those decisions.
3. Humanitarian agencies are held to account for the standard of their operations.
- Director, humanitarian organization, Australia
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“Meeting the needs of affected population in a coordinated manner. Going beyond rhetoric, one that authentically values the role and internal resources of high disaster risk areas; one that does not increase dependence on external humanitarian actors but rather a partnership that strengthens institutional response capacities and community empowerment thru transfer of technology and knowledge exchange.”
- Independent Humanitarian Practitioner, Philippines
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“Carefully laid preparedness plan, right & appropriate field assessment, quick & right decision, right chain of command, smooth reception of international relief goods into country, good knowledge of international relief response by the domestic DM authorities, inclusion of affected people into recovery planning, good cooperation among State, Local authorities, UN, RC, NGOs and Military.”
- Deputy Director General, international organization, Japan
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“One that displays effective and responsible leadership; timely and decisive; submits to a consensus on need for effective coordination; and puts the affected community at the center of the response.”
- Humanitarian Reporting Officer, UN agency, Kenya
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