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EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service
May 2016
Together the EU and EU Member States make up the world's foremost humanitarian donor. However, globalhumanitarian spending hardly covers half of actual needs, and the number of people in need increases daily, dueto man-made or environmental crises. Humanitarian policy is not only about money: the rise of terrorism, non-state conflicts or climate change put its tools, techniques and values at stake. This month, the first ever UnitedNations World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) will try to address the main challenges faced by public, non-governmental or private stakeholders, such as the need for better coordination of humanitarian agencies, localbeneficiary participation, or new sources of funding. In the following series of short papers, the EPRS scanstoday's humanitarian landscape to summarise the main challenges that will be discussed during the WHS. Witha reminder of the EU system for comparison, we also move the focus toward other players: we examine thehumanitarian policy of traditional actors (Japan, the United States) as well as lesser-known newcomers (theAfrican Union, Brazil, China, the Gulf States Russia); we also take a look at Turkey's humanitarian policy, as hostcountry of the WHS, to which the EU has decided to entrust the fate of thousands of refugees.
Funding gap: a challenge for the World Humanitarian SummitBriefing by Alina Dobreva and Marta Latek, May 2016The exponential growth of people trapped in long-term crisis has deepened the discrepancybetween humanitarian needs and available funding. The European Parliament in recent resolutionsstressed the need for 'globally coordinated, timely predictable and flexible funding'. The HighLevel Panel on Humanitarian Financing, co-chaired by European Commission Vice-PresidentGeorgieva, comes with several proposals to be considered by the WHS, such as innovativefinancing and more efficient use of money e.g. local involvement or result-oriented funding.
World Humanitarian Summit 2016At-a-glance note by Marta Latek, May 2016The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), on 23 and 24 May 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey, willbring together a panoply of representatives of world governments, business, and civil society, ofwhom a number of MEPs in order to find a way to improve humanitarian responses to increasinglychallenging conditions. The paper presents the EU's priorities for the summit.[DE, ES, FR, IT, PL versions and an EPRS podcast on this topic are available. ]
Traditional donors
Emerging players
Japan's humanitarian assistanceAt-a-glance note by Enrico D'Ambrogio, May 2016The fifth largest donor of humanitarian aid underlines the importance of strengtheningcoordination between humanitarian and development assistance.
United States humanitarian aid policyAt-a-glance note by Ionel Zamfir, May 2016The biggest state provider of humanitarian assistance in the world has a complex governmentalstructure for the provision of this aid that delivers a vast array of measures.
The African Union's humanitarian policyAt-a-glance note by Eric Pichon, May 2016The African Union has developed a framework outlining innovative humanitarian principles andtools to prevent and mitigate crises.
Topical Digest
HUMANITARIAN SUMMIT
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Further reading
How the EU budget is spent: Humanitarian AidBriefing by Alina Dobreva and Anika Heinmaa, November 2015A leading global donor and an example for high standards of humanitarian aid delivery, the EUfaces challenges due to the growing demand for humanitarian assistance worldwide.
Protecting civilians in armed conflict: International framework and challengesBriefing by Cristina Cîrlig, January 2016The vast majority of casualties in today's armed conflicts are civilians. The EU strongly supportsinternational humanitarian principles and the recent concept of R2P (Responsibility to Protect).
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Humanitarian aid provisions of EU institutions and Member States, 2015 (inbillion US$)
Humanitarian aid donors and their contributions,2015 (in billion US$)
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Brazil's humanitarian policyAt-a-glance note by Elena Lazarou, May 2016Brazil has been referred to as an emerging player in humanitarian policy, yet the recent economiccrisis raises doubts as to its ability to sustain its contributions.
China's humanitarian aid policy and practiceAt-a-glance note by Gisela Grieger, May 2016China has shifted away from an approach predominantly determined by ideology and geopoliticalconsiderations, towards a more pragmatic humanitarian aid policy.
Humanitarian policy of the Gulf statesAt-a-glance note by Marta Latek, May 2016The Gulf States' increased humanitarian spending is a means to counter criticism against theirasylum policy and alleged laxity towards financing of terrorism, and part of a foreign policy strategy.
Russia's humanitarian policyAt-a-glance note by Martin Russel, May 2016Russia has re-emerged as a donor of humanitarian aid. However, its contributions remain modestmight serve geopolitical rather than humanitarian objectives.
Turkish humanitarian policyAt-a-glance note by Philippe Perchoc, May 2016Over the last 10 years, Turkey has become a leading emerging donor. Most of Turkey's officialdevelopment assistance goes to humanitarian aid, above all in support of Syrian refugees.
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