The purpose of this annual report is to develop an index of good humanitarian donorship that will measure donors' effectiveness against their commitment to the Principles and Good Practise of Humanitarian Donorship. The index is intended to help the international donor community to better understand its strengths and weaknesses in order to improve the efficiency and quality of its donor activities and initiatives. The index is also expected to raise awareness about the increasingly important role of humanitarian action and associated good practices beyond its current core constituencies. We believe that this report offers significant potential to improve the quality of humanitarian aid, benefiting those most affected by both man-made and natural disasters.

The purpose of this annual report is to develop an index of good humanitarian donorship that will measure donors' effectiveness against their commitment to the Principles and Good Practise of Humanitarian Donorship. The index is intended to help the international donor community to better understand its strengths and weaknesses in order to improve the efficiency and quality of its donor activities and initiatives. The index is also expected to raise awareness about the increasingly important role of humanitarian action and associated good practices beyond its current core constituencies. We believe that this report offers significant potential to improve the quality of humanitarian aid, benefiting those most affected by both man-made and natural disasters.

Foreword Kofi Annan   Preface S.Hidalgo Executive Summary     The Humanitarian Response Index 2007 L.Altinger, S.Hidalgo, and A.Lopez-Claros The Birth of Good Humanitarian Donorship J.Schaar Progress on the Front Lines J. Egeland Opening Space for Long-Term Development in Fragile Environments S. Cliffe and C. Petrie The Media- Driven Humanitarian Response: Public Perceptions and Humanitarian Realities as Two Faces of the Same Coin M. Ogrizek Colombia: A Crisis Concealed S. Hidalgo Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sick Giant of Africa- G. Gasser Haiti: Violence, Ganga, and a Fragile State on the Brink of Crisis- R. Sole Lebanon: Crisis of Civilian Protection Niger: Crisis of acute, Protracted Poverty and Vulnerability- M. Marañón Pakistan: Testing Reform of the Humanitarian System- R. Polastro Sudan: From One Crisis to Another Timor-Leste: Relapse and Open wounds- S. Hidalgo Summary: 2006- A Year of Emergencies Donor profile: Australia  Donor profile: Austria    Donor profile: Belgium  Donor profile: Canada   Donor profile: Denmark Donor profile: European commission            Donor profile: Finland    Donor profile: France    Donor profile: Germany Donor profile: Greece    Donor profile: Ireland     Donor profile: Italy        Donor profile: Japan     Donor profile: Luxembourg        Donor profile: Netherlands         Donor profile: New Zealand       Donor profile: Norway   Donor profile: Portugal  Donor profile: Spain      Donor profile: Sweden   Donor profile: Switzerland          Donor profile: United Kingdom  Donor profile: United States