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Publication details
| Publisher(s) | Humanitarian Practice Group (2003) |
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| Author(s) | James Darcy & Charles-Antoine Hofmann |
Description
Putting into practice the humanitarian principle of impartiality - that assistance should be given on the basis of (and in proportion to) need alone - demands both an understanding of what constitutes 'need' and a way of measuring it with reasonable consistency. This study considered ways of achieving a more consistent and accurate picture of the scale and nature of the problems people actually face in humanitarian crises,and how to ensure that decisions about response are properly informed by that
understanding.
Improving assessment practice cannot of itself address the issue of inequitable resource allocation; but it is a necessary condition for effective
prioritisation and appropriate response.
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