This paper seeks to motivate and encourage humanitarian evaluators by highlighting and discussing concrete ways to address the challenge of poor or ineffective use of evaluation. The use of insights and case studies from evaluation colleagues in the humanitarian sector is designed to reinforce the sense that much is possible. It is hoped that this framework will contribute to ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Aid for trade facilitation in lower-income countries: the role of institutional quality
This study investigates the impact of aid for trade (AfT) for trade facilitation (henceforth aid for trade facilitation) on export performance in a sample of 58 low-income and lower-middle-income countries over the period 1996-2011. This was done using panel data techniques and by assessing the extent to which recipient countries’ institutional quality may affect the ...» more
Social Protection and HIV: Global Literature Review
This literature review identifies and outlines the international literature on access to and the impact of social protection programming on people living with or affected by HIV (PLHIV) and their households in low- and middle-income countries. It explores 26 studies identified through a modified systematic review process. These studies are rigorous and in many instances ...» more
Transparency for what? The usefulness of publicly available budget information in African countries
This report considers whether the budget documents released by African governments are sufficiently comprehensive to answer basic questions about budget policy and performance. It spotlights those African governments surveyed in the Open Budget Survey (OBS) with the strongest transparency records, and looks at: i) whether their budget reports are accessible online; ii) the ...» more
Regional organisations and humanitarian action
This Working Paper examines the literature on regional organisations’ humanitarian priorities and activities. It examines key concepts applicable to regional organisations, offers a short review of the emergence of regional organisations’ humanitarian institutions, and addresses the activities of regional organisations in crisis-affected contexts. Given the breadth of ...» more