Acknowledgments Research for this report was undertaken jointly by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and DARA. Managing Editor: Andrew Thow Research and drafting team: Fernando Espada, Marybeth Redheffer, Daniela Ruegenberg, Andrea Noyes, Rodolpho Valente, Nathalie Guillaume Editor: Mark Turner Copy Editor: Nina Doyle Design and layout: wearebold.es, Christina Samson This report benefited from the feedback of our advisory group members: Dulce Chilundo, Ailsa Holloway, Randolph Kent, Pamela Komujuni, Toby Lanzer, Emanuel Tachie Obeng, Eva von Oelreich, Marianna Olinger, Kevin Savage, Hansjoerg Strohmeyer and Misikir Tilahun. Special thanks are due to the Chair of the advisory group, Sir John Holmes, for his commitment and guidance. OCHA and DARA thank the hundreds of people who kindly shared their views and experience for this report, including OCHA and DARA staff for their valuable support, comments and suggestions. Thanks especially to OCHA staff in case-study countries (Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) and in regional offices, as their support, comments and suggestions were instrumental in the success of field research. Thanks also to the Southern Africa Regional Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Ignacio Leon (Head of the OCHA Regional Office
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for Southern Africa) and Dr. Ailsa Holloway (Stellenbosch University) for their permission to integrate information and findings from Humanitarian Trends in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities into this study. Finally, we thank those experts who devoted their time to reviewing and discussing the study, including: Sandra Aviles, Rob Bailey, Rudi Coninx, Steve Darvill, François Grünewald, Nick Harvey, John Harding, Debbie Hillier, Yves Horent, Daniel Kull, Robert Piper and Rachel Scott. Photo credits: Page 16 – OCHA / Zarina Nurmukhambetova, Page 32 – OCHA / David Ohana, Page 46 – FAO, Page 72 – OCHA. © United Nations 2014. This publication enjoys copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. No portion of this publication may be reproduced for sale or mass publication without express and written consent. This report was made possible by funding from Australia and Germany. Produced by: OCHA Policy Analysis and Innovation Section, Policy Development and Studies Branch Kirsten Gelsdorf, Chief, Policy Analysis and Innovation Section Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, Chief, Policy Development and Studies Branch For more information, please contact: E-mail: ochapolicy@un.org Tel: +1 917 367 4263