Lost in Translation - Managing Coordination and Leadership Reform in the Humanitarian System

Author(s)
Graves, S., Wheeler, V. and Martin, E.
Publication language
English
Pages
8pp
Date published
01 Jul 2007
Type
Articles
Keywords
Coordination, Development & humanitarian aid, Leadership and Decisionmaking
Organisations
ODI

illions of people affected by conflict and disaster should be able to rely on assistance delivered in a timely, equitable and appropriate manner.
Yet frequent failures to meet these needs con- stantly challenge the humanitarian community to do better. Leadership and coordination are integral to maximising the impact of multiple aid providers, but decades of effort in this area have produced mixed results at the field level.