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ALNAP was established in 1997, following the multi-agency evaluation of the Rwanda genocide. It is a collective response by the humanitarian sector, dedicated to improving humanitarian performance through increased learning and accountability.
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ALNAP and the ProVention Consortium have published a new Lessons Paper, which aims to provide a distillation of the learning from thirty years of humanitarian
response to earthquakes. The main intended audiences are operational decision-makers and relief programme managers working in the response to such sudden-onset natural disasters.

Responding to earthquakes: Learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations [636kb]
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The paper is also available in Chinese.

Ideas and experiences from past relief operations are highlighted in a Lessons Paper aimed at supporting aid agency response to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. The views of staff in agencies operating on the ground have helped to identify the priority areas for the paper.

Cyclone Nargis: Lessons for Operational Agencies [724kb]

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The launch of the 7th Review of Humanitarian Action (RHA) took place on Thursday, 8th May 2008. More>>

Download complete chapters of the 7th RHA>>