Adele Harmer

Research Associate, Humanitarian Policy Group

Adele is a Humanitarian Policy Group Research Associate based in Kampala, Uganda and a partner with Humanitarian Outcomes. Her work has focused on humanitarian financing and institutional reform, and security of aid operations. She has previously worked for the Australian Government’s international aid agency (AusAID) and with the Australian Defence Force as a civilian peace monitor.

Outputs

Beyond the continuum: the changing role of aid policy in protracted crises

Publication - Briefing papers - 14 July 2004

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Adele Harmer and Joanna Macrae (eds)

This paper examines how the international development aid system is becoming increasingly engaged in situations which, for many years, have been seen as largely the preserve of the humanitarian community.

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Aid to 'Poorly Performing' Countries: a Critical Review of Debates and Issues

Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2004

Joanna Macrae, Andrew Shepherd, Oliver Morrissey, Adele Harmer, Ed Anderson, Laure-Hélène Piron, Andy McKay, Diana Cammack and Nambusi Kyegombe

This report, commissioned by the UK Department for International Development, reviews critically current debates regarding aid in 'poorly performing' countries.

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UN Reform in the Humanitarian Sector

Event - Public event - 6 May 2004 12:00 - 13:00 (GMT+00)

This meeting, the second in the UN reform: Why? What? How? series, saw Adele Harmer and Randolf Kent discuss reform of the UN humanitarian system. There have been questions surrounding perceived failiures in international humanitarian response and out of this some have begun to suggest there is a need for reform within the UN. Adele Harmer and Randolf Kent addressed this issue outlining where and how they saw the agenda being taken forward.

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Good humanitarian donorship and the European Union: issues and options

Publication - Discussion papers - 16 March 2004

Joanna Macrae and Adele Harmer

This paper examines the role of official humanitarian aid donors in upholding humanitarian principles.

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Good Humanitarian Donorship: a mouse or a lion?

Publication - Discussion papers - 2 March 2004

Joanna Macrae and Adele Harmer

Government donors increasingly have significant influence over the shape of global responses to humanitarian crises. Developing effective ways of holding donor governments to account for their roles and responsibilities in humanitarian action has long been a challenging pursuit. Here, the authors report on a new – and unprecedented – initiative

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