Africa: Humanitarian Aid Depends On Good Data - What's Wrong With the Way It's Collected

President Donald Trump's destruction of the US Development Agency USAID also has a significant impact on independent media and citizens' initiatives in Armenia. Many are threatened with closure.

Africa: Humanitarian Aid Depends On Good Data - What's Wrong With the Way It's Collected

Analysis - The defunding of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), along with reductions in aid from the UK and elsewhere, raises questions about the continued collection of data that helps inform humanitarian efforts.

Humanitarian aid depends on good data: what’s wrong with the way it’s collected

The defunding of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), along with reductions in aid from the UK and elsewhere, raises questions about the continued collection of data that helps inform humanitarian efforts. Humanitarian response plans rely on accurate, accessible and up-to-date data. Aid organisations use this to review needs, monitor health and famine risks, and ensure security and access for humanitarian operations. The reliance…