International Humanitarian Financing: Review and comparative assessment of instruments

By Abby Stoddard

July 2008

This review was commissioned by the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance on behalf of the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative.

Suggested Citation

Stoddard, A. (2008). International Humanitarian Financing: Review and comparative assessment of instruments. Humanitarian Outcomes, July.

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