Need and Greed: Corruption Risks, Perceptions and Prevention in Humanitarian Assistance
Is corruption a problem in humanitarian assistance? How do leading NGOs and aid recipients perceive risks of corruption in humanitarian operations? What strategies are used to prevent and detect corruption? What more can be done?
A recent HPG policy brief, which draws on a larger report conducted in partnership with Transparency International and Tufts University's Feinstein International Center, explores these issues. Aid agencies are aware of corruption risks, it says, and have developed strategies to prevent them. However, the humanitarian community has not yet addressed this problem jointly or shared information on best practice. The policy brief also draws on a set of four cases studies (Afghanistan, Liberia, Northern Uganda and Sri Lanka) that look at how aid recipients are affected by corruption. Also available, is a meeting report which captures the issues discussed at a recent event to launch this publication.
