Background Paper – Humanitarian Outcomes International Dialogue on Strengthening Partnership in Disaster Response – Building Trust Challenges for National Authorities and International Aid Agencies in Working Together in Times of Disasters
Humanitarian Outcomes presents “Background Paper 1 – Building Trust: Challenges for National Authorities and International Aid Agencies in Working Together in Times of Disasters” of the “International Dialogue on Strengthening Partnership in Disaster Response: Bridging National and International Support”series. The purpose of this paper is to provide conceptual background and a summary of some of the key debates concerning the role and responsibility of the affected state in international disaster response, in particular how the state relates to international actors.