Paper details
| Paper authors | Delu Lusambya Mwenebyake, PhD Reseacher Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| In panel on | ‘Real’ Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, and Alternatives |
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Abstract
This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the importance of inclusive governance in the humanitarian sector. As a result of the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), there are multiple humanitarian actors present in the country to respond to the needs of affected communities.
This paper explores how formal governance of aid works in practice. It is based on interactive qualitative research, characterized by recurring interactions and shared learning activities between researcher and participants. Using I conducted in DRC during my PhD, using North Kivu as a case study, the. The paper demonstrates that internationalized humanitarian coordination system in DRC is still exclusive, almost solely with international agencies, resulting in fragmented humanitarian coordination, duplication of interventions that negatively affect the equitable distribution of resources among aid recipients.
The paper is of great interest to scholars studying humanitarian governance in states where the government fails to play its role as the duty bearer, and coordinator of humanitarian action. It also helps those involved in in aid coordination to understand that the failure to consider some actors leads to incomplete governance, affecting interventions' efficiency, equitability and sustainability of results.
