HORN OF AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 722 21 February 2014

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Table of contents 1. Owning your crisis - aid partnerships in Haiti 2. Long road to an African rapid reaction force Owning your crisis - aid partnerships in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE/DAKAR, 21 February 2014 (IRIN) - Globally, humanitarian agencies are stressing the need for better partnerships during response, with local NGOs, the private sector, and government administrations. Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, aid agencies were criticized for not doing enough to include or empower local authorities in emergency responses and recovery efforts. Four years later, IRIN has spoken to Haitians, government officials and aid agencies, to see whether this had changed. Read report online Long road to an African rapid reaction force JOHANNESBURG, 21 February 2014 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) is rethinking on how it can most effectively deploy military forces to tackle the continent's crises. Read report online