"An assessment of emergency responses to crises over the past two years reveals a lack of co-ordination and the failure of anyone to take ultimate responsibility when things go wrong. The inability of the UN agencies an relief groups to respond to emergencies such as those in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel is well documented, but little seems to change. A principal reason for inertia is the amount of buckpassing and lack of accountability in the international humanitarian system ..." (Quoted from article)