Code of Conduct

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• Dont just stand there, do something!

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3 Related Tasks

• Assist and protect civilians in need.
  Humanitarian action entails both. Protection
  often comes a poor 2nd to assistance.
• Work to ensure a principled response.
• Work to safeguard the humanitarian system and its
  institutions.
• LOCAL ROLES???

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What is Humanitarian Space?

• The independence, flexibility, and freedom of
  action necessary to gain access and provide
  assistance to beneficiaries in a humanitarian
  emergency. It is achieved through acceptance of
  and adherence to the humanitarian principles.

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• Real and perceived independence, neutrality and
  impartiality are fundamental to the way aid
  agencies do their work.
• If aid agencies are seen as the humanitarian
  instruments of belligerent forces, their security
  and legitimacy can be compromised.

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Code of Conduct

• For the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
  Movement, and NGOs in Disaster Relief

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Code of Conduct

• The Humanitarian Imperative comes first.
• Aid is given regardless of race, creed or
  nationality. Aid priorities are calculated on
  the basis of need alone.
• Aid will not be used to further a particular
  political or religious standpoint.

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• We shall endeavor not to act as instruments of
  government foreign policy.
• We shall respect culture and custom.
• We shall attempt to build disaster response on
  local capacities.

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• Ways shall be found to involve programme
  beneficiaries in the management of relief aid.
• Relief aid must strive to reduce future
  vulnerabilities to disaster as well as meeting
  basic needs.
• We hold ourselves accountable to both those we
  seek to assist, and those from whom we accept
  resources.

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• In our information, publicity and advertising
  activities we shall recognize disaster victims as
  dignified human beings, not hopeless objects.

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Safeguarding the Humanitarian System and its
Institutions

• The Challenge
• Address needs effectively while preserving the
  integrity of the humanitarian system. There are
  dangers in being too pragmatic. There are also
  dangers in putting humanitarian principles over
  human needs.