PRINCIPLES FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION 1 page

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PRINCIPLES FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION(1 page)
The Consolidated Appeal Process
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Principles for Humanitarian Action (more than a
statement)
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Purposes of humanitarian principles
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Internationally Accepted Principles

• Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions
• Additional Protocol II
• (internal armed conflicts)
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The Human Rights legal system is the core of
  international law and standards.

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Checklist

• Principles should be derived from International
  Humanitarian Law, thus bringing attention to
  potential problems of non-compliance with IHL
• How were the country-specific humanitarian
  principles developed and who has subscribed to
  them
• How are the principles disseminated and to whom?
• How have the principles supported implementation
  of programmes?
• How will the principles be monitored and
  non-compliance be addressed?
• How do the Principles relate to other parts of
  the CHAP?
• Should be concise (1-2 pages) (or text of
  Principles in annex)

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Examples

• DRC Statement of Humanitarian Principles
• builds ownership of a common approach
• Sierra Leone Code of Conduct for Humanitarian
  Assistance in Sierra Leone
• linkage to strategic objectives and providing a
  strong advocacy message

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Consider...

• WHY
• did you elaborate or develop a country specific
  set of principles for humanitarian action?
• might you review or revise the principles?

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Consider...

• WHO
• elaborated the principles in country ?
• subscribes to the principles ?
• should respect them ?

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Consider...

• WHAT
• were (and are now) the most important/controversia
  l principles at stake in country ?
• Issues do the principles address?
• are the major constraints to respect
  for/compliance with the principles ?

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Consider...

• HOW
• could the principles be revised?
• do you monitor compliance to/ respect for them?
• do you enforce them?
• can you address constraints?
• have they affected operations?

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Linkages with other CHAP components

• how is the achievement of common goals dependent
  on respect/compliance with principles ?
• how do/could the principles inform the
  prioritisation process ?
• how do scenarios differ depending on the extent
  of respect for principles ?
• how are principles affected by the humanitarian
  context?
• what did the CHAP review reveal?

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