Initiatives for Standards in Humanitarian Aid
All of our member agencies are committed to standards set by the following initiatives regarding humanitarian aid:
Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
The Code of Conduct seeks to maintain high standards of behaviour in disaster relief. All our member agencies are signatories to this code.
www.icrc.org
Sphere Project
Sphere has developed a handbook of standards for four sectors (water/sanitation and hygiene promotion; food security; nutrition and food aid; settlement and non-food items and health services).
www.sphereproject.org
People in Aid
The Code of Good Practice sets standards to help organisations enhance their work through the quality of human resources management.
www.peopleinaid.org