Domestic Implementation Plans

In order to advance the goals of the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) initiative, some donor governments have developed Domestic Implementation Plans which map out how they will put the principles into action.

Who has Domestic Implementation Plans?

Currently six of the twenty-two donor countries have developed domestic implementation plans: Canada, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. These plans are available below.

Policy Statements

Some countries have responded by developing or updating humanitarian policy statements. These statements provide a clarification of government objectives and thereby encourage accountability. Countries that have produced documents clarifying their humanitarian objectives, include Australia, Sweden and Switzerland. Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK plan to produce humanitarian policy statements in the near future.

Australia

• Australian Humanitarian Policy Paper

Canada

• Canada Domestic Implementation Plan - June 2005
• Canada Domestic Implementation Plan - REVISED April 2006 English version
• Canada Domestic Implementation Plan - REVISED April 2006 French version

Denmark

• Denmark Domestic Implementation Plan - March 2005

European Union

• European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid - January 2008

Finland

• Finland Humanitarian Assistance Guidelines - Jan 2008

Ireland

• Ireland Domestic Implementation Plan - July 2005

Netherlands

• Netherlands Domestic Implementation Plan - July 2005

Sweden

• Sweden Domestic Implementation Plan - January 2005
• Sweden - Directions for application to SIDA

Switzerland

• Switzerland

United Kingdom

• United Kingdom Domestic Implementation Plan - July 2005
• United Kingdom Humanitarian Policy Paper

Last updated: 2 August 2006

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