Promotion of Wider Use

Various strategies are used to encourage the wider understanding and application of Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) Principles and Best Practice:

• Discussions are currently underway within the EU as to whether all EU Member States should sign up to GHD principles. Were this to happen, the number of countries agreeing to these principles would increase from 24 to 35. The European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid outlines the EU's humanitarian policies, including support for the work of GHD.
• Incorporation of GHD principles into existing monitoring, evaluation and reporting structures such as the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Peer Review
• Promotion of GHD by individual donors in their interaction with humanitarian partners and within their own organisation.
• Initiatives by individual donors to engage non-DAC donors
• ReliefWeb is also an important source of information on GHD for the broader humanitarian community.
• Dialogue with key partners on GHD e.g. International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) and Spanish NGOs

Last updated: 10 January 2006

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