General Principles

The General Principles of Humanitarian Donorship include:

  • Core Humanitarian Principles and Guiding Papers
  • Respect for IHL, Refugee Law and Human Rights Law
  • Primary Responsibility of the State
  • Need Based Allocation of Funding
  • Beneficiary Involvement
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development
  • Support and Promote the UN, ICRC and NGOs