LibGuides: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR): HA/DR Principles &amp; Standards

Guides and Handbooks

CHS Alliance | The Core Humanitarian Standard
The Core Humanitarian Standard sets out Nine Commitments that organisations and individuals involved in humanitarian response can use to improve the quality and effectiveness of the assistance they provide.
HHI | The Signal Code: A Human Rights Approach to Information During Crisis
The Signal Code from the Signal Program on Human Security and Technology at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), identifies five rights from multiple sources of international human rights and humanitarian law and standards that already exist and apply to humanitarian information activities (HIAs).
ICRC | Handbook on data protection in humanitarian action
This handbook builds on existing guidelines, working procedures and practices that have been established in humanitarian action in the most volatile environments and for the benefit of the most vulnerable victims of armed conflicts for protecting an individuals' personal data.
IFRC | Code of Conduct for the Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
The Code of Conduct sets out ten core principles to that seek to maintain the high standards of independence, effectiveness and impact to which disaster response NGOs and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement aspires.
Principles for Digital Development
The Principles for Digital Development are nine living guidelines that are designed to help integrate best practices into technology-enabled programs and are intended to be updated and refined over time.

Featured Resources

ICRC | Decision-Making Process in Military Combat Operations
ICRC manual to help decision makers create the necessary conditions for the respect of law in the conduct of military combat operations.
Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response
The Sphere Handbook is an internationally recognized set of common principles and universal minimum standards in humanitarian response.
United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Field Handbook
The UNDAC Field Handbook is a reference guide for members of an UNDAC team before and during a mission to a disaster or emergency. Its focus is on both the what and the how of international emergency response and is grounded in the mandate of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
UNOCHA Humanitarian Principles
The humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence are foundational to humanitarian action, including the ability to access affected people in natural disasters and complex emergencies.
USAID Field Operations Guide For Disaster Assessment and Response
The Field Operations Guide is a reference tool developed by USAID/OFDA for individuals sent to disaster sites as a member of a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART).

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