Humanitarian principles

There are a number of meanings for the term humanitarian. Here, humanitarian pertains to the practice of saving lives and alleviating suffering. It is usually related to emergency response (also called humanitarian response) whether in the case of a natural disaster or a man-made disaster such as war or other armed conflict. Humanitarian principles govern the way humanitarian response is carried out.

Humanitarian principles are a set of principles that governs the way humanitarian response is carried out. The principle is central to establishing and maintaining access to affected populations in natural disasters or complex emergency situations. In disaster management, compliance with the principles are essential elements of humanitarian coordination. The main humanitarian principles have been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly under the resolution AG 46/182.[1] The four guiding principles are Humanity, Neutrality, Impartiality and Independence.[2]

  1. ^ UNOCHA, United Nations; OCHA, UN (1998). OCHA on Message: General Assembly resolutio n 46/182 (PDF). UNited Nations. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Rubin, Olivier; Dahlberg, Rasmus (2017). A Dictionary of Disaster Management$ A Dictionary of Disaster Management. Oxford University Press. ISBN 1000512801475. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid prefix (help)