Code of Conduct

Principles of Conduct for the Movement of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and NGOs in Disaster Response Program

1: Obligations of humanity is the main priority right to receive humanitarian assistance and to provide such assistance is a fundamental humanitarian principle that all citizens in all countries. As part of the international community, we recognize our obligation to provide humanitarian assistance wherever needed. That's why we need unhindered access to affected populations, which is very important for us to be able to carry out those obligations.

The main motivation of our action to respond to disasters is to reduce the suffering experienced by the groups least able to cope with the impact of disasters.

When we give humanitarian aid, it is not an act of partisan or political act that should not be viewed as such an act.

2: Assistance is given without regard to race, religion or nationality and without distinguishing beneficiaries adverse distinction of any kind. Aid priorities are determined solely based on need.

Whenever possible, we need to specify the form of aid based on the results of a comprehensive assessment of needs faced by victims of disaster and the capabilities that already exist on the local community to meet those needs.

The whole program we need to reflect considerations of proportionality principle. Human suffering wherever should also be reduced; soul is a precious thing anywhere. Therefore, the aid we give should reflect the level of suffering that will be addressed.

In implementing this approach, we recognize the vital importance of the role of women in societies vulnerable to disasters, and we need to ensure that this role is supported, not eliminated, by our aid program.

Implementation of policies that are universal (universal), unbiased (impartial), and autonomous (independent) as it can only run effectively if we and our partners have access to the resources needed to provide appropriate assistance and have equal access to all disaster victims.

3: Aid should not be used for political or religious interests

Humanitarian aid should be granted based on the needs of individuals, families, and communities. Although NGHA have the right to hold a particular religious or political opinion, we affirm that assistance should never be dependent on whether the beneficiary also holds the opinion that the same religious or political.

We should not tie the promise, delivery, or distribution of our aid if the aid recipient adopt or accept a particular political or religious beliefs.

4: We should try to not be an instrument of government foreign policy

NGHA is the institutions that work independently of government. That's why we formulate our own policies and implementation strategies, and we do not run any government policy, except insofar as the relevant government policy in line with our own policy.

We should never deliberately-or because of negligence-allow ourselves or our staff be utilized as a tool for collecting sensitive information in terms of political, military or economic support for the government or other institutions that may have a purpose beyond the interests of humanity. Similarly, we can not act as an instrument of foreign policy of donor governments.

Assistance we receive we must use to respond to the needs of victims, and assistance that we received it should not be given to us because the donors need to dispose of surplus commodities or because the donors have certain political interests.

We appreciate and encourage the provision of manpower and financial assistance voluntarily by individuals to support our work, and we recognize the independence of action that is driven by such voluntary motivation. In order to maintain our independence, we must avoid dependence on one source of funds only.

5: We must respect the culture and local customs

We must try to appreciate culture, structure, and customs that prevail in society and the country where we work.

6: We must try to improve disaster response capacity of local people and communities all have the ability and vulnerability, even in times of disaster. Whenever possible, we must strengthen these capacities by employing local staff, purchasing local goods, and related business with local companies. Whenever possible, we must work through local NGHA as partners in planning and implementation, and cooperate with local government agencies when appropriate.

Proper coordination of disaster response should we give a high priority. This can be done with the best in the country concerned by the parties most involved in relief operations, and should be representatives from UN agencies that are relevant should be involved.

7: Need to find a way to involve the beneficiaries in the process of aid management

Disaster assistance should never be imposed on aid recipients. The provision of assistance in an effective and sustainable rehabilitation process can be achieved best when the recipient also involved in the design, management and implementation of the relevant aid programs. We must try to move people to participate fully in its programs and rehabilitation assistance that we run.

8: The provision of assistance should aim to reduce vulnerability to disasters in the future, other than for basic needs

All activities will help influence the long-term development prospects, and this effect can be positive or negative. Therefore, we need to try to run a program that can actively help reduce the vulnerability of beneficiaries to disasters in the future that helps create a sustainable lifestyle in nature. We need to give special attention to environmental issues in planning and management assistance programs. We must also strive to minimize the negative impact of humanitarian aid we give, namely by trying to avoid creating long-term dependence on aid beneficiaries from the outside.

9: We are responsible to parties who assist us or to the party that gave us the resources

We often act as a liaison institution in a partnership between those who want to help and those who need help in times of disaster. That's why we must be responsible to both parties.

All of our transactions with donors and beneficiaries shall reflect the attitude of openness and transparency.

We recognize the need to make a report of activities, both financially and in terms of effectiveness.

We recognize an obligation to conduct proper monitoring of the implementation of aid distribution and to conduct regular assessments of the impact of disaster assistance.

We must also try to report, in the open, the impact of our activities and what factors that increase or minimize these impacts.

The programs we need to be based on standards of professionalism and expertise is high, with the aim of minimizing the possibility of wasting valuable resources are wasted.

10: In the normal information, publicity, and promotion we do, we must look at the disaster victims as dignified human being, not as an object of pity

Respect for the disaster victims as equal partners in their work should not be missing from us. In providing information to the public, we must present an objective picture about the disaster situation is concerned, that is by explaining also possessed the ability and aspirations of the victims, not only the vulnerabilities and anxieties that exist on them.

Although we need to work closely with the media in order to enhance public response, we must not let the desire to external parties or parties to the publicity will become even more important than the principle of 'maximizing the overall disaster aid' itself.

We need to get media coverage to avoid competition with the institutions of other disaster relief in situations where media coverage can be detrimental to the services we provide to beneficiaries or harm the security of our own staff or safety detrimental to the beneficiaries.