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The GHD initiative provides a forum for donors to discuss good practice in Humanitarian Financing and other shared concerns.

By defining principles and standards it provides both a framework to guide official humanitarian aid and a mechanism for encouraging greater donor accountability. A meeting held in Stockholm in 2003 brought together donor countries, United Nations (UN) agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It agreed on a set of 23 principles and good practice of humanitarian donorship. Annual meetings in Stockholm (2003), Ottawa (2004), New York (2005), Geneva (2006) and Geneva (2007) have reviewed progress and agreed future directions. The GHD initiative has also given impetus to domestic discussion of humanitarian policy and the framework for improving the quality of donorship.

The Contact Group on Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) was established in 2004 as a result of the above Stockholm meeting  participants gave the Contact Group the mandate of acting as the intermediary between the IASC and the GHD implementation group (GHDIG). Its members meet around twice a year and in preparation of an annual meeting of the GHDIG where the CG Chair represents the IASC. Further policy discussions and exchanges of information are conducted by email.

The Contact Group is chaired by OCHA (currently Mr. Robert Smith). The Chair of the IASC Contact Group on Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) is the IASC's representative in the GHD Initiative.

Background on the GHD (for more information, please consult the GHD website)
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IASC Contact Group on Good Humanitarian Donorship Progress So Far and Way Forward (with Progress Report 2007)


SU/0801/2555

Posted: 17-01-2008 17:10:00

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Contact Group on Good Humanitarian Donorship: Progress Report 2006 and Way Forward


SU/0705/2241

Posted: 22-05-2007 09:50:00

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Mon 20-Apr-09, 15:00 to 16:00  (CET)

IASC Good Humanitarian Donorship Reference Group

Geneva

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Thu 19-Feb-09, 16:30 to 17:30  (CET)

IASC GHD CG Meeting

Geneva

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