•Written by The Editors• ••Monday•, 21 •April• 2008 16:41•
How will one small standard make a giant leap for humanitarianism? The Geneva-based Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) is holding an open forum on Wednesday, 23 April 2008 to mark the launch of the HAP Guide to the Standard in Humanitarian Accountability & Management. The forum, which includes Mary B. Anderson (Collaborative for Development Action), Mary Kayitsei Blewitt (Survivor Fund), Antonio Donini (Feinstein International Center), Jemilah Mahmood (MERCY Malaysia) and Meinrad Studer (Global Humanitarian Forum), and is moderated by Edward Girardet (Media21), will explore the challenges – and need - of improving accountability by humanitarian aid agencies vis a vis people affected by disaster. Katharina Samara-Wickrama will close the forum with an address on sexual exploitation and abuse.
Greater accountability and the urgent need for reform represent crucial issues. International aid, which is worth billions of dollars every year if humanitarian relief, development aid and peacekeeping are included, remains one of the world’s least monitored and - by the media - least reported industries. The HAP Guide is designed as a practical manual for humanitarian aid agencies, practitioners, governments and international bodies. For further details on the Open Forum and the HAP Guide go to www.hapinternational.org or email •This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it•
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