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II. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE and private sector engagement with military Guiding Principles INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN actors as a part of their philanthropic support to for Philanthropic Private Sector COMMUNITY humanitarian action, amongst others. Engagement Using the aforementioned guiding principles as a 2) The international humanitarian community will foundation, the World Economic Forum Humanitarian in Humanitarian Action consider favourably collaborating with private Relief Initiative and the United Nations Office for the sector actors that are active members of the Global Prepared by the World Economic Forum Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs suggest the Humanitarian Relief Initiative Compact. Private sector actors who are members following initial steps are taken by the international and the United Nations Office of the Global Compact are committed to its ten humanitarian community to improve the effectiveness for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs principles on human rights, environment, labour and efficiency of philanthropic private sector DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION, 27 January 2007 rights and anti-corruption. engagement in humanitarian relief: 1) The international humanitarian community makes 3) In an effort to support more efficient and productive every effort to foster an open and frank dialogue engagement with the private sector, the international with private sector actors interested in philanthropic humanitarian community will make efforts to pre- Since the South Asia Tsunami in 2004, the private sector has shown increasing interest in supporting humanitarian operations worldwide, as evidenced after Hurricane Katrina and the South Asia Earthquake engagement in humanitarian relief. In particular, identify and make public the types of in-kind goods of 2005. Given this growing interest, the World Economic Forum Humanitarian Relief Initiative and the these discussions will include dialogue regarding and services which actors frequently require, and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), have devised a set of controversial issues such as the motivations of are able to accept, from the private sector. Such principles to guide philanthropic private sector engagement in humanitarian action. These principles the private sector for such support, the potential a pre-identification should help to diminish the were developed in consultation with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)*. It is envisioned that for commercial gain as a result of philanthropic frequency of inappropriate philanthropic offers a version of these guiding principles can serve as the international humanitarian community’s guidance engagement in humanitarian relief, security issues, from the private sector. for future endeavour. Furthermore, it is envisioned that private sector actors will accept this general

* The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum and cross-cutting guidance, agreeing to adhere to these principles for their philanthropic engagement involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. The IASC was established in June 1992 in response to United Nations General Assembly in humanitarian action. Sector-speciﬁc guidelines and standards can be obtained from operational Resolution 46/182 on the strengthening of humanitarian assistance. agencies directly. Finally, this initiative is not meant as a prelude to establishing a formal structure for coordinating private sector aid.

I. GUIDING PRINCIPLES 2) Philanthropic private sector engagement in References: humanitarian action shall not be used for 1) Private sector engagement in humanitarian action - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: direct commercial gain: The prime motivation identified as philanthropic is fully pro bono: Private http://ochaonline2.un.org/businesscontributions for philanthropic private sector engagement in sector actors engaging in philanthropic support for humanitarian action should be alleviation of human - The UN and Business : http://www.un.org/partners/business humanitarian action must provide donated goods suffering. Private sector actors should not seek any - UN Global Compact: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ and services at no cost to the recipient(s). Any commercial advantage from their philanthropic support to humanitarian operations. To this end, - Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief: additional charges incurred by private sector actors http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/conduct philanthropic activities should be clearly distinct as a result of their philanthropic support should from commercial activities in the humanitarian - The Sphere Project’s Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response: be paid directly by them. For instance, private context. Humanitarian actors should adopt http://www.sphereproject.org sector actors should work with their humanitarian the same division between services managing - InterAction’s Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Standards: http://www.interaction.org/pvostandards philanthropic private sector engagement and partners to ensure that all expenses related to the - http://www.un.org/partners/business/index.asp those responsible for procurement. This does not donation, including the transportation costs to the preclude private sector actors from participating - Global Hand: http://globalhand.org/standards final destination, are covered by donating entities. in procurement processes but all partners must - International Business Leaders Forum: http://www.iblf.org/activities/disaster.jsp Private sector actors are also encouraged to provide carefully evaluate the risk of actual or perceived - Center for International Disaster Information: http://www.cidi.org/guidelines/donate-corp.htm unearmarked cash contributions, which remain the conflict of interest. The cooperation between two parties should be clearly defined before the - Voluntary Principles on security and human rights: http://www.voluntaryprinciples.org/ most valuable forms of assistance for the majority of engagement of the philanthropic private sector in the humanitarian actors. Designed and printed by the Publishing Service, United Nations, Geneva – GE.07-00143 January 2007 200 Designed and printed by the Publishing the operations of the recipient organization.

4 1 3) Philanthropic private sector engagement in Rights” in determining their relationship with private sector should be used to meet beneficiary history, religion, and culture of beneficiary humanitarian action shall be undertaken in military entities or any other armed groups. needs identified by recognized professional inter- communities. Furthermore, private sector actors partnership and coordination with local and national or local humanitarian actors. Preferably, should aim to avoid competing with other private o Support should respect local culture and international humanitarian actors: Philanthropic private sector engagement in humanitarian action sector or humanitarian actors for media coverage, customs: Private sector actors should work private sector engagement in humanitarian action should be flexible and unearmarked, allowing taking into consideration and respecting the larger with their humanitarian partners to ensure should be done in direct partnership with and experienced humanitarian agencies to redirect scale and scope of humanitarian actors operations that their philanthropic support respects the with the guidance of recognized professional contributions where they are most needed. and needs in humanitarian relief contexts. Partners culture, structures, and customs of beneficiary international or local humanitarian actors, in Donations should be chosen in collaboration with should not use the emblem of another organization communities. particular with regards to the scope and extent of a partnering humanitarian actor to ensure that the without prior authorization. their involvement. This is especially important to o Support should adhere to international support provided will arrive at an appropriate time, 8) Private sector actors shall use consistent and assess the potential security and political risks for standards and norms for humanitarian action: be received by a clearly identified consignee, transparent policies for reporting regarding different stakeholders. national law and other relevant principles of corresponds to identified needs and to local their philanthropic engagement in humanitarian international instruments, such as humanitarian Within the context of these collaborative engagements, culture and customs, and in principle can be action: law, human rights law and anti-corruption Private sector actors should consult private sector actors should seek the guidance maintained by recipients. standards. Private sector actors should work their recipient partners and use consistent and of humanitarian actors to ensure that their support with their humanitarian partners to ensure 6) Private sector employees deployed to support transparent policies that clearly describe the adheres to the following guidelines: that their philanthropic support adheres to their organization’s philanthropic humanitarian valuation and auditing methods used, in their reporting regarding their philanthropic support to o Support should do no harm: Philanthropic private recognized international standards and norms action shall be pre-trained and adhere to humanitarian relief. In particular, reporting policies sector support to humanitarian relief operations for humanitarian action, such as the Sphere recognized codes of conduct: In cases where should delineate whether the value of in-kind and should do no harm to beneficiary populations. Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. private sector employees form part of their In particular, private sector actors should work Business actors should also be encouraged organization’s philanthropic humanitarian action in service donations is determined using market with their humanitarian partners to ensure that to establish internal monitoring policies and the field, these individuals should be pre-trained in or “at cost” prices, and include the diminution product and service donations do not undermine mechanisms to ensure that such standards are humanitarian principles and practices. Such training of value based on dating and shelf life, if at all local economies or beneficiary communities’ respected in their business operations. should be conducted by professional humanitarian possible. To obtain a comprehensive overview of own coping strategies. Humanitarian partners organizations. Furthermore, such personnel should all contributions to one particular crisis, donors are o Support should respect the policies and should also advise private sector actors be held accountable to the same codes of encouraged to report back to tracking systems as independence of humanitarian actors: on the most appropriate inputs taking into conduct as humanitarian professionals, such as advocated for by humanitarian partners. Private sector actors should work with their consideration the complexity of the environment the “Principles of Conduct for the International Red 9) Private sector actors shall take measures to humanitarian partners in a manner that respects in which humanitarian action is undertaken. Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in monitor the impact of their philanthropic support the organizational policies and operational Humanitarian and private sector actors should Disaster Response Programmes.” to humanitarian relief: In collaboration with independence of humanitarian entities. together monitor their actions. 7) The public relations activities of private sector their humanitarian partners, private sector actors should ensure that defined procedures are used o Support should comply with humanitarian 4) Philanthropic private sector engagement in actors regarding their philanthropic engagement to qualitatively and quantitatively monitor and principles: Private sector actors should work humanitarian action shall be conducted within in humanitarian action shall be accurate and evaluate their philanthropic support to humanitarian with their humanitarian partners to ensure that the structures and frameworks established truthful, and respect beneficiary communities relief. These examinations of impact should be as their philanthropic support is provided on a fully by governments: Philanthropic private sector and humanitarian actors: Public relations systematic and impartial as possible, and aim to non-discriminatory basis, with no distinction for engagement in humanitarian action should activities undertaken by private sector actors generate lessons to improve future engagement. political, religious, ethnic, or other reasons, and collaborate with national and local authorities, related to their philanthropic support should be is based on humanitarian principles of humanity, ensuring local capacities are not undermined. truthful and accurately describe the organization’s 10) Private sector actors shall make efforts to provide neutrality and impartiality. Furthermore, private Private sector actors should work in collaboration contributions, especially with regards to any their philanthropic support in a predictable sectors actors should work with their humanitarian with their humanitarian partners to resolve any additional charges passed on to humanitarian manner: Private sector actors engaged in partners to ensure that their support is not used issues with government authorities regarding their actors or others for payment. It is recommended philanthropic support to humanitarian action to further a particular political or religious philanthropic support. that the private sector consult with the humanitarian should advise their humanitarian partners of the standpoint. In particular, private sector actors organization involved prior to engaging in public resources they are planning to make available should seek the guidance of the international 5) Philanthropic in-kind donations from the private relations activities. In collaboration with their in the event of a disaster. In particular, long-term humanitarian community and comply with best sector shall be directed to meet identified needs, humanitarian partners, private sector actors should stand-by partnerships are encouraged in order to practice and guidance as set out for example in and be in alignment with local culture and make efforts to ensure that their communications facilitate better planning, preparedness, and better the “Voluntary Principles on Security and Human customs: Philanthropic in-kind donations from the reflect the reality and respect the dignity, values, utilization of industry’s core competencies.

2 3 3) Philanthropic private sector engagement in Rights” in determining their relationship with private sector should be used to meet beneficiary history, religion, and culture of beneficiary humanitarian action shall be undertaken in military entities or any other armed groups. needs identified by recognized professional inter- communities. Furthermore, private sector actors partnership and coordination with local and national or local humanitarian actors. Preferably, should aim to avoid competing with other private o Support should respect local culture and international humanitarian actors: Philanthropic private sector engagement in humanitarian action sector or humanitarian actors for media coverage, customs: Private sector actors should work private sector engagement in humanitarian action should be flexible and unearmarked, allowing taking into consideration and respecting the larger with their humanitarian partners to ensure should be done in direct partnership with and experienced humanitarian agencies to redirect scale and scope of humanitarian actors operations that their philanthropic support respects the with the guidance of recognized professional contributions where they are most needed. and needs in humanitarian relief contexts. Partners culture, structures, and customs of beneficiary international or local humanitarian actors, in Donations should be chosen in collaboration with should not use the emblem of another organization communities. particular with regards to the scope and extent of a partnering humanitarian actor to ensure that the without prior authorization. their involvement. This is especially important to o Support should adhere to international support provided will arrive at an appropriate time, 8) Private sector actors shall use consistent and assess the potential security and political risks for standards and norms for humanitarian action: be received by a clearly identified consignee, transparent policies for reporting regarding different stakeholders. national law and other relevant principles of corresponds to identified needs and to local their philanthropic engagement in humanitarian international instruments, such as humanitarian Within the context of these collaborative engagements, culture and customs, and in principle can be action: law, human rights law and anti-corruption Private sector actors should consult private sector actors should seek the guidance maintained by recipients. standards. Private sector actors should work their recipient partners and use consistent and of humanitarian actors to ensure that their support with their humanitarian partners to ensure 6) Private sector employees deployed to support transparent policies that clearly describe the adheres to the following guidelines: that their philanthropic support adheres to their organization’s philanthropic humanitarian valuation and auditing methods used, in their reporting regarding their philanthropic support to o Support should do no harm: Philanthropic private recognized international standards and norms action shall be pre-trained and adhere to humanitarian relief. In particular, reporting policies sector support to humanitarian relief operations for humanitarian action, such as the Sphere recognized codes of conduct: In cases where should delineate whether the value of in-kind and should do no harm to beneficiary populations. Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. private sector employees form part of their In particular, private sector actors should work Business actors should also be encouraged organization’s philanthropic humanitarian action in service donations is determined using market with their humanitarian partners to ensure that to establish internal monitoring policies and the field, these individuals should be pre-trained in or “at cost” prices, and include the diminution product and service donations do not undermine mechanisms to ensure that such standards are humanitarian principles and practices. Such training of value based on dating and shelf life, if at all local economies or beneficiary communities’ respected in their business operations. should be conducted by professional humanitarian possible. To obtain a comprehensive overview of own coping strategies. Humanitarian partners organizations. Furthermore, such personnel should all contributions to one particular crisis, donors are o Support should respect the policies and should also advise private sector actors be held accountable to the same codes of encouraged to report back to tracking systems as independence of humanitarian actors: on the most appropriate inputs taking into conduct as humanitarian professionals, such as advocated for by humanitarian partners. Private sector actors should work with their consideration the complexity of the environment the “Principles of Conduct for the International Red 9) Private sector actors shall take measures to humanitarian partners in a manner that respects in which humanitarian action is undertaken. Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in monitor the impact of their philanthropic support the organizational policies and operational Humanitarian and private sector actors should Disaster Response Programmes.” to humanitarian relief: In collaboration with independence of humanitarian entities. together monitor their actions. 7) The public relations activities of private sector their humanitarian partners, private sector actors should ensure that defined procedures are used o Support should comply with humanitarian 4) Philanthropic private sector engagement in actors regarding their philanthropic engagement to qualitatively and quantitatively monitor and principles: Private sector actors should work humanitarian action shall be conducted within in humanitarian action shall be accurate and evaluate their philanthropic support to humanitarian with their humanitarian partners to ensure that the structures and frameworks established truthful, and respect beneficiary communities relief. These examinations of impact should be as their philanthropic support is provided on a fully by governments: Philanthropic private sector and humanitarian actors: Public relations systematic and impartial as possible, and aim to non-discriminatory basis, with no distinction for engagement in humanitarian action should activities undertaken by private sector actors generate lessons to improve future engagement. political, religious, ethnic, or other reasons, and collaborate with national and local authorities, related to their philanthropic support should be is based on humanitarian principles of humanity, ensuring local capacities are not undermined. truthful and accurately describe the organization’s 10) Private sector actors shall make efforts to provide neutrality and impartiality. Furthermore, private Private sector actors should work in collaboration contributions, especially with regards to any their philanthropic support in a predictable sectors actors should work with their humanitarian with their humanitarian partners to resolve any additional charges passed on to humanitarian manner: Private sector actors engaged in partners to ensure that their support is not used issues with government authorities regarding their actors or others for payment. It is recommended philanthropic support to humanitarian action to further a particular political or religious philanthropic support. that the private sector consult with the humanitarian should advise their humanitarian partners of the standpoint. In particular, private sector actors organization involved prior to engaging in public resources they are planning to make available should seek the guidance of the international 5) Philanthropic in-kind donations from the private relations activities. In collaboration with their in the event of a disaster. In particular, long-term humanitarian community and comply with best sector shall be directed to meet identified needs, humanitarian partners, private sector actors should stand-by partnerships are encouraged in order to practice and guidance as set out for example in and be in alignment with local culture and make efforts to ensure that their communications facilitate better planning, preparedness, and better the “Voluntary Principles on Security and Human customs: Philanthropic in-kind donations from the reflect the reality and respect the dignity, values, utilization of industry’s core competencies.

2 3 II. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE and private sector engagement with military Guiding Principles INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN actors as a part of their philanthropic support to for Philanthropic Private Sector COMMUNITY humanitarian action, amongst others. Engagement Using the aforementioned guiding principles as a 2) The international humanitarian community will foundation, the World Economic Forum Humanitarian in Humanitarian Action consider favourably collaborating with private Relief Initiative and the United Nations Office for the sector actors that are active members of the Global Prepared by the World Economic Forum Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs suggest the Humanitarian Relief Initiative Compact. Private sector actors who are members following initial steps are taken by the international and the United Nations Office of the Global Compact are committed to its ten humanitarian community to improve the effectiveness for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs principles on human rights, environment, labour and efficiency of philanthropic private sector DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION, 27 January 2007 rights and anti-corruption. engagement in humanitarian relief: 1) The international humanitarian community makes 3) In an effort to support more efficient and productive every effort to foster an open and frank dialogue engagement with the private sector, the international with private sector actors interested in philanthropic humanitarian community will make efforts to pre- Since the South Asia Tsunami in 2004, the private sector has shown increasing interest in supporting humanitarian operations worldwide, as evidenced after Hurricane Katrina and the South Asia Earthquake engagement in humanitarian relief. In particular, identify and make public the types of in-kind goods of 2005. Given this growing interest, the World Economic Forum Humanitarian Relief Initiative and the these discussions will include dialogue regarding and services which actors frequently require, and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), have devised a set of controversial issues such as the motivations of are able to accept, from the private sector. Such principles to guide philanthropic private sector engagement in humanitarian action. These principles the private sector for such support, the potential a pre-identification should help to diminish the were developed in consultation with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)*. It is envisioned that for commercial gain as a result of philanthropic frequency of inappropriate philanthropic offers a version of these guiding principles can serve as the international humanitarian community’s guidance engagement in humanitarian relief, security issues, from the private sector. for future endeavour. Furthermore, it is envisioned that private sector actors will accept this general

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