Humanitarian Principles

This section sets out the key principles, rights and good practice which humanitarian workers need to be aware of and which sets a framework for effective humanitarian response.

All these pages have been revised and updated in June 2011.

Click on the links below to access each individual page or download as a PDF.

• Sources of humanitarian principles
• International humanitarian law
• The Code of Conduct
• Humanitarian accountability
• A conflict sensitive approach
• Protection
• Refugees and internally displaced persons
• Child rights and protection
• Gender equality in humanitarian action