Putting the Humanitarian Principles into Practice – A Practical Guide for Humanitarian NGO Leaders

This guidance helps NGO leaders and frontline staff apply humanitarian principles during negotiations in complex settings. It offers practical tools to navigate difficult requests while protecting humanitarian access and integrity. The guide supports the development of a Principled Engagement Policy and Framework grounded in operational realities.
Key features:
- Step-by-step guidance to define principled humanitarian action in practice
- Sample Policy and Framework for leaders and field teams
- Example of a Principled Engagement Framework highlighting common issues and thresholds of engagement
- Designed to reduce operational delays and reinforce consistent decision-making
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