What implications does my organisations commitment to accountability have for our partners?
HAP has adopted a definition of humanitarian partnership that focuses upon the existence of a mutually beneficial relationship and common objectives. The HAP Standard defines humanitarian partnership as ‘a relationship of mutual respect between autonomous organisations that is founded upon a common purpose with defined expectations and responsibilities. Partners can be small, community-based organisations or large national or international institutions. A humanitarian partnership is one in which two or more bodies agree to combine their resources to provide essential goods or services for disaster survivors. As partners are autonomous and are not themselves being held to commitments to the Principles of Accountability or the HAP Standard they are not expected to be in compliance with the HAP Standard benchmarks and requirements. However, it is expected that HAP members will inform their partners of what standards, codes and guidelines they have signed up to and whether any of these hav
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