Responding to International Emergencies
AngliCORD was established to enable the Anglican Church in Australia to respond more effectively to emergencies and disasters around the world. Today AngliCORD responds through our local partners and the Action by Churches Together global alliance.
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Principles for emergency relief
AngliCORD's emergency relief partners are guided by a code of conduct.
The principles below are the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and for Non-Government Organisations (NGO's) working in disaster relief.
- The humanitarian imperative comes first.
- Aid is given regardless of the race, creed or nationality of the recipients and
without adverse distinction of any kind. Aid priorities are calculated on the basis of need alone.
- Aid will not be used to further a particular political or religious standpoint.
- We shall endeavour not to act as instruments of government foreign policy.
- We shall respect culture and custom.
- We shall attempt to build disaster response on local capacities.
- Ways shall be found to involve programme beneficiaries in the management
of relief aid.
- Relief aid must strive to reduce future vulnerabilities to disaster as well as
meeting basic needs.
- We hold ourselves accountable to both those we seek to assist and those
from whom we accept resources.
- In our information, publicity and advertising activities, we shall recognise disaster victims as dignified human beings, not hopeless objects.