Report on the Working Meeting held on 13 October 2015 Geneva cover

The Universality and Application of Values and Principles [Report on the Working Meeting]

Working Meeting held:

13 October 2015

We gathered a diverse group of experts in humanitarian action, notably including (NGO) representatives from Pakistan, China and Indonesia, to discuss the principles. The overarching purpose of the day was to understand and address the gap between rhetoric and practice; to understand the relevance and meaning of the principles today. More specifically, the meeting aimed to identify concrete steps to improve the understanding and application of the principles, and to nourish HERE’s position in taking this crucial issue forward.

We held similar Working Meetings on:

  • Humanitarian Protection, 15 June 2015; and
  • Humanitarian Accountability, 3 February 2016