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Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. It may therefore be distinguished from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have led to a crisis or emergency.
Humanitarian aid is delivered by governmental and non-governmental aid agencies which are funded by donations from individuals, corporations, governments and other organisations. The funding and delivery of humanitarian aid is increasingly being organised at an international level to facilitate faster and more effective responses to major emergencies affecting large numbers of people (eg. see Central Emergency Response Fund). The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) coordinates the international humanitarian response to a crisis or emergency pursuant to Resolution 46/182 of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Humanitarian Charter of the "Sphere" coalition of leading private voluntary organisations lists the following as principles of humanitarian action:
- The right to life with dignity
- The distinction between combatant and non-combatants
- The principle of non-refoulement
See also
External links
- United Nations
- International
- Academia
- NGOs
- Air Serv International
- AmeriCares
- Ansar Burney Trust
- AfricaCrisis Foundation
- Aid Convoy
- ASSIST a.s.b.l.
- Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS)
- CARE
- German Church School
- GOAL
- HOPE worldwide
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Medair''
- Médecins sans Frontières''
- Mercy Corps
- Mercy Ships
- Oxfam International
- Refugees International
- Save The Children
- Tearfund
- World Relief
- World Vision
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