Our guiding principles

In pursuing our vision of a world equipped to mitigate the impact of humanitarian crises, we want to make sure that our work is undertaken in an ethical and robust way. To ensure this all our work is led by six guiding principles:

1. Improving outcomes for people affected by crisis is at the heart of our work.
2. People have a right to quality humanitarian response that is informed by robust evidence.
3. Research and innovation should always be undertaken within a responsible and ethical framework
4. Evidence must be made widely available and accessible to achieve the greatest possible impact.
5. Collaboration and partnership, including with people affected by crisis, improves the quality, impact and uptake of research and innovation.
6. Creativity, exploration and informed risk-taking is crucial to learn and bring about change.