New Emergencies Policy

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New Emergencies Policy
To be accountable to our beneficiaries, we must
close the gap between what we practice and what
we preach. We must improve both what we do, and
how we do it. Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary
General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency
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What does this mean to you?

• The New Emergencies Policy represents a
  commitment by HAP-Is members to make a special
  collective effort to apply the HAP-I Principles
  of Accountability from the outset in all new
  humanitarian emergency situations.

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The overall goal of the New Emergencies Policy
To establish a commitment by HAP-Is members to
make a special collective effort to apply the
HAP-I Principles of Accountability from the
outset in all new humanitarian emergency
situations.
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What is a New Emergency?
A humanitarian emergency is an urgent response
designed to save lives subject to an imminent
threat. A new emergency is the response that is
mounted as a consequence of a recent event, such
as an earthquake or tidal wave, or as a
consequence of recently increased vulnerability
due, for example, to deteriorating security, the
outbreak of a disease epidemic or the exhaustion
of local coping strategies.
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The rationale

• It is easier to do it right from
• the start.
• The more difficult the case, the stronger the
  rationale for accountability.
• Be seen to do it right.

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The New Emergencies Protocol
The New Emergencies Protocol proposes a set of
steps and action to take in order to facilitate
the implementation of the new emergencies
policies. Some examples include joint
assessments, joint capacity building, joint
preparedness, etc.
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