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Humanitarian assistance organization network
The Core Humanitarian Standard Alliance, known as the
CHS Alliance,
is a network of
non-governmental organizations
working in
humanitarian aid
.
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The focus of the CHS Alliance is the
Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability.
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History and mandate
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The CHS Alliance was founded in June 2015 by the merger of
HAP International
and
People In Aid
.
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It is a coalition of humanitarian and international development organizations that works to strengthen accountability in the sector.
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Activities
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One of its core mandates of the CHS Alliance is to apply and promote the
Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability
(CHS), which was developed HAP International,
People In Aid
, and (later) Groupe URD.
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The CHS now forms part of the
Sphere Handbook
on minimum standards in humanitarian response.
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The Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative was created in 2015 to audit compliance with the CHS.
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The CHS Alliance published the Protection from Sexual Exploitation Index and handbook and works with
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
to create whistleblowing guidance.
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In 2021 the CHS Alliance was critical of the use of non disclosure agreements in the aid sector.
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Criticisms
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Sandrine Tiller of
Medecins Sans Frontieres
described the standards that the CHS Alliance promote as too simplistic and generic.
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That criticism was rejected by Simon Eccleshall of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
who said that the simplicity was intentional, considering the wide range of potential users of the standard.
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Further reading
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References
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Perry, Jenny (2021-09-08).
"Accountability to Communities"
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Medical Teams International
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-09-09
. Retrieved
2022-01-07
.
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Purvis, Katherine (2015-06-11).
"Core Humanitarian Standard: do NGOs need another set of standards?"
.
the Guardian
.
Archived
from the original on 2015-06-11
. Retrieved
2022-01-17
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"Hap and People in Aid Merge to Become CHS Alliance"
.
elrha
. Retrieved
27 February
2019
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Tatham, Peter; Christopher, Martin (2018).
Humanitarian Logistics: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing For and Responding To Disasters
. Kogan Page Publishers. p. 29.
ISBN
9780749481452
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Davies, Madeleine (3 September 2021).
"The Church and NDAs: when silence is enforced"
.
www.churchtimes.co.uk
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-09-03
. Retrieved
2022-01-07
.
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Smith, Emma (21 September 2020).
"NGOs accused of hiding misconduct behind gag orders"
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Devex
.
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Sphere Association.
The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response
. Practical Action Publishing. p. 52.
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Reis, Chen; Bernath, Tania (2016).
Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker
. Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 7.
ISBN
9780128043851
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"CHS Alliance"
.
Devex
.
Archived
from the original on 2018-05-15.
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"CHS"
.
www.svenskakyrkan.se
. Retrieved
2022-01-07
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Alexander, Jessica (2021-04-27).
"25 years of aid accountability"
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The New Humanitarian
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-04-27
. Retrieved
2022-01-17
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Bolton, Laura (2021-09-21).
"Policies and Practices that Link Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and Protection from Sexual Exploitation (PSEA)"
.
doi
:
10.19088/K4D.2021.138
.
S2CID
245063228
.
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"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Progress Report on Safeguarding Against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) in the International Aid Sector 2020 to 2021"
.
GOV.UK
. Retrieved
2022-01-07
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