prop · GS0352 · 2004-12-17 00:00:00 — 9Provide humanitarian assistance in ways that are supportive of recovery and long-term development, striving to ensure support, where appropriate, to the maintenance and return of sustainable livelihoods and transitions from humanitarian relief to recovery and development activities. 10Support and promote the central and unique role of the United Nations in providing leadership and co-ordination of international humanitarian action, the special role of , and the vital role of the United Nations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and non-governmental organisations in implementing humanitarian action. Good practices in donor financing, management and accountability (a) Funding 11Strive to ensure that funding of humanitarian action in new crises does not adversely affect the meeting of needs in ongoing crises. 12Recognising the necessity of dynamic and flexible response to changing needs in humanitarian crises, strive to ensure predictability and flexibility in funding to United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and to other key humanitarian organisations. 13While stressing the importance of transparent and strategic priority-setting and financial planning by implementing organisations, explore the possibility of reducing, or enhancing the flexibility of, earmarking, and of introducing longer-term funding arrangements. 14Contribute responsibly, and on the basis of burden-sharing, to United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals and to International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement appeals, and actively support the formulation of Common Humanitarian (CHAP) as the primary instrument for strategic planning, prioritisation and co-ordination in complex emergencies. (b) Promoting standards and enhancing implementation 15Request that implementing humanitarian organisations fully adhere to good practice and are committed to promoting accountability, efficiency and effectiveness in implementing humanitarian action. 16Promote the use of guidelines and principles on humanitarian activities, the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and the 1994 Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and (NGOs) in Disaster Relief. 17Maintain readiness to offer support to the implementation of humanitarian action, including the facilitation of safe humanitarian access. 18Support mechanisms for contingency planning by humanitarian organisations, including, as appropriate, allocation of funding, to strengthen capacities for response. 19Affirm the primary position of civilian organisations in implementing humanitarian action, particularly in areas affected by armed conflict. In situations where military capacity and assets are used to support the implementation of humanitarian action, ensure that such use is in conformity with international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles, and recognises the leading role of humanitarian organisations. 20Support the implementation of the 1994 Guidelines on the Use of Military and in Disaster Relief and the 2003 Guidelines on the Use of Military and to Support United Nations Humanitarian in Complex Emergencies. (c) Learning and accountability 21Support learning and accountability initiatives for the effective and efficient implementation of humanitarian action. 22Encourage regular evaluations of international responses to humanitarian crises, including assessments of donor performance. 23Ensure a high degree of accuracy, timeliness, and transparency in donor reporting on official humanitarian assistance spending, and encourage the development of standardised formats for such reporting. Utdrag ur protokoll vid regeringssammanträde Närvarande: Statsministern , statsråden , , , , , , Y. , , , , Andnor, Nuder, M. , , , , , , Regeringen beslutar skrivelse 2004/05:52 Regeringens politik för humanitärt bistånd