Complementarities, Competition and Convergence in Humanitarian Quality Assurance

ALNAP, Coordination Sud, ECB, Groupe URD, HAP, People In Aid and Sphere are involved in promoting better quality and accountability in humanitarian action. Convening biannually, the group of seven meet to collaborate and promote improved humanitarian responses. Thus far, this process has generated a “questions and answers” information sheet about the Initiatives, shared web links and increased bilateral cooperation. There is an assumption that greater synergy can be found among the initiatives. At their October 2006 meeting in London, the Initiatives agreed that a mapping of current and potential complementarities, areas of competition and options for closer cooperation was desirable.