DG ECHO and its partners (the Parties) undertake to develop jointly a quality partnership based on:
transparency and accountability towards the stakeholders. To this end, and as a complement to legal and statutory provisions, the Parties will support and adhere to voluntary codes of good practices or charters;
the development of strategies and initiatives for Actions and policies to increase the effectiveness humanitarian aid financed by the Commission. To this end, Parties will support international coordination mechanisms for humanitarian response;
the provision of fair working conditions of humanitarian workers, volunteers or salaried, with special attention to their safety in the field and, to the extent possible, to their professional development;
the promotion of a learning culture based on the evaluation of Actions and on sharing and disseminating lessons learnt and best practices.
In compliance with the spirit of partnership, the Parties commit themselves to a regular exchange of information both on a bilateral and on a collective basis. In particular:
the Commission will be invited to participate in meetings for the exchange of information and co-ordination, organised at the initiative of the Humanitarian Organisation;
the Commission will maintain a regular strategic programming dialogue with all signatories of this Framework Partnership Agreement, both at field and at headquarters level, involving them in the identification of priorities;
the Commission and representatives of the Humanitarian Organisations will meet once a year to monitor its implementation, and whenever necessary;
once a year the Commission will organise a conference with all signatories of this Framework Partnership Agreement to discuss issues of mutual interest.
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