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International NGO's commit to greater accountability - including reporting
06 June 2006
The heads of 11 of the world’s leading human rights, environmental and social development international organisations have publicly endorsed the first global Accountability Charter for the non-profit sector.
The organizations created charter as a response to the recognition that they play an increasingly influential role. Global public opinion surveys show higher trust in NGOs than in government and business. In addition to an internal desire to be transparent and accountable, the Accountability Charter also seeks to demonstrate that NGOs deeply value public trust, do not take it for granted and are committed to sustaining and deepening that trust.
In an unprecedented step, international civil society organisations have come together to demonstrate their commitment to transparency and accountability. This initiative builds on the individual, national and sectoral initiatives taken by international NGOs to set standards of accountability and codes of conduct. Although NGOs are subject to national regulations within the countries in which they operate, the International Non-Governmental Organisations Accountability Charter is the first such initiative to set out international, cross-sector standards for the non-profit sector.
The Accountability Charter is only the first step. Next steps will involve putting in place a robust system for reporting and review of the Charter so that it can be improved and updated in light of experience. The signatories have contacted GRI to explore the development of a Sector Supplement for non-profits to use when reporting on sustainability impacts in the near future in support of this commitment to greater transparency and accountability.
All NGO's globally will be invited to sign. Founding signatories are:
-ActionAid International
-Amnesty International
-CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation
-Consumers International
-Greenpeace International
-Oxfam International
-International Save the Children Alliance
-Survival International
-International Federation Terre des Hommes
-Transparency International
-World YWCA
For a full copy of the International Non-governmental Organisations Accountability Charter, please click here. http://www.worldywca.info/index. ... account_charter.pdf |
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