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Relief Aid

Humanitarian assistance

05/05/2008: Accelerating climate changes, war, armed conflict, shrinking of humanitarian space, 9.9 million refugees and 24 million internally displaced. The environment where humanitarian action takes place is evolving rapidly and continuously, posing new challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and protection for affected communities.

Refugees in Darfur. Read more on how DanChurchAid and its international partners work with relief aid in Darfur on ACT/Caritas

People affected by sudden onset natural disasters, complex political emergencies or chronic emergencies, are in need of support. They have a right to the most effective humanitarian response. DanChurchAid (DCA) is committed to provide humanitarian assistance as a fundamental human right.

Villagers from Vista Quetzal, Guatemala, pick up rehousing materials, after hurricane Stan lashed their village in 2005

DCA’s Humanitarian Aid programme policy represents DCA’s current overall organisational understanding of issues related to humanitarian disasters including response as well as disaster risk reduction.

It outlines the strategic decisions made by DCA to confront these challenges and represents what DCA will pursue when planning its support to disaster-affected populations in collaboration with partners and networks.

This policy is broad but it does not stand alone. DCA humanitarian response is informed by other DCA policies and actions, and it is supported by a commitment to effectively raise funds for humanitarian response.