A Proposal for a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct for Non-Governmental Organisations in the Arab World
Basic information
- Type: Code of Conduct/Ethics
- Status: In development
- Thematic area: General, Development
- Summary: A Proposal for a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct for Non-Governmental Organisations in the Arab World defines a set of ethical and operational principles that should guide Arab NGOs' work. It seeks to promote accountability and transparency as well as strengthen NGOs' role in democracy building and respect for human rights. It also elaborates a set of questions assessing each principle in order to help organisational self-assessment.
Contact details
- Host organisation: Bisan Center for Research and Development
- Website: www.bisan.org
- Email: bisanrd@palnet.com
- Phone: +972 (0)2-2 240 78 37
- Address: Omar Bin Abdel Aziz Street Satah Marhaba Ramallah
- Postal address: P.O. Box 725 Ramallah Palestinian National Authority
Areas addressed
- Principles or standards: Principles-based
- Communications / advocacy / fundraising:
- General commitment to transparency
- Fundraising standards
- Governance and Management:
- General commitment to good governance
- Auditing
- Board structure
- Conflict of Interest
- Financial reporting
- Stewardship of funds
- Human resources:
- Staff relations
- Volunteer relations
- Beneficiary / client / supporter participation:
- General commitment to beneficiary participation
- In project design
- In evaluation (ex post)
- In strategic planning
- Monitoring and Evaluation:
- General commitment to evaluation
- Dissemination of evaluations
- Cross-cutting thematic areas:
- Gender equality
- Environmental impact
- Human rights
- CSO collaboration and partnership
Further info: The proposal includes a set of values addressing democracy, peace and development principles and defines standards for governance, financial management, human resources management and public fundraising.
Participation
- Reasons for participation
- Enhancing credibility, quality or reputation
Compliance
- Monitoring mechanism: Commitment only
- Has sanctioning mechanism: No
Assessment
Limited information is available on the current status Proposal for a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct for Non-Governmental Organisations in the Arab World. However, given the paucity of self-regulatory initiatives among CSOs in the Middle East and North Africa regions, this proposal provides an important starting point for regional discussions within the sector on how to improve transparency, governance, and accountability.
