The IDRL Guidelines state that international responders should comply with applicable
national and international law, coordinate with government, and respect the dignity of
affected persons.76 They also encourage states to ensure that disaster relief and initial
recovery assistance is provided in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality
and impartiality, as well as on a non-discriminative, non-political, non-proselytizing,
non-commercial, and independent basis.77 Assistance should also seek to meet
minimum standards in quality and accountability (e.g. address the special needs of
vulnerable groups, ensure coordination among actors, respect local culture and custom,
reinforce resilience, be conducted in an open and transparent manner, etc.).