We provide emergency humanitarian aid to save lives, alleviate suffering, and preserve human dignity during and after man-made and natural disasters, as well as to prevent and prepare for them. Our humanitarian actions are guided by humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence. Disaster victims’ basic needs and well-being are our priority. HOD’s humanitarian crisis responses are based on the understanding that effective emergency response requires not only lessons learned, best practices, and normative principles of the broader humanitarian assistance field, but also a rigorous understanding of the local context and vulnerability factors.