This briefing paper provides an overview of what has become known as the 'Good Humanitarian Donorship' (GHD) initiative. It highlights the main accomplishments to date, and the challenges donor governments have faced in advancing the initiative. It includes the following sections:

- Stockholm: establishing the goals of GHD
- Starting from the same page: a shared definition of humanitarian action
- Formalising and communicating GHD commitments
- GHD principles and policy
- Operationalising the Good Practice commitments
- Ottawa: advancing the initiative