SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
9 June 2006

Survival International and ten other leading charities have launched a
ground-breaking code of conduct for NGOs (non-governmental
organisations).

Survival, Oxfam, Amnesty, Greenpeace, Civicus and six other charities have
joined forces to launch the Accountability Charter, which sets new
standards of openness and ethical behaviour in reporting, fundraising and
campaigning.

The eleven founding NGOs are now inviting other international NGOs to sign
up to the Charter.

Survival's Director Stephen Corry said today, 'This is a really important
initiative. NGOs today can be very powerful in influencing public opinion
and shaping government policy, and it is important to recognise that this
power brings with it a heavy responsibility in terms of openness and
ethical behaviour. This Charter sets the benchmark which we hope other
charities will follow.'

Besides Survival, the other founding members of the Charter are ActionAid
International, Amnesty International, CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen
Participation, Consumers International, Greenpeace International, Oxfam
International, International Save the Children Alliance, International
Federation Terre des Hommes, Transparency International and World YWCA.

To read this press release online or download a copy of the Charter go to:
http://www.survival-international.org/news.php?id=1677

For more information call Miriam Ross on (+44) (0)20 7687 8734 or email
mr@survival-international.org