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The following Operational Guidance is intended for use at the country level to help Cluster/Sector leads, OCHA and humanitarian partners ensure that relevant information related to a humanitarian...
In international responses to humanitarian crises, some sectors have in the past benefitedfrom having clearly mandated lead agencies, while others have not. This has repeatedly ledto ad hoc,...
Detailed guidance on the cluster approach is provided in the IASC Guidance Note on Using the ClusterApproach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response, 24 November 2006. The IASC Generic Terms of...
In international responses to humanitarian crises, some sectors have in the past benefitedfrom having clearly mandated lead agencies, while others have not. This has repeatedly ledto ad hoc,...
Securing space for an education response in humanitarian
appeals and for the inclusion of education during the
first phase response to rapid onset emergencies poses
significant...
This note highlights that sourcing of timber for transitional and permanent shelter is a key environemtnal issue related to the Haiti Recovery Program. it focuses on the areas of concern and...
The aim of the cluster approach is to strengthen humanitarian response by ensuring high standards of predictability, accountability and partnership inallsectors or areas of activity.
This guidance explains the need for a sector/cluster lead, defines what constitutes a 'major new emergency', and details the purpose and responsibilities of the role of sector/cluster...
This guidance explains why there is a need to designate sector/cluster leads, defines what constitutes an 'ongoing emergency', and details the responsibilities of the sector/cluster lead...