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The Handbook is a guide to the normative framework for humanitarian action and the operational approaches, coordination structures, and available t ... more
n Autumn 2013, HHI Executive Director, Vincenzo Bollettino, traveled to the Philippines to participate in an assessment of civil-military engagement in the humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan. The report was sponsored by the Center for Excellenc ... more
The aim of this paper is to map and critically analyse evidence of good practice in prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian ... more
This EISF report provides an analysis of the issues surrounding the relationship between NGO’s and their local partners. It includes a section on the topic ... more

IMAP Statement on sexual and reproductive health services in humanitarian settings

IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) (2018) C2
From choice, a world of possibilities
This Interim Guidance outlines how key public health and social measures needed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread and the impact of the disease can be adapted for use in low capacity ... more
Despite the stated centrality of protection in humanitarian action and a growing attention to protection activities, the evaluation of protection has received relatively little attention. This pilot ... more
Guidance | Preparedness - Response and early recovery - Recovery and reconstruction
Humanitarian crises can affect women, men, girls and boys in radically different ways. To address the different impacts of conflict and disasters o ... more
Novel coronavirus will disproportionately impact world’s 70 million displaced people Report recommends stopping asylum seeker deportations, prioritising hygiene and refugee camp decongestion, better communication Displaced people must be ... more
This Toolkit is intended to guide humanitarian programme managers and healthcare providers to ensure that sexual and reproductive health interventi ... more
Insecurity Insight Report 13-1.
After almost eight bloody years, the war in Syria finally appears to be reaching the endgame. The Assad regime controls some two-thirds of the country. In the northwest, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has launched an offensive against opposition-controlled Idlib governorate under the ... more
The first section highlights knowledge and questions regarding security incidents, trends, and causes of violence, including around causes and moti ... more
Part 2: Part 2 Beyond the evidence: Implications for innovation and practice Part 2 of the Gap Analysis presents the insights from individuals working in humanitarian response, disability inclusio ... more
7 Febr. 2021 As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in countries – decimating people’s livelihoods, and leaving health systems struggling to provide healthcare and vaccines for the entire populat ... more
These draft guidelines are designed to encourage humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) practitioners to think about the types of scientific information ... more
DG Echo Funding Guidelines
This brief summarises key considerations about the social, political and economic context of Goma in relation to the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC as of March 2019. Goma is the administrative capital of North Kivu province ... more
STUDY - 2015 | Advocacy
The plan aims to practice the preparedness measures and response functions which need to be coordinated among relevant departments and organizations to reduce the risk of earthquakes. The plan has t ... more
Persons with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable and socially excluded groups in any crisis-affected community. They may be in hidden in homes, overlooked during needs assessments and not co ... more
Operational Guideline
This briefing pack serves this purpose by sharing RCCE/humanitarian coordination experience from country level, feedback from global consultations and addressing frequently asked questions. In paral ... more
Security Risk Management and Religion: Faith and secularism in humanitarian assistance examines the impact that religion has on security risk manag ... more
This paper has been commissioned by RedR to identify gaps in skills, technology, and knowledge in urban humanitarian response in order to inform RedR’s project Ready to Respond which is looking to ... more

A Review of Needs Assessment Tools, Response Analysis Frameworks, and Targeting Guidance for Urban Humanitarian Response

Lili Mohiddin, Gabrielle Smith International Institute for Environment and Development, Norwegian Refugee Council, International Rescue Committee, World Vision (2016) C1
The magnitude of urban disasters, high population densities, and a complex social, political and institutional environment has challenged the manner in which ... more
Available in different languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian

PMTCT in Humanitarian Settings. Part I: Lessons Learned and Recommendations

Becher, H. Interagency Task Team HIV in Humanitarian Emergencies (2015)
front cover © Hannah Maule-Ffinch/Save the Children
39 examples of field practices, and learnings from 20 countries, for all phases of humanitarian response. The report shows that deliberate and proa ... more
The CB MHPSS operational guidelines were developed in response to emerging evidence on the determinants of children’s resilience, lessons learned from the evaluation of existing approaches, and the unique challenges that today’s crises pose for ... more
The Minimum Standards for Age and Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Action inform the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ... more
The synthesis looked across the evaluations and reviews as mentioned above to draw lessons and conclusions across the different contexts. The synthesis aims to identify: recurrent issues, patte ... more
Travailler avec les dirigeants communautaires pour lutter contre la VBG est une très bonne et prometteuse approche, car les dirigeants communautaires sont les gardiens de toutes nos croyances et coutumes. Étant donné que la VBG est enracinée dans les croyances et les coutumes, essayer de s ... more

Interagency Task Team HIV in Humanitarian Emergencies PMTCT in humanitarian settings (Part I: Lessons Learned and Recommendations)

H. Becher Children & AIDS; Inter-Agency Task Team to Address HIV in Humanitarian Emergencies (2015) C2
How to respond to, mitigate, and prevent risks to children’s protection and well-being is a profound, if unanswered, question. Practitioners agree that it is necessary to develop or strengthen pro ... more
This guidance aims to assist leaders in the development or revision of humanitarian-sector contributions to district-level pandemic preparedness and response planning. It is directly linked to H2P g ... more
The report offers an analysis of the broader challenges to securing humanitarian action and recommends areas for improvement. This study will contribute to improving the way humanitarians ‘do busi ... more
The COVID-19 Pakistan Preparedness and Response Plan (PPRP) outlines the international assistance required by the Government of Pakistan (GoP) to stop the transmission of the pandemic ... more

Ageing & Disablility In Humanitarian Response

Waqas Ashfaq Qureshi Ageing and Disability Task Force (ADTF) (2011) C2
A Resource Book of Inclusive Practices

Social science and behavioural data compilation, DRC Ebola outbreak, June - August 2019

Bardosh, K.; T. Jones and J. Bedford Social Science in Humanitarian Action: A Communication for Development Platform (2019) C1
This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. Ba ... more
This brief considers the rationale for shielding individuals at high risk of severe disease or death from COVID-19 in low- and middleincome countries. It provides an overview of proposed approaches to shielding, discusses the categories of individua ... more
This manual is for the beginner/intermediate and advanced EHA courses run by Channel Research on behalf of ALNAP. It is supported by a course specific set of case studies and exercises ... more
The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the way to meet the needs of the rural populations for improved domestic water supply services, access to and use of improved sanitation with elimination of open defecation, ... more
CYCLONE IDAI 1.85M People affected; 400K Displaced; 603 Deaths; 1641 Injured; 1.2M People in need; 6766 Cholera cases; 43556 Malaria case CYCLONE KENNETH 3214 Displaced; 45 Deaths; 91 Injured; 374K People in need; 225 Cholera cases; 7279 Malaria case
Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae serogroup O1 or O139, and is often linked to unsafe drinking water, lack of proper sanitation and personal hygi ... more
This paper examines how diaspora and local organisations have responded to the crisis in Syria, how they evolved and the challenges that they face - and ... more
For humanitarian organisations to respond effectively to complex crises, they require access to up-to-date evidence-based guidance. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of updating global guidance to context-specific ... more

Humanitarian Needs Assessment: The Good Enough Guide

Currion, P. The Assessment Capacities Project and Emergency Capacity Building Project (2014) C2
Needs assessment is essential for programme planning, monitoring and evaluation, and accountability, however needs assessment is still a critical weakness of ... more
Key Considerations This brief focuses on cross-border movement in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and its implications for development of risk communication ... more
This new plan has been developed to build on successes made and lessons learnt from implementation of the two initial plans and to provide a short to medium term strategic anchor against which prepa ... more
This report outlines and analyses the implementation of the Bridge Builder Model. This is a two-way, capacity-sharing model aimed at bringing together local faith actors (LFAs) and international ... more
Uganda is Africa's largest refugee-hosting country and ranks fifth globally. Over the decades, Uganda has hosted refugees from nations including South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Burundi, ... more
The guide is designed to help disaster managers in national Governments gain basic knowledge of how to use international tools and services. It aims to support the growing disaster response and disa ... more
The report provides lessons and recommendations for other organizations and the wider humanitarian community on engaging persons with disabilities ... more
This Guidance Note is meant to help protection cluster coordinators apply nexus approaches in a practical way by, providing concrete steps and means to address prevalent or longstanding protection issues, risk patterns, trends ... more
The report offers 20 top recommendations for getting ahead of future outbreaks in Yemen and similarly complex humanitarian settings. In 2015, Yemen was declared a Level 3 emergency by the UN, kicki ... more

Community based psychosocial services in humanitarian assistance. A facilitator's guide

Agni, Kathy; et al. LutherahjalpenChurch of Sweden; Norwegian Church Aid and Presbyterian Disasters Assistance (2005) C2
This expansive facilitator's guide deals with psychosocial interventions concerning multiple causes of trauma such as HIV and AIDS and post-conflict situations. The guide offers technical advice to ... more
This companion to the ALNAP EHA Guide offers protection-specific insights for evaluators and evaluation commissioners across the humanitarian sector. It covers the planning, data management ... more

Security to go: a risk management toolkit for humanitarian aid agencies

Davis, J.; and L. Reilly European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2015) C1
Little is known about foreign aid provided by private donors. This paper contributes to closing this research gap by comparing the allocation of private humanitarian aid to that of official humanitarian ... more
Over 244,000 displaced people remain in camps or camp-like situations in Kachin, Shan, Rakhine and Kayin states. Children make up at least 50 per cent of this population, while women and„Myanmar: ... more
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 158.9 million to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of millions of Afghans and to support recovery ... more
Sudan recorded the first COVID-19 case on 13 March 2020 and, at the beginning of July, the Federal Ministry of Health had confirmed that nearly 10,000 people had contracted the virus, including over 600 who died from the disease across the country. ... more
Ethiopia saw a six-fold increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases between June and August, with 5,689 cases by end June compared to 34,058 cases as of 19 August. Ethiopia also registered more than 13,000 recoveries ... more