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Interim Guidance: Scaling-up COVID-19 outbreak readiness and response operations in humanitarian situations including camps and camp-like settings
People affected by conflict or crisis, and particularly those who live in camps or camp-like settings, are often faced with specific vulnerabilities and challenges. For example, they are often neglected, stigmatized and may face difficulties in accessing
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From Words to Action: Promoting gender equality and transformative action through the Grand Bargain
This brief presents the key points from a global consultation organized by UN Women and the Grand Bargain Friends of Gender Group. The goal of the consultation was to enable dialogue among the Grand Bargain Facilitation Group, Workstream co-conveners, sig
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A Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings: Field test version
This document provides guidance in the assessment, research, design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programmes in emergency settings. Although designed specifically for emergency contexts (in
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Best Practice Guide: Inter-agency community-based complaint mechanisms
Sexual exploitation and abuse by humanitarian workers and other actors engaged in assisting vulnerable populations directly contradicts the principles upon which humanitarian action is based. Despite the contradiction to the core values, this abuse of aut
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Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action: Reducing risk, promoting resilience and aiding recovery
The purpose of these Guidelines is to assist humanitarian actors and communities affected by armed conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies to coordinate, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate essential actions for the prevention and
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Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP): Draft for field testing
The IASC Task Team on Preparedness and Resilience has developed the ‘Emergency Response Preparedness’ (ERP) approach to enable the international humanitarian system to apply a proactive approach to emergency preparedness. The ERP guidance builds on the im
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Reference Module for Cluster Coordination at Country Level
This module provides guidance for implementing the cluster approach at country level. The cluster approach was adopted to address gaps and to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian response by building partnerships. It ensures that international respo
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Multi-Sector Initial Rapid Assessment: Guidance
The Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) is a joint needs assessment tool that can be used in sudden onset emergencies, including IASC System-Wide level 3 Emergency Responses (L3 Responses). It is a precursor to cluster/sectoral needs asse
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Inter-Agency Contingency Plan for Humanitarian Assistance Template
Emergency preparedness of agencies and NGO partners in the field, as well as the capacities and resources available to them, is a prerequisite for humanitarian response to be effective, coordinated, dependable and timely. Within the broader field of prepa
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Who is Doing What, Where and When (4Ws) in Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Jordan
This mapping aims to provide a more comprehensive picture of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services available in Jordan. This mapping took place during a significant time of turmoil within the Eastern Mediterranean Region, with ongoing st
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Recommendations for Conducting Ethical Mental Health and Psychosocial Research in Emergency Settings
Written by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), this document presents agreed upon guidance to: ensure MHPSS research in emergencies benefits affected people design research to fill
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Gender Equality Programming in Emergencies in Education
This document provides concise guidance on how to incorporate Gender Equality Programming in education sector needs assessments, activities and outcomes. Education managers could use this document when designing education programs to ensure gender equalit