Food Security Cluster Handbook

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    • Cluster Coordinator
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    • Chapter 1 - The Global Humanitarian System: International Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms and Humanitarian Principles
    • Chapter 2 - The Role of the Global Food Security Cluster
    • Chapter 3 - Establishing a Food Security Cluster at Country Level: Functions, Roles, Responsibilities and Key Actors
    • Chapter 4 - The Humanitarian Coordination Architecture and Inter-Sectoral Coordination at Country Level
    • Chapter 5 - FSC Coordinator Deliverables: Key Food Security Cluster Tools, Products and Outputs
    • Chapter 6 - Overview of Key Assessments and Analysis at Country Level
    • Chapter 7 - Advocacy and Communications
    • Chapter 8 - Funding Mechanisms and Resource Mobilisation
    • Chapter 9 - Overview of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle Phases and Key Activities at Country Level
    • Chapter 10 - Key Developments in the Humanitarian System
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    3.2 Food Security Cluster Activation
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      3.2.1 Criteria for Cluster Activation

      The activation of an FSC may be recommended when the following IASC criteria apply: Response and coordination gaps exist due to a sharp deterioration or significant change in the food security situation. Existing national response or coordina...
      Updated on : 05 Dec 2023

      3.2.2 Process for Cluster Activation and Selection of Cluster Lead Agencies

      The decision to activate country-level clusters have traditionally been taken by the ERC and the IASC Principals at global level however, in late 2021, this task was officially delegated to the Emergency Directors Group ( EDG ) ( 1.4.2 ). This...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023

      3.2.3 Sector or Cluster – Emergency Food Security Coordination Options

      National governments are ultimately responsible for providing humanitarian assistance to people under their jurisdiction. The specific coordination mechanism in a humanitarian emergency is therefore, as mentioned, determined by the   context an...
      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023