Food Security Cluster Handbook

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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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    6.2 Assessing the Situation and the Needs
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      6.2.1 Purpose of Assessments, Situation and Needs Analysis

      It is critical for an effective humanitarian response to have a coordinated approach to 1) the assessment of an emergency, 2) evidence-based analysis, and 3) the prioritisation of the needs of affected people. As a crisis evolves (in pro...
      Updated on : 21 Dec 2023

      6.2.2 Types of Coordinated Assessments

      FSC Coordinators are involved in different kinds of coordinated assessments within the FSC ( 6.4 ) and with other clusters/sectors ( 6.5 ). Whether at cluster or inter-cluster level, coordinating needs assessments brings significant bene...
      Updated on : 06 Dec 2023