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    Chapter 9 - Overview of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle Phases and Key Activities at Country Level
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      Chapter 9 - Overview of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle Phases and Key Activities at Country Level

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      9.1 Introduction

      This chapter covers the overall Humanitarian Programme Cycle ( HPC ) and the required steps to complete a Humanitarian Needs Overview ( HNO ) and a Humanitarian Response Plan ( HRP ). Detailed “ HPC Step by Step Guidance” is updated and relea...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023

      9.2 The Humanitarian Programme Cycle – Key Phases

      The process that organizes the response to humanitarian emergencies is the Humanitarian Programme Cycle ( HPC ). The HPC was part of the Transformative Agenda protocols ( see 1.2.6 for details ), which introduced the use of common tools to m...
      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023

      9.3 HPC Timeline

      The duration and timing of the HPC process will depend on 1) the nature of the crisis (e.g. sudden onset or protracted) and 2) the optimal planning period for the response (e.g. annual or multi-year). Sudden Onset Crises – Typical Timeli...
      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023

      9.4 Needs Assessment and Analysis

      Ensuring needs assessments and analysis (both within and across clusters) constitutes the first step of the HPC and is a core cluster function ( 3.4.1 ). They provide the evidence base for any humanitarian response, illustrate the needs of aff...
      Updated on : 06 Dec 2023

      9.5 Strategic Response Planning

      Based on the assessment of humanitarian needs, situation and response analysis, partners collaborate to develop a response plan. Depending on the context, this will result in one of the following products: A Flash Appeal  in sudden-onset crises...
      Updated on : 06 Dec 2023

      9.6 Resource Mobilisation

      Resource mobilisation is about fundraising for the humanitarian response, as outlined in the Flash Appeal or HRP . The purpose of this phase of the cycle is to ensure well- and timely funded activities, indicate collective funding priorities, rais...
      Updated on : 06 Dec 2023

      9.7 Response Monitoring

      Response monitoring helps to establish if the humanitarian community has done what it committed to do in the HRP . The main purpose is to: Provide the RC/HC , HCT and Clusters with an evidence base for making decisions about what actions shoul...
      Updated on : 11 Mar 2024

      9.8 Operational Peer Reviews and Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluations

      Operational Peer Review An Operational Peer Review ( OPR ) is an internal inter-agency management tool which identifies areas for improvement in a crisis no later than 5 months after a Humanitarian Scale-Up Activation (this is a formal mecha...
      Updated on : 06 Dec 2023

      ANNEX I: FSC Standard Operating Procedures – Deployment of FSC Coordinator to the Country FSC

      The FSC Standard Operating Procedures ( SOP s) (see the FSC website ) were developed to provide greater clarity and guidance to those assigned to lead and manage an FSC in countries with humanitarian crises. The SOP s include quick guidance on...
      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023

      ANNEX II: HPC Steps and Timeline

      Note: For protracted crises, detailed step-by-step guidance on the HPC is produced yearly and Coordinators are encouraged to check for the most recent version for further details. However, a typical HRP process will commonly ...
      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023

      Annex III: Examples of FSC Targeting

      The GST is currently developing a summary of HRP targeting examples ( gFSC , Placeholder, 2023 – please check with the GST for updates).
      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023

      ANNEX IV HRP Costing Options – Pros and Cons

      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023