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GLOBAL PROGRAMMES - REACH
In 2022, IMPACT conducted 23 MultiSector Needs Assessments (MSNAs) to support annual planning processes at the country level, including a significant scaleup to meet the increased demand for data in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
In addition, we directly supported coordination actors in calculating sectoral and intersectoral people in need (PIN) and severity figures in 10 countries, providing dedicated support in utilizing MSNA data in the remaining countries.
At the global-level, IMPACT has continued its research and development activities to create analytical frameworks that support planning and prioritization processes. After several years of testing and development, we published the first public-facing cross-crisis analysis products to inform global prioritization activities. Additionally, IMPACT continued to provide close support to the development of the interagency Joint Inter-Sectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF), including close participation in both the development of the methodology through the Methodology Working Group and the strategic guidance of the initiative through the Advisory Group and Steering Committee.
Accountability & Inclusion
In 2022, IMPACT included a robust Accountability to Affected People (AAP) component in all its annual MSNAs. At country level, several country teams produced AAP-focused research outputs, led or engaged in joint analysis exercises with AAP data, and supported the development of recommendations for Humanitarian Country Teams using this data, including in South Sudan, Haiti, and Burkina Faso. At global level, we produced a Global Key Findings product based on a cross-crisis analysis of 2021 MSNA data.
IMPACT also became a core member of the IASC Taskforce on Accountability to Affected People, participating in efforts to measure system-wide progress on AAP, as well as efforts to put community views at the center of decision making in the humanitarian sector. As part of this effort, our analysis on community perceptions of humanitarian assistance was used as briefing material for a biannual IASC Principals meeting.
Our work on advancing inclusivity in needs assessments was noted as best practice in several key publications this year, including ALNAP’s State of the Humanitarian System report and IDMC’s report on Disability and displacement. Research that has been highlighted as good practice includes the Age and Disability Inclusion Needs Assessment report from 2022 in Bangladesh and Afghanistan’s Female Voices pilot.