Simplification of Clusters and Coordination As part of the Humanitarian Reset initiated in early 2025, humanitarian coordination structures and processes are being simplified. As at March 2026, this...
Q: What is an ICCG Performance Review? An ICCG Performance Review is an annual self-assessment conducted by ICCG members to assess the collective functioning of the group. The review assesses the...
This guidance note has been developed to support efforts to strengthen the meaningful participation, representation, and leadership of local and national humanitarian actors (L/NAs)1 within IASC...
This standard Terms of Reference (ToR) for humanitarian inter-cluster coordination groups (ICCG) in the field defines the purpose and outlines the roles and responsibilities of the national level...
The cluster approach was adopted in 2005, following an independent Humanitarian Response Review, to address gaps and to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian response by building partnerships...
Introduction Background The Transformative Agenda In the Transformative Agenda (2012), IASC Principals agreed that ‘there is a need to restate and return to the original purpose of the clusters,...
This checklist outlines cluster activation and deactivation steps to guide OCHA staff in country and at headquarters. The checklist should be read in conjunction with the IASC Reference Module for...
The Cluster Approach operates at two levels. At the global level, the aim is to strengthen system-wide preparedness and technical capacity to respond to humanitarian emergencies by designating global...
This Cluster Coordination Reference Module is about the basics of cluster coordination in non-refugee situations. It is compiled in response to a request by the IASC as a reference guide for...
Provisional Version as of 11 January 2012 Produced by the Needs Assessment Task Force OVERVIEW Rationale and Purpose For the past several years, the humanitarian and donor communities have agreed...
Detailed guidance on the cluster approach is provided in the IASC Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response (November 2006) This guidance note should be read in...
In February 2010, donor partners and cluster representatives agreed that a small group of donors and representatives from Global Cluster Lead Agencies (GCLAs) and Cross-Cutting Issue Focal Points...
Purpose This Guide suggests how the Health Cluster lead agency, coordinator and partners can work together during a humanitarian crisis to achieve the aims of reducing avoidable mortality, morbidity...
This Guide suggests how the Health Cluster lead agency, coordinator and partners can work together during a humanitarian crisis to achieve the aims of reducing avoidable mortality, morbidity and...
Detailed guidance on the cluster approach is provided in the IASC Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response, 24 November 2006. The IASC Generic Terms of...
Prepared by the IASC Task Team on the Cluster Approach, this guidance note offers a Q & A on sector/cluster leads in ongoing emergencies.
Prepared by the IASC Task Team on the Cluster Approach, this guidance note offers a Q & A on sector/cluster leads in major new emergencies.
Dans le cadre des réponses internationales aux crises humanitaires, seuls certains secteurs ont bénéficié dans le passé d'agences clairement mandatées pour assumer une responsabilité opérationnelle...
In international responses to humanitarian crises, some sectors have in the past benefited from having clearly mandated lead agencies, while others have not. This has repeatedly led to ad hoc,...
In the immediate aftermath of a crisis, the focus of national and international actors is primarily on meeting lifesaving needs. This is understandable: human lives are at risk and quick action is...
