Humanitarian Needs Overview Guidance Draft

The IASC Transformative Agenda calls for a more evidence-based, strategic and prioritised humanitarian response. It proposes a needs- based strategic planning and stronger coordination around the “humanitarian program cycle” – from assessment and analysis of needs, to the planning of the strategic response, resource mobilization, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of operations.

The following guidance provides an overview for developing a humanitarian needs overview. It explains the purpose of a joint analytical process, the main steps required, roles and responsibilities, and suggests tools and methods to support needs analysis.