HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME CYCLE

ODSG Briefing23 October 2013

Common humanitarian programme cycle to achieve collective results.

THE THREE PILLARS OF THE TRANSFORMATIVE AGENDA

HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME CYCLE (HPC)

Building on GA resolution 46/182 and innovations in the field, a change to RESPONSE PLANNING has been introduced to shift the focus away from preparing appeal documents to ensuring a MORE STRATEGIC RESPONSE in country.

FIRST STEP1

THROUGH A STRUCTURED DISCUSSION

SUPPORTED BY AN OPTIONAL PRIORITIZATION TOOL

ENSURING CONSENSUS ON PRIORITIZED NEEDS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE PROCESS.

NEXT STEP2

1. Determine…

• planning horizon• boundaries of the response• target caseload• priority actions

2. Draft strategic objectives and indicators (basis for monitoring results)

3. Align cluster plans to the strategic objectives

CREATING THE STRATEGY OR SHARED VISION

AFTERWARDS• RESOURCE MOBILIZATION• IMPLEMENTATION• MONITORING AND REPORTING

3

TIMELINE FOR PROTRACTED EMERGENCIESSAMPLE USING CALENDAR YEAR PLANNING HORIZON

AfghanistanCARColombiaDRCHaitiMyanmaroPtPakistanSomaliaSudanSouth SudanSyria (SHARP+RRP)Yemen

THE COUNTRIES

HNOs completed by end of October and SRPs by end of November

Burkina FasoChadMaliMauritaniaNigerNigeria

(Gambia and Cameroon likely to be included)

Sahel 3-year regional strategy and country-specific HNOs by December – based on the latest harvest data available at the end of November – then SRPs by January/February 2014

PSB/OCHA supports implementation and innovation through

- Guidance templates- Coaching- Training - Field support missions- Facilitation of workshops- Early review of documents