As of the 20th November, following circulation by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, the IASC Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up protocols replace the 2012 IASC Humanitarian System-Wide Emergency Activation (“L3 Response”) with immediate effect.

The key documents are:

• Protocol 1: Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation - Definition and Procedures
• Protocol 2: ‘Empowered Leadership’ in a Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation
• Frequently Asked Questions on the Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation
• Scale-up Activation Timeline (infographic)