Documents of IASC Transformative Agenda

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  • IASC, Protocol for the Control of Infectious Disease Events. Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation, 2019

    Document Type: 
    IASC Product
    Product Category: 
    Field Coordination
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    April 5, 2019

    In addition to major humanitarian crises triggered by natural disasters or conflicts, infectious disease events, including outbreaks, can result in a Humanitarian System-wide Scale-Up activation(i.e. ‘Scale-Up activation’) to ensure a more effective response.

    Scale-Up activation procedures for infectious disease events build on the InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) Scale-Up activation protocols, with adjustments to reflect the potential evolution of an infectious event, the roles of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Director-General and Member States under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005), and the importance of non-IASC organizations in responding to infectious disease events. These procedures also recognize that many infectious hazards are of animal origin, with the response incorporating a ‘One Health’ approach.

    This paper outlines the IASC procedures for the assessment of infectious disease events, the consultation and decision-making processes on Scale-Up activation, the activation and deactivation criteria and procedures, and implications for IASC members and other key collaborating organizations.

  • IASC, Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation. Frequently Asked Questions, 2018

    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    November 20, 2018

    This reference document serves as guidance on implementing the Scale-Up Activation using ten frequently asked questions.

  • IASC, Protocol 1. Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation: Definition and Procedures, 2018

    Document Type: 
    IASC Product
    Product Category: 
    Field Coordination
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    November 20, 2018

    Protocol 1 of the Scale-Up activation documents defines and establishes the procedures for a humanitarian system-wide Scale-UP activation in response to a major sudden-onset crisis and/or substantial deterioration of a humanitarian situation.

    The document includes the following sections:

    1. Definition;
    2. Main Steps in the Procedure;
    3. Implications of the Scale-Up Activation;
    4. End of the Scale-Up Designation;
    5. Definition of Accompanying Measures.

    This reference document replaces the 13 April 2012 Transformative Agenda L-3 definition and procedures.

  • IASC, Protocol 2. ‘Empowered Leadership’ in a Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Activation, 2018

    Document Type: 
    IASC Product
    Product Category: 
    Field Coordination
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    November 20, 2018

    Protocol 2 of the Scale-Up activation document serves as guidance on the Humanitarian Coordinator’s empowered leadership following an IASC Scale-Up activation.

     The document includes the following sections:

    1. What empowered leadership means;
    2. How empowered leadership is reflected in the HC’s actions:
      1. In setting priorities and planning;
      2. In leading overall cluster coordination;
      3. In leading advocacy and relationships with national authorities and with donor and other partners;
      4. In ensuring adequate information and monitoring of the response
      5. In leading humanitarian funding strategies;
      6. In aiming for strengthened accountability.

    This reference document replaces the March 2014 Concept Paper on ‘Empowered Leadership’.

  • IASC, Scale-up Activation Timeline, 2018

    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    November 20, 2018

    This reference document serves as guidance on implementing the Scale-Up Activation. It is an infographic marking key milestones in the Scale-Up Activation.

  • IASC Reference Module for Cluster Coordination at Country Level, revised 2015

    Document Type: 
    IASC Product
    Product Category: 
    Cluster Approach
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    August 27, 2015

    The Cluster Coordination and Reference Module is one of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Transformative Agenda Protocols. This module outlines the basic elements of cluster coordination and intends to serve as a reference guide for field practitioners to help facilitate their work and improve humanitarian outcomes.

    The reference module includes eight sections:

    1. Cluster and Sector Coordination
    2. Cluster Activation
    3. Cluster Functions
    4. The Role of Clusters in Preparedness
    5. Cluster Management Arrangements
    6. Sharing Leadership
    7. Minimum Commitments for Participation in Clusters
    8. Inter-Cluster Coordination, Sub-National Coordination, Monitoring Cluster Coordination

    This document is a revision of the 2013 Module of the same name.

  • IASC Reference Module for the Implementation of The Humanitarian Programme Cycle, 2015

    Document Type: 
    IASC Product
    Product Category: 
    Field Coordination
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    August 27, 2015

    The IASC Reference Module for the Implementation of the Humanitarian Program Cycle defines the roles and responsibilities of international humanitarian actors and the way that they interact with each other, national and local authorities, civil society and with people affected by crises.

    The reference module is formed around the six key elements of the humanitarian program cycle and two enablers:

    Key elements:

    1. Emergency Response Preparedness
    2. Needs Assessment and Analysis
    3. Strategic Response Planning
    4. Implementation and Monitoring
    5. Resource Mobilization
    6. Operational Peer Review and Evaluation

    Enablers:

    1. Coordination
    2. Information Management

    This Reference Module provides a standard and adaptable set of tools for use in humanitarian crises globally.

    The 2015 document supersedes the first version of the same name from 2013.

  • IASC, Emergency Response Preparedness (Draft for Field Testing), 2015

    Document Type: 
    IASC Product
    Product Category: 
    Preparedness and Contingency Planning
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    August 27, 2015

    The IASC Task Team on Preparedness and Resilience has developed the ‘Emergency Response Preparedness’ (ERP) approach to enable the international humanitarian system to apply a proactive approach to emergency preparedness. The ERP guidance builds on the importance placed by the IASC Transformative Agenda on preparedness on both the programmatic and financial side and, in particular, for HCT and IASC organizations to act on specific early warning indicators to engage in inter‐agency contingency planning and other coordinated preparedness actions to improve collective response readiness.

    The ERP approach can be complementary to development action, e.g. through an UNDAF, that seeks to build national and local resilience, including preparedness capacity – especially where international and national capacity can be closely coordinated. The ERP replaces the ‘Inter-Agency Contingency Planning Guidelines for Humanitarian Assistance’ as developed in 2001 and updated in 2007.

  • The Multi Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) Manual

    Document Type: 
    Document
    Product Category: 
    Needs Assessment
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    August 27, 2015

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  • The IASC Transformative Agenda: What does the IASC Humanitarian System-Wide Level 3 Emergency Response Mean in Practice?

    Document Type: 
    Document
    Authoring Bodies: 
    IASC Transformative Agenda
    Published Date: 
    June 4, 2015

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