HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLANS A template for consolidated response in Pacific emergencies

1. HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLANS A template for consolidated response in Pacific emergencies Pacific Humanitarian Team Day 2, Session 8 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

2. What is a Humanitarian Action Plan? A tool that provides an overview of urgent life-saving needs, within a week of the emergency's onset. It addresses acute needs for up to three months (and can be developed into a Appeal if the emergency requires). It serves as an inventory of priority humanitarian actions.

3. What is the rationale? To provide a framework for strategic, coordinated, and inclusive programming. To diminishes the number of competing and overlapping documents (numerous appeals/proposals) Establish a common understanding

4. Who is involved? • Resident Coordinator (leading the process, with OCHA’s support) • PHT Clusters, including…. • UN Agencies • Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement • NGOs (international and local) • Donors (field office reps) • The HAP to be done in consultation with the host Government

5. Who does what? RC's office leads the process, with support from OCHA field office and/or UNDAC team Sector/cluster leads draft Response Plan section for their sector, with input from sector members

6. Why keep it brief? (<8 pages) • For quick production • For easy reading, thus swift response • Be concise and use simple language – • NO NEED FOR jargon or verbosity – • Time is ticking

7. Content of a < 8 page HAP • Executive Summary • Context and Humanitarian Consequences • Response Plans per sector/cluster… • Roles and Responsibilities

8. Timeframe (indicative) from disaster/crisis onset … • Day 1 • UN RC initiates HAP process – consults IASC country team – Government consulted. • Day 2-3 • PHT Principles / Operational working with PHT prepare HAP – OCHA supports and consolidates inputs.

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