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Compared to what: Analytical Thinking and Needs Assessment

This technical brief is based on three years of experience in analysing needs in emergency settings. It is the first of three ACAPS documents on the analysis of humanitarian needs. Readers are advised to complement this reading with the technical brief How Sure Are You?which explores how to judge…

A Step Back: The impact of the recent crisis on education in Central African Republic

In December 2012, various rebel groups gathered under the monikerSéléka("coalition" in Sango) in the Central African Republic (CAR) and began a military campaign throughout the country, culminating in a coup d’étaton 24 March 2013.The education system has been severely affected.Schools closed(and…

Building an Effective Assessment Team

The purpose of this document is to provide team composition definitions and descriptions of the functions that need to be filled in to perform a joint rapid assessment in the first weeks of a disaster. This technical brief is designed to guide the first steps of assembling an assessment team,…

OCHA Graphics Style Book for Public

The Graphics Style Book is for OCHA staff who focus on information management (IM) and geographic information systems (GIS). It will help IM/GIS officers improve the quality of their information products and deliver consistent visual design across OCHA. The book explains best practices in design…

Back-to-school in Côte d’Ivoire: an assessment two months after the reopening of schools around the country

Two weeks following the reopening of schools, the Education Cluster in coordination with regional and local education authorities launched the first part of a country-wide, school-by-school assessment beginning in the seven regions comprising the CNO area. The Education Cluster presented the…

Back-to-school in Côte d’Ivoire: an assessment one month after the reopening of schools in the CNO area

Two weeks following the reopening of schools, the Education Cluster in coordination with regional and local education authorities launched a formal, school-by-school assessment in the seven regions comprising the CNO area. The purpose of the assessment is to determine and highlight the most urgent…

Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan 2020