Information Sharing Protocol Cameroon: North-West and South-West Crisis (June 2024)

OVERVIEW

This Information Sharing Protocol (ISP) is designed to establish a common framework for information and data exchange for the humanitarian response in the North-West and SouthWest region of Cameroon, on the basis of an agreed data and information sensitivity classification.
This ISP covers all data and information management activities for the humanitarian response in the North-West and South-West (NWSW) region of Cameroon. For the purpose of this protocole, ‘information’ refers to both raw data and the information products developed from it. This ISP applies to all humanitarian actors present in and supporting response activities in the NWSW response, including all activated Clusters and AoR (Child Protection, Education, Food Security, GBV, Health, Nutrition, Protection, Shelter & NFI, and WASH) actors.
The ISP has been developed through a collective exercise led by the Information Management Working Group ( IMWG) in accordance with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Operational Guidance on Data Responsibility.1 In this context, this ISP serves as the primary document governing data and information sharing related to the North-West and South-West crisis humanitarian response. It complements existing policies and guidelines and does not in any way affect or replace obligations contained in applicable legal and regulatory frameworks, cluster/sector- and AOR-specific protocols, or organizational policies, particularly regarding sharing personal data.
The ISP will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis - or more frequently if required - through a collaborative process led by the ICCM in close collaboration with the IMWG and subject to review and endorsement by the HCT. The OCHA coordination unit is responsible for monitoring this ISP and is the first contact for intercluster disputes that may arise