02: Humanitarian Needs Overview Guidance - Humanitarian Programme Cycle 2023 (May 2022)

Introduction

This document provides an overview of what information to present and how to do so in the development of the Humanitarian Needs Overview. It should be read alongside:

• The HPC Step-by-Step Guide reasserts the sequence of the needs analysis and planning, with needs analysis directly informing the decisionmaking with regards to response, whether for the preparation of new plans or adjustments to existing ones. Throughout the assessment, analysis, planning and monitoring phases, it empasizes global commitments made to provide principled humanitarian action that shows respect for human rights, gender equality, inclusivity, and supports sustainable development.
• The JIAF Guidance supports and guides the work of experts (information managers, analysts, etc.), in-country Intercluster Coordination Groups and decision-makers involved in joint needs analysis. It outlines an analytical framework for intersectoral analysis – the Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF) – assisting with the identification of inter-linkages between various drivers, underlying and contributing factors, sectors and Humanitarian Conditions.

Complementary guidance:

• Response Analysis and Prioritization Guidance
• Analyzing risks and determining the most likely evolution of the humanitarian situation
• HPC Guidance on Acountability to Affected People
• Guidance on Strengthening Disability Inclusion in the HPC
• Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action

While the proposed template does not impose a strict structure or length, the sequence has a logic in it and all Parts and sections are important. However, it is understood that some may be shifted, combined, reduced or expanded depending on the scope of the intersectoral analysis.

All charts, figures and graphics presented in the template are for example purposes only.