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Overview

Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) presents a comprehensive analysis of the overall situation and associated needs. It builds and expands upon the needs analysis chapter of the former CAP document, consisting of a discrete step in the implementation of the programme cycle. Its development is a shared responsibility among all humanitarian actors, requiring strong collaboration between programme and information management staff as well as support from the OCHA country office and the inter-cluster coordination mechanism.

Work on the HNO should begin 6-8 months before the document is due as there are many dependencies: 

  • COD-AB and COD-PS: with sex and age-disaggregated to lowest possible level, at a minimum, are agreed upon, clean, and sharable

  • Humanitarian Profile

  • Needs assessments

    • Access mapping

    IM Input/Task

    Lead in data collection/assessment, support in data analysis, and provide graphs, maps and figures

    Main Skillset

    Visualization

    Focal Point

    IMO

    HNO Checklist for IMOs:

  • Read the previous years HNO

  • Download and read all guidance documents as soon as they become available.  

  • Contact the Programme Support Branch in Geneva to identify a focal point that can help you prepare for and plan especially if this is the first time you have been involved in an HNO.

  • Discuss the previous years HNO with cluster and OCHA colleagues.  Ask what could be improved.

    • If not already done request a staff meeting on HNO to determine timeline and responsibilities.

    Prepare an OCHA or IMU work plan for the HNO with clear deadlines and responsibilities.

  • Needed data is identified and acquired (note this can take an extraordinary amount of time - plan for it!)

    • Frequency

    Produced twice a year to support the HCT in developing a shared understanding of the impact and evolution of a crisis and to inform response planning.

    Ideally, the OCHA office should have a timeline or work plan for the entire HPC with clear deadlines and responsibilities.   

    Distribution

    HumanitarianResponse.info, e-mail, print, MailChimp, Reliefweb 

    Audience

    HCT, Cluster member agencies, Government, I/NGOs, Donors, CSOs, HQ

    Data Sources

    Clusters, HCT members and organizations, I/NGOs, government agencies, FTS

    Resources

    Guidance Package: 2021 HNO annotated template

    Essential reading on HNO for IMOs

    • Read more on the HNO dependences, planning and checklist for IMOs