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Basic psychosocial support skills are at the core of any MHPSS intervention. Such skills are also indispensable for many other relief providers involved in the COVID-19 response, whether they identify…

Back in School After COVID-19

This inter-agency guidance was jointly drafted by ICRC, IFRC and WHO colleagues (in addition to consultation with the US CDC and the Pan American Health Organisation). It is targeted towards…

This book was a project developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). The project was supported by…

This book was a project developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). The project was supported by…

Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Version 1, March 2019 Infectious diseases like can disrupt the environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and…

Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Version 1, March 2019 Infectious diseases like can disrupt the environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and…

Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Version 1, March 2019 Infectious diseases like can disrupt the environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and…

Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Version 1, March 2019 Infectious diseases like can disrupt the environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and…

On June 29, 2020, the Community-Based MHPSS Working Group of the IASC MHPSS Reference Group hosted an interactive conversation on "Grief, Loss and Accompanying Rituals: Community Based Approaches to MHPSS…

This book was a project developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). The project was supported by…

Sistema Único de Assistência Social (SUAS) na Pandemia Covid-19

In the past decade the humanitarian system has had to respond to natural disasters and complex emergencies of increasing severity. In 2005, as an attempt to increase coordination amongst humanitarian…

Standard Terms of Reference for Humanitarian Country Teams

Esta história foi desenvolvida para ajudar crianças pequenas e as suas famílias a conversarem sobre as suas experiências e sentimentos relacionados com a pandemia COVID-19 e respetivo confinamento social. Na…

Manejo do estresse em níveis traumáticos em trabalhadores e pacientes de COVID-19

This book was a project developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). The project was supported by…

These standards provide practitioners and organisations with clear actions that can be taken to protect, support and engage older people and people with disabilities and help us all realise these…

The IASC Task Team on Preparedness and Resilience has developed the ‘Emergency Response Preparedness’ (ERP) approach to enable the international humanitarian system to apply a proactive approach to emergency preparedness. The…

Reference Module for Cluster Coordination Mechanism at Country Level (Korean Version)

This User Guide is intended to be used alongside the Pocket Guide to support humanitarian practitioners across all sectors operating in contexts where no GBV actors (including a GBV referral…

The Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) is a joint needs assessment tool that can be used in sudden onset emergencies, including IASC System-Wide Level 3 Emergency Responses (L3 Responses).

The NATF developed this Operational Guidance for Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises to help realize the goal of better quality and more timely assessments through coordinated processes. It was not…

The NATF developed this Operational Guidance for Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises to help realize the goal of better quality and more timely assessments through coordinated processes. It was not…

This Cluster Coordination Reference Module is one of the IASC Transformative Agenda Protocols. It outlines the basic elements of cluster coordination and intends to serve as a reference guide for…