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Overview

The HNO is a critical document in the HPC, a clear understanding of need is required before an adequate response can be planned or implemented.  Work on the HNO should begin 6-8 months before the document is due as there are many dependencies.  Ideally, the OCHA office should have a timeline or work plan for the entire HPC with clear deadlines and responsibilities.   

Dependences for the HNO include:

• CODs - Administrative boundaries and population statistics with sex and age-disaggregated to lowest possible level, at a minimum, are agreed upon, clean, and sharable.

• Humanitarian Profile

• Needs assessments

• Access mapping

Essential reading on the Humanitarian Needs Overview for IMOs

• Humanitarian Needs Overview Guidance and templates - HNO guidance documents are available in English and French and are updated yearly.  These documents clearly outline the information needed to produce an HNO.

• Practical Step by Step Guide -  includes Step-by-Step Practical Guide for HNO and HRP  (includes: HPC Process Overview, HPC Visual Guidance, Design Assets, templates)  Available in Arabic, English and French 

Recommended reading on Humanitarian Needs Overview for IMOs

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!)