Guidance note published Nov. 2006 to explain the adoption of the Cluster Approach with the aim of: Global level "predictable leadership and accountability in all the main sectors or areas of humanitarian response". Country-level "high standards of predictability, accountability and partnership". Includes sections on: Aim and scope of the cluster approach; leadership; responsibilities; contingency planning; activation; partnerships; national authorities; accountability; provider of last resort; rationalizing meetings; role of the HC and Annex: Generic Terms of Reference for Sector/Cluster Leads at the Country Level.
Guidance note on using the cluster approach to strengthen humanitarian response
