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These guidelines on EU civil protection and humanitarian aid policies help field partners, who implement EU-funded programmes, understand how policies should be applied.
Cash transfers
EU Cash Compendium 2019: Doing More Cash, Better
Thematic Policy Document No 3 on Cash Transfers, including an Annex 1 on Large-scale Cash Guidance Note (March 2022)
Climate change and environment
Guidance on the operationalisation of the Minimum Environmental Requirements and Recommendations for EU-funded humanitarian aid operations
Disability Inclusion
The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in EU-funded Humanitarian Aid Operations
Disability Inclusion version in Ukrainian
Disability Inclusion version in Russian
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster risk management
Communication European Union Disaster Resilience Goals: Acting together to deal with future emergencies
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Education in Emergencies
Communication education in emergencies and protracted crises
Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises - Council Conclusions (26 November 2018)
Education in Emergencies in EU-funded Humanitarian Aid Operations
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Food assistance
Forced displacement: refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Commission staff working document - Addressing displacement and migration related to disasters, climate change and environmental degradation
Gender- and age-sensitive aid
Health
Consolidated Humanitarian Health Guidelines
General Documents and Guidelines on Health in Crisis Affected Populations
Endemic and Epidemic Diseases in Crisis Affected Populations
HIV/AIDS in Crisis Affected Populations
Mental Health in Emergencies
Reproductive Health in Emergencies including Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Health: Other documents
Localisation
DG ECHO guidance note - Promoting Equitable Partnerships with Local Responders in Humanitarian Settings
Logistics
Nutrition
Addressing undernutrition in emergencies: a roadmap for response
Infant and Young Children Feeding in Emergencies: Guidance for programming
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Protection
Improving protection outcomes to reduce risks for people in humanitarian crises
Protection Mainstreaming Indicator - technical guidance
Protection Mainstreaming Indicator - toolkit
Shelter and Settlements
Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Guidelines
Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Meeting the challenge of rapidly increasing humanitarian needs in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Commission Staff Working Document: Meeting the challenge of rapidly increasing humanitarian needs in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)