action plan which communicating the as the key source of Protocol to be overarching DFAT’s guiding reviewed in outlines the overall response purpose, principles, strategic 2017 purpose, strategic priorities and objectives and New online priorities, suite of approach to all thematic response DFAT “Crisis partners and approach of response partners. priorities, which are Hub” to be Australia’s assistance For humanitarian relevant to all established in and making the plan responses, the response partners. 2017 responsibility for available to partners at HPD, in cooperation DFAT/NZ determining the the outset of a response with CMS, will ensure MFAT Pacific overall response better implementation Humanitarian intent sits with the of DFAT’s Single M&E Inter-Departmental Crisis Response Framework to Emergency Task Protocol, through be piloted in Force (IDETF). It is which the IDETF Chair 2017 expected that the is required to Relief Tracker IDETF a statement “distribute to be piloted in continuously of the overall intent for 2017 reviews the plan the response”. and its inherent Processes for this will assumptions in be determined during response to the the review of the rapidly changing Protocol and are likely realities of any to include a template humanitarian that will then be response. trialled. DFAT investment The will share managers will the action plan continue to ensure with relevant ongoing partners as communication and appropriate. In dialogue with addition, implementing partners accountability will throughout a also be response, including strengthened sharing of the IDETF through refined intent statement, as approaches to appropriate. This communication dialogue will include with the general DFAT geographic public. areas (desk and post). HPD will improve sharing of up-to-date information on response activities and priorities via DFAT’s website
action plan which outlines the overall purpose, strategic priorities, suite of partners and approach of Australia’s assistance and making the plan available to partners at the outset of a response communicating the overarching response purpose, priorities and approach to all response partners. For humanitarian responses, the responsibility for determining the overall response intent sits with the Inter-Departmental Emergency Task Force (IDETF). It is expected that the IDETF continuously reviews the plan and its inherent assumptions in response to the rapidly changing realities of any humanitarian response. The will share the action plan with relevant partners as appropriate. In addition, accountability will also be strengthened through refined approaches to communication with the general public. as the key source of DFAT’s guiding principles, strategic objectives and thematic response priorities, which are relevant to all response partners. HPD, in cooperation with CMS, will ensure better implementation of DFAT’s Single Crisis Response Protocol, through which the IDETF Chair is required to “distribute a statement of the overall intent for the response”. Processes for this will be determined during the review of the Protocol and are likely to include a template that will then be trialled. DFAT investment managers will continue to ensure ongoing communication and dialogue with implementing partners throughout a response, including sharing of the IDETF intent statement, as appropriate. This dialogue will include DFAT geographic areas (desk and post). HPD will improve sharing of up-to-date information on response activities and priorities via DFAT’s website Protocol to be reviewed in 2017 New online DFAT “Crisis Hub” to be established in 2017 DFAT/NZ MFAT Pacific Humanitarian M&E Framework to be piloted in 2017 Relief Tracker to be piloted in 2017
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