Coordination Standard 1: Coordination

This Handbook is intended to provide Education Cluster Coordinators with information that guides them in facilitating a coordinated and effective response to education needs in emergencies.

These Guidance Notes put forward strategies on how to mainstream conflict and disaster risk reduction measures in the education sector planning process.

This guidance note is designed primarily for UN colleagues and partners working at country level on early recovery in natural disasters and complex emergencies.

The INEE Reference Guide on External Education Financing was developed by the INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility in response to requests from education specialists for an easily accessible description of the different types of external assistance for education. 

The Operational Guidance promotes a coordinated approach to assessments in order to address a number of recurring issues during emergencies.

Education can develop positive attitudes and reflexes, which are important to confront such situations as war or natural disaster. It is vital also to develop an education system or a curriculum that best caters to the needs of crisis-stricken populations, and to ensure that no social groups are excluded or denied the right to education.

This chapter examines the context and challenges of planning in emergencies and early reconstruction contexts and lays out 12 suggested strategies for effective planning processes.

These Operational Guidelines are addressed to intergovernmental and non-governmental humanitarian actors when they are called upon to become active just before or in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

The Minimum Economic Recovery Standards are the internationally recognized consensus on best practices for building economic resilience for crisis-affected communities.

The Guidance Notes on Teacher Compensation and related materials (available in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic) provide a framework for determining appropriate compensation for teachers in crisis contexts.