Glossary Term

Coordination

Coordination involves assessing situations and needs, agreeing on common priorities, developing common strategies to address issues such as mobilizing funding and other resources, clarifying consistent public messaging, and monitoring progress. Humanitarian coordination involves bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent and principled response to emergencies. The aim is to assist people when they most need relief or protection. Humanitarian coordination seeks to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian response by ensuring greater predictability, accountability, and partnership.