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PHT Draft 

PHT Draft 

SOPs 

SOPs 

PHT Action Flows (simplified version)  

DISASTER 

Information 
gathering by 
PHT and 
OCHA 

Establishment of 

PHT in country 

coordination forum 

UNDAC 
deployment 

PHT 

Assessment team?? 

If humanitarian 

needs overview is 

not available? 

DECISION on 

whether or not 

to respond as 

PHT 

Response 

(24 hours-72 hours) 

Transition to “early recovery” phase 

(1 weeks-1 month) 

-Overall coordination 
(RC/OCHA) 
-Inter cluster coordination 
by cluster leads 

Flash Appeal 

1. Activation of 
clusters 
 
2. Coordinate 
without cluster 
system 

DECISION on 
types and level of 
assistance  

-Mainstreaming of early 
recovery into all clusters 
-UNDP as a lead agency 
for Early Recovery 

Handing Over 
strategy of 
coordination role 

PHT members directly 
coordinate with line 
ministries 

If yes 

Emergency PHT (Lead 
agencies) meeting 
(Within 24 h) 

Early Stage 
 (24 hours/Information 
gathering)

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Points for group discussion

Points for group discussion

Comment on flow, specifically:

Comment on flow, specifically:

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Critical decision points

Critical decision points

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Critical information points

Critical information points

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Government activation procedure

Government activation procedure

Declaration of disasters

Declaration of disasters

Request for International Assistance

Request for International Assistance

Cluster consultation by Lead agency

Cluster consultation by Lead agency