show menu

Shelter needs assessment

Last updated:
Key points
  • Conduct an initial rapid assessment of shelter and settlement needs within the first three days from the onset of an emergency, whenever possible within a coordinated multi-sectoral assessment
  • If possible, the initial rapid shelter and settlement assessment should be coordinated and supervised by an experienced sectoral expert and jointly undertaken with shelter and settlement actors including local authorities

In this section:

Give us some feedback

Let us know what you think of the new site and help us improve your user experience….

Give us some feedback

Let us know what you think of the new site and help us improve your user experience….

Help us keep the handbook up to date
Suggest an enhancement to this page
CAPTCHA

Welcome to the new UNHCR Emergency Handbook website. If you are UNHCR staff, please use your UNHCR credentials to log in. From 1st April 2023, all non-UNHCR staff may re-register here.