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Multi-cluster / sector Initial Rapid Needs Assessment (MIRA)

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Key points
  • A MIRA is an inter-agency needs assessment and analysis process that is carried out within the first three days of a disaster under the guidance of the Humanitarian Coordinator. It forms the basis for the humanitarian country team’s (HCT) joint strategic plan for emergency response
  • UNHCR engages in and supports the MIRA at an early stage to ensure that protection concerns are incorporated in secondary data reviews, primary data collection methods, and results analysis
  • UNHCR is expected to take ownership of MIRA elements, including analysis and interpretation of results that concern clusters (co-)led by UNHCR
  • UNHCR provides protection guidance to the overall MIRA process

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