Situational monitoring
Sector-specific assessments and the annual MSNA will continue to serve as a primary source of data for analysis, complemented by secondary sources and ad-hoc assessments which continue to be an important tool to monitor the evolution of needs through a set of agreed indicators. They will be complemented by regular needs and context monitoring efforts at both inter-sector and sector level, including on population movement, the functionality of critical service infrastructure, market prices and currency fluctuations, trends in humanitarian access, conditions and multi-sector response in IDP sites of last resort, among others.
The UN-led IDP Task Force will generate monthly data and analysis on IDP movements and snapshots at the community level to inform the ongoing operational response. The Population Task Force generates data and analysis quarterly. Population baselines will be regularly updated, generating ‘best estimates’ of the number of people living within the administrative boundaries of Syria at the community (admin four) level, disaggregated by sex and age disaggregated data, as a common reference point for the humanitarian community. Sectoral and inter-sectoral needs analysis, including severity and PiN, will be comprehensively updated in the fourth quarter as part of the 2026 HPC process.
Response monitoring
Progress against the document objectives and outcomes will be systematically monitored using the inter-sector log frame as well as sector-specific monitoring frameworks. An interim monitoring report covering 2024 is scheduled to be issued in March/April 2025 to report on response achievements in 2024, as well as revised data and analysis, to identify response gaps and potential areas requiring adjustment.
Indicators derived from sectoral monitoring frameworks will be used to monitor sectoral reach on a monthly basis through the Who does What, Where and When (4W). At WoS level, the 4W data reported by partners across all response modalities are used to produce the Syria quarterly response reach product, with planning underway to consider revising the frequency to a monthly schedule.
Reporting will continue under the same structure and reporting for this document will commence from 1 January 2025. An overview of inter-sector and sector people reached will be produced at least quarterly. Thematic issues, including AAP, PSEA, gender, etc., will be monitored as recommended by the thematic-specific areas, as sectors determine is possible in the developing context.