Progress against the 2026 HNRP objectives and outcomes will be systematically monitored using the inter-sector log frame as well as sector-specific monitoring frameworks. Monthly and periodic quarterly monitoring reports and gap analysis to identify response gaps and potential areas requiring adjustment will be issued, in addition to an annual report at the end of the implementation period.
The ISCG and the Information Management and Assessment Working Groups (IMWG, AAWG) will lead response monitoring efforts to measure progress against the 2026 HNRP strategic, specific and sectoral objectives. Building existing activity-based reporting mechanisms, OCHA and the sectors will track the humanitarian assistance delivered to affected populations compared to targets set out in the 2025 Humanitarian Response Priorities using partnerlevel output monitoring. The strategic objectives and specific objectives will be measured through the aggregation of the sector responses. More than 251 indicators considering sex, age and disability will be monitored monthly and used to report progress against activity targets, sector objectives, specific objectives and strategic objectives. The full list of sector monitoring indicators can be found in the sector logframes.
Sectors, with the support of OCHA, will continue to work with partners to deliver on Sector-specific and inter-sector reporting requirements. Partners will be required to report on the progress and funding status of activities in the 2026 HNRP to enable the mapping of partner presence and the identification of gaps in the response coverage. Sector will continue monthly reporting to the inter-sector response monitoring mechanism on the status of response targets, disaggregated by geographic area as well as by sex, age and disability. The reporting platform will continue to use a cloud-based application called ActivityInfo, which will integrate activity-based planning and response monitoring modules. Inter-sector reporting tools will be complemented with real-time, online interactive dashboards to track operational presence through ‘Who Does What, Where and When’ (4Ws) and monitor the ongoing delivery of humanitarian activities. Sector inputs will be collated into monthly dashboards and periodic monitoring reports on the implementation of the 2026 HNRP.
Monitoring the quality of humanitarian programming
Sectors have developed their activities and targets based on a collective review of the appropriateness, relevance and feasibility of different interventions and response modalities. Appropriate interventions were identified based on principles of quality programming including, but not limited to, do no harm, inclusivity and community engagement.
Humanitarian organizations, participating in sectors and contributing to the 2026 HNRP commit to the principles and quality criteria requirements set out globally and in this HNRP, including alignment of 2026 programming with global and national guidelines for humanitarian programming, including the stipulations of the humanitarian reset, such as inclusion of communities in decision-making, evidence-based planning, and timely, inclusive monitoring during project implementation. An overview of inter-sector and sector people reached will be produced on a monthly basis while thematic issues, including AAP, disability, gender and PSEA, will be monitored as recommended by thematic-specific areas, as sectors determine is possible in the developing context.
Monitoring of Funding Flows
In 2026, humanitarian actors will continue to strengthen the accuracy and timeliness of funding monitoring through better tagging of partner projects in planning frameworks and funding tools reflected on the FTS website. In the absence of project-specific details inherent in the activity-based costing approach, the ISCG has established an Activity Planning Module for use by sectors to collect detailed operational plans from partners. This information will not only provide a forward view of planned interventions but also assist in the monitoring of funding gaps. The HCT and ISCG, supported by the SHF, implementing partners, donors and quarters-based mechanisms, will continue to monitor funding flows through FTS, supported by local tools, to advocate and mobilize resources to close funding gaps and enable partner response to meet humanitarian needs.
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