“Getting ready”: Emergency preparedness Ģ. Entries are structured along seven main topic areas:ġ. The Emergency Handbook guidance is published in the form of “Entries”, self-contained units of content. It brings more attention to out-of-camp emergency response, covers all aspects of UNHCR-led refugee emergency preparedness and response, UNHCR’s involvement in IDP emergencies, and describes current inter-agency leadership and coordination systems, including the Refugee Coordination Model and UNHCR’s responsibilities within the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) context. The content has been completely re-organised and updated to reflect current policies and good practices. The digital publication channel - in the form of a website, offline USB stick version and mobile applications - allows UNHCR to keep the content updated all the time, and to distribute updates to users in real time. This edition of the Emergency Handbook has been completely redesigned. UNHCR personnel can access this content by signing in with their UNHCR e-mail address. Some sections of this Emergency Handbook are for internal use and relate to UNHCR management and administrative procedures. As such, the Handbook is also accessible as a tool for partners in emergency operations and other interested parties. Most of the Emergency Handbook content is publicly available. It is primarily a tool for UNHCR emergency operations and its workforce. This digital edition replaces all previous print editions of the Emergency Handbook. Issued in 2015, this is the 4th edition of UNHCR’s Handbook for Emergencies, first published in 1982.

The fourth hand book