Consolidated Response Framework - Guidance Note

The consolidated Protection Response Framework – Response Framework – contributes to the streamlining of HPC/HNRP 2026 by implementing the ERC–OPAG guidance, and the specific CLAs/AoRs communication, to simplify clusters and fully integrate AoRs within the Protection Cluster, resulting in one consolidated HPC chapter. It ensures an integrated protection narrative with clear visibility for CP, GBV, MA and other risks; uses a single, cluster-wide process from which AoR-specific details are derived; and lightens coordination/IM through one 4/5W and simplified tools to reduce partners’ reporting burden.

The Response Framework consists of a common logframe with standard activities and indicators, plus proposed Protection Cluster objectives aligned to the core pillars and programming modalities of protection response—enabling comparability and aggregation across contexts.