Welcome to IPPF’s Humanitarian Hub, a space for Member Associations and partners working in crisis settings. Guided by a feminist, holistic, and human rights-based approach, it ensures that women, girls, men, boys, and LGBTQI+ people access essential care during emergencies. The Hub offers key principles, tools, and resources for effective humanitarian action, including the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for sexual and reproductive health and information on funding opportunities. Explore impact dashboards, meet our humanitarian team, and access guidelines, training materials, and protocols designed to help deliver high-quality, context-appropriate SRH-SGBV services that uphold dignity and equality in every response.
In 2024, we responded to crises in 48 countries, through 116 grants totaling 11.8 million US dollars. We reached 1.77 million clients with essential lifesaving humanitarian services.
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Humanitarian standards and Principles
Globally, Humanitarian action is guided by a set of foundational guidelines. These guidelines are internationally recognized and govern the conduct of humanitarian actors responding to crises. They are rooted in international humanitarian law and provide the framework for humanitarian assistance.All Humanitarian action is guided by four core humanitarian principles, namely Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality and Independence.
For more information on global humanitarian action, including the standards and principles that guide the provision of humanitarian assistance, click on the resources below.
- Client-Centered Clinical Guidelines Chapter 11
- The SPHERE Standards
- Core Humanitarian Standards Alliance Materials
A key resource outlining the minimum standards in humanitarian response. Trusted globally for ensuring quality, accountability and human rights in crisis situations.
Our Approach to Humanitarian Action
IPPF’s strategy 2028 identifies humanitarian as a core IPPF work acknowledging that “Women and girls living in humanitarian contexts continue to be among those most affected by gender inequalities, such as limited access to decision-making processes, education, work, and gaps in sexual and reproductive health services.
We are working together to uphold the dignity and right to sexual and reproductive health care for all in crisis, rooted in Feminist Humanitarian Principles and Innovation.
Our approach drives change through:
- Shifting Power with local strategies, funding, and sustainability.
- SRHiE-SGBV Integrated Response for inclusive, high-quality, and lifesaving care.
- Speaking Out with advocacy, storytelling, and humanitarian collaboration.
- Humanitarian Learning & Impact through accountability, research, and monitoring.
- Expertise & Knowledge Sharing by building surge capacity, champion networks, and youth leadership.
- Partnerships that strengthen safe passage, global alliances, and funding.
Together, we’re building a future where health, rights, and dignity are protected in every crisis.
Minimum Initial Services Package (MISP)
We provide lifesaving SRH and SGBV services from the onset of a crisis to prevent the consequences of humanitarian crises. These consequences include high maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality, unintended pregnancies, risks of STI and HIV, and reduced support for survivors of gender-based violence.
We champion the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG) Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) , a set of life-saving priorities to be implemented at the onset of every humanitarian emergency, as the foundation of the humanitarian.
The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) key resources including guidelines, readiness assessment tool and the MISP calculator can be found below
Training resources, manuals and media on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) can be found below.
- A Workshop for Policy Makers on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies: An Introduction to the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)
- MISP Online Distance Learning Module
- MISP for Service Providers
- MISP for Program Managers
- MISP for Policy Makers/Program Managers and Service Providers
- SRH Clinical Outreach Refresher Trainings for Crisis Settings (S-CORTs)
Humanitarian Funding
Various funding modalities exists to support IPPF’s humanitarian action including emergency preparedness, response, recovery planning, and advocacy for SRHR and SGBV in emergencies. The objective of this funding is to ensure continued availability of SRHR care during crises and through to recovery.
Through restricted and unrestricted funding IPPF can rapidly identify and respond to emergencies. Some of the funding within IPPF that is available to MAs include:
- Humanitarian Emergency Response (HER) Funds
- SPRINT
- Japan Supplementary Budget (JSB)
HER Fund (Previously Known as Stream 3) is a quick and flexible Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) fund designed to enable Member Associations (MAs) and Collaborating Partners (CPs) to deliver timely, lifesaving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services across a range of humanitarian emergencies, regardless of scale or complexity. IPPF annually allocates unrestricted funds through Stream 3 core funding designated humanitarian donor funds.
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crisis and Post Crisis Settings (SPRINT) is funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australia and assists crisis-affected communities in the Indo-Pacific region to access essential SRH services, including maternal, obstetric and newborn care; contraceptives, HIV and STI prevention, testing and treatment and SGBV assistance and referral. Emergency responses supported by SPRINT are rapid and short term, with the aim of transitioning back to existing health systems as soon as it is feasible.
The Japan Supplementary Budget (JSB) initiative, funded by the Government of Japan, supports the delivery of life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) services in crisis-affected settings. Through JSB, IPPF collaborates with Member Associations (MAs) to strengthen access to essential SRH care, medical supplies, mobile outreach, and specialised GBV services for women, girls, youth, and vulnerable groups. The programme also supports capacity building of frontline providers and community awareness activities, ensuring people know where to seek care and that health workers are equipped to respond. JSB support helps ensure that essential services continue without interruption, even when communities are facing crisis or difficult circumstances.
Each year, IPPF invites MAs operating in protracted or acute humanitarian settings to submit proposals for JSB support. These proposals are reviewed by the Government of Japan, and selected projects are funded for a one-year implementation period based on needs, context, and available resources.
The humanitarian dashboard (left) provides a snap shot of IPPF humanitarian action globally across the IPPF regions and across the funding portfolios.
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Humanitarian Resources
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE).
When crisis strikes, access to sexual and reproductive health care can mean the difference between life and death. From safe childbirth to care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, humanitarian action is often the only lifeline. Explore vital resources that empower responders to deliver essential SRH services when they’re needed most.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (SGBViE)
Every survivor’s story matters. In the face of crisis, communities and responders have the power to prevent, respond to, and end sexual and gender-based violence. Discover resources that help build safer spaces, deliver survivor-centered care, and restore hope where it’s needed most.