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title: "Prioritisation of Humanitarian Assistance (2025)"
slug: "prioritisation-considerations"
updated: 2026-02-19T10:24:41Z
published: 2026-02-19T10:24:41Z
canonical: "vamresources.manuals.wfp.org/prioritisation-considerations"
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# Prioritisation of Humanitarian Assistance (2025)

This paper presents factors that should be considered when faced with the need to prioritise humanitarian assistance, recognising that any approach must be principled, context-specific, evidence-based, informed by cross cutting issues and cross-functional considerations, and should be made transparently, in consultation with communities, partners, and governments. This paper discusses only general food assistance (GFA), whether in-kind or cash-based transfers (CBT), as part of Strategic Objective 1 activities: saving lives. It does not discuss prioritisation between or within other WFP activities.

This paper does not define the best approach for specific operations (as that is entirely contextspecific), nor how to implement an approach (guidance is already available, see Additional Resources at the end of this paper). Instead, it is a collection of considerations that will help WFP country offices decide on what approach to take in their context.

To access the paper:

- English: [here](https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000166368/download/)
- Spanish: [here](https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000170858/download/)

**Previous guidance on a similar topic:**

- [Considerations for scaling down operations (2023)](https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000149444/download/)
- [Global Food Crisis - Key Messages on and Standards for Targeting and Prioritisation (2022)](https://private.media.opweb.wfp.org/docs/428/4259/25698.pdf)

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