Inter-Agency Real Time Evaluation of Emergency Humanitarian Operations: Procedures and Methodologies

Following the decision by the IASC Working Group (IASC WG) to move beyond the pilot
phase for inter-agency RTE to regular implementation, it requested that an OCHA-led Interagency Real Time Evaluation Interest Group (OCHA IA RTE IG), develops a set of operating
procedures for RTE.

The guidelines include; criteria for the triggering of an IA-RTE; a clear purpose statement for
IA-RTEs; and a standard Terms of Reference and clearly described, commonly accepted
assessment methodologies. The procedures and methodologies apply in both natural disaster
situations and in complex emergency situations which occur in a single national context, but
do not apply in the case of disasters involving cross-border operations.