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4.1 Undertaking a baseline assessment of humanitarian conditions

Baseline as
reference point
to measure
changes

A baseline assessment of humanitarian and socio-economic conditions around the time of the onset of sanctions provides a reference point against which future changes in humanitarian conditions can be measured. A baseline assessment should include:

  • Levels and rates of change of key humanitarian indicators in each of the “4 + 4” human security subject areas (see table 2) over recent years and the relative stability of these conditions;
  • Factors influencing these conditions in the particular context of the country;
  • Regional variations in key indicators;
  • The role of the industry/service sectors likely to be affected by sanctions;
  • Monetary and nonmonetary contributions of various industry and service sectors to the national economy, government revenue and local society.
Baseline
“checklist”
A checklist of actions required to conduct a baseline assessment is presented in box 2.

 

Box 2—Checklist for undertaking a baseline assessment

 

 

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