. WHO and the Inter-Agency Working Group for RH in refugee situations have developed a core package of minimum reproductive health (RH) interventions that should be put in place in emergency settings.

. This set of activities must be implemented at the onset of an emergency in a coordinated manner by trained staff. The MISP can be implemented without a new needs assessment because documented evidence already justifies its use. The MISP is a standard in the 2004 revision of the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response