The Humanitarian Reform Agenda aims to dramatically enhance humanitarian response capacity, predictability, accountability and partnership. It is an ambitious effort by the international humanitarian community to reach more beneficiaries, with more comprehensive, needs-based relief and protection, in a more effective and timely manner.

The reform packages has four main objectives:

1. Sufficient humanitarian reform capacity and enhanced leadership, accountability and predictability in 9 'gap' sectors/areas or response. (see Cluster Leadership Approach)
   
2. Adequate, timely and flexible humanitarian financing. (see: CERF)
   
3. Improved humanitarian coordination and leadership.
   
4. More effective partnerships between UN and non-UN humanitarian actors.

• OCHA’s Role in Supporting the Implementation of the Cluster Approach - 19 May 2006
• Guidance Note on using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response - 24 November 2006