The Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) is a mechanism used by aid organizations in Iraq to plan, implement and monitor their activities. Working together in the world's crisis regions, they produce a Common Humanitarian Action Plan and an appeal, which they present to the international community and donors.

As a planning mechanism, the CAP has contributed significantly to developing a more strategic approach to the provision of humanitarian aid in Iraq. As a coordination mechanism, the CAP has fostered closer cooperation between governments, donors, aid agencies and a range of other humanitarian organizations.

Since its inception, the CAP has become the humanitarian sector’s main tool for coordination, strategic planning and programming. Speaking with a common voice, agencies have been able to demand greater protection, get better access to vulnerable populations and work more effectively with governments and other actors.

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