In line with the Treaty, the Humanitarian Aid Regulation and the Consensus, the Commission, through DG ECHO, is committed to delivering aid to populations affected by natural or man-made disasters solely on the basis of need. Besides country evaluations by ECHO fields experts and desks and a dedicated food insecurity needs assessment, a global evaluation is carried out centrally, which compares countries, in order to identify the priority areas for DG-ECHO interventions.

This global evaluation has two dimensions: the Global Vulnerability and Crisis Assessment (GVCA) and the forgotten crisis assessment (FCA). Both the GVCA and the FCA are invaluable tools in determining impartially and independently where the Commission's aid is most likely to be necessary. They also facilitate ensuring parity and consistency in the allocation of resources across continents and countries. The methodology and results for these assessments are explained here.

The interactive map and graphs are using StatPlanet. Most elements of the map are configurable by clicking on them and setting options. The main options are:

	Show application on full screen
	Select the indicator to show in the map and graphs from the drop down list. The list is hierarchical.
	Select the region to show on the map. Only countries in that region will be shown.
	Select graph type. The bubble graph allows you to compare two indicators (with a third one for the size of the bubbles). Note that "scores" (indicators with score in their name) are scored from 1 to 3 and often only have 3 values, which makes them not interesting to show on the bubble graph.
	Click the legend to adjust the colour scale and classification thresholds.

Full documentation is available from the StatSilk website.