RPBAs are conducted under the Joint Declaration on Post-Crisis Assessments and Recovery Planning, first signed in September of 2008, by the European Commission, the United Nations Development Group and the World Bank. The Joint Declaration seeks to mobilize the three institutions’ resources to harmonise and coordinate post-crisis response frameworks to enhance country resilience to crises, by answering recovery needs of vulnerable populations and strengthening the capacity of national institutions for effective prevention, response and recovery.

The Joint Declaration promotes a common platform for partnership and action is central to the delivery of an effective and sustainable international response after disaster- and conflict-related crises.