Welcome to the IASC

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. The IASC was established in June 1992 in response to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 on the strengthening of humanitarian assistance.

Humanitarians in action

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IASC Principals meeting, 3 December 2018, hosted by ICRC

IASC at HNPW 2019: The importance of networks for making humanitarian action more inclusive

IASC at HNPW 2019: Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA): A Framework for Advancing PSEA at Country-level

IASC Briefing on The Humanitarian Situation in Bangladesh by RC Seppo, 13 February 2019

Joint CEB IASC Investigators Meeting, 26 November 2018

IASC WG/EDG meeting, 26 April 2018, Hosted by UNDP (its members)

Launch of the Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action

IASC Principals meeting, 31 May 2018

The IASC Gender with Age Marker launched to monitor humanitarian action

IASC Principals meeting, 31 May 2018

IASC Principals meeting, 4 December 2017

Recent Statements

- - "Launch of Road Safety Strategy for UN System and its personnel," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, 28 February 2019
  - "UNHCR urges critical support for refugees in Egypt," UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, 28 February 2019
  - "Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller - Opening remarks at the 2019 Mobile World Congress: The future of digital humanitarian response: partnership and innovation," Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller, 28 February 2019
  - "Secretary-General's message on the 100th birthday of Sir Brian Urquhart," UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 28 February 2019
  - "Secretary-General's video message to the Seventh World Congress Against the Death Penalty, 27 February - 1 March," UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 27 February 2019
  - "Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the high-level pledging conference for Yemen," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, 26 February 2019
  - "Amid staggering levels of need, aid delivery in Syria crucial to prevent human itarian catastrophe, Relief Coordinator warns Security Council," Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, 26 February 2019
  - "Women, children, men are dying every day in Yemen. This has to stop - Speech by Gilles Carbonier, Vice-President, on behalf of ICRC President," ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord, 26 February 2019
  - "The law does not discriminate: nor can we - President's Address to the Human Rights Council 2019," ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord, 26 February 2019

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Upcoming Meetings

Mar

2019

IASC Task Team on Accountability to Affected Populations and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Geneva + dial-in

15:00 to 16:30

Mar

2019

Global Cluster Coordinators Group Meeting

Geneva + dial-in

15:00 to 17:00

Mar

2019

2019 HFTT Retreat (tbc)

Geneva

(All day)

Mar

2019

IASC briefing on Conflict and Hunger: Implementing Security Council resolution 2417

Geneva

14:30 to 15:30

Apr

08-11

2019

IASC Persons with Disabilities Guidelines Global Validation Workshop

Madrid

(All day)

Apr

11-12

2019

IASC Operational Policy and Advocacy Group (OPAG) meeting

Geneva

8:30 to 17:00

Apr

2019

Global Cluster Coordinators Group Meeting

Geneva + dial-in

15:00 to 17:00

May

2019

IASC Focal Points Meeting (tbc)

(All day)

May

06-10

2019

ETLP Workshop, May 2019, Budapest

Budapest

(All day)

May

2019

Global Cluster Coordinators Group Meeting

Geneva + dial-in

15:00 to 17:00

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Updates

Call for Nominations: IASC Emergency Team Leadership Program in Budapest

March 5, 2019
Launch of Learning Toolkit on Disability Data Collection by Humanity and Inclusion

February 8, 2019
IASC Work Plan for 2019-2020

January 31, 2019
IASC Structures and Working Method for 2019-2020

January 31, 2019
Tackling SEA and SH together through the IASC

January 8, 2019

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IASC Structures and Work Plan

Featured Products

Strategy: Protection from and response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment, 2018 Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
November 1, 2018

As of the 20th November, following circulation by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, the IASC Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up protocols replace the 2012 IASC Humanitarian System-Wide Emergency Activation (“L3 Response”) with immediate effect.

The key documents are: