Welcome to the IASC

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on
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Working for results
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Centrality of ProtectionUpholding and strengthening the centrality of protection in all aspects of humanitarian action, including by addressing gender-based violence and child protection.
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Accountability and InclusionEnsuring that the humanitarian response safeguards dignity, is empowering, accountable and inclusive of affected people.
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Preserving Humanitarian Space (BAI and COTER)Addressing Bureaucratic and Administrative Impediments to enable principled, timely and effective humanitarian action.
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Humanitarian Development Collaboration and its Linkages to PeaceSupporting the understanding and implementation of humanitarian-development collaboration and its linkages to peace, consistent with humanitarian principles.
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LocalisationEnabling the meaningful engagement and leadership of local and national actors (with a special focus on women-led organisations and organisations representing vulnerable populations) in humanitarian response, enhancing capacity exchange and increasing direct funding.