The Inter-Agency Evaluation of the COVID-19 response is the largest inter-agency humanitarian evaluation to date. The subject of the evaluation is the collective IASC preparedness and humanitarian response at the global, regional, and country levels to meet the humanitarian needs of people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The IASC Operational Policy and Advocacy Group (OPAG) endorsed three tools produced by the IASC Reference Group on Mental Health And Psychosocial Support In Emergency Settings (MHPSS RG):
(Geneva, 1 December 2022): Next year will set another record for humanitarian relief requirements, with 339 million people in need of assistance in 69 countries, an increase of 65 million people compared to the same time last year, the United Nations and partner organizations said today.
The estimated cost of the humanitarian response going into 2023 is US$51.5 billion, a 25 per cent increase compared to the beginning of 2022.
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) members are working to address the consequences of climate shocks. We provide lifesaving assistance, protection and collaborate with communities to build resilience and take action. We call for the following:
The humanitarian community is calling for:
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is alarmed at the effects of a super-crisis driven by lack of accessible and available food and energy and coupled with economic shocks. Our mission is to protect the lives and livelihoods of the poorest and most vulnerable people. We call on the international community to act now and at scale to save lives.
2019-2021 five Results Groups were tasked by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) to develop policy guidance, operational frameworks and tools on issues such as operational readiness, localization, the humanitarian−development−peace nexus, accountability and inclusion
Mr. Martin Griffiths has released US$10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up emergency aid in Somalia, which is looking into the abyss after its worst drought in 40 years.
Catastrophic levels of food insecurity have been declared for the first time since 2017, with 213,000 people in famine-like conditions and half the population — 7.8 million people — being acutely food insecure.