Documents of The Inter-Agency Standing Committee

IASC Strategic Priorities 2022-2024

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Document
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The IASC strategic priorities set out the strategic framework of the IASC and reflects the collective commitment to deliver humanitarian assistance and protection.
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Cover of the Independent review of the humanitarian response to internal displacement

Independent review of the humanitarian response to internal displacement

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Document
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Executive summary Internal displacement has risen dramatically since the United Nations (UN) first began to draw attention to this issue in 1992, when there were an estimated 24 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) (UN, 1992).

IASC Forward Agenda, 2024

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Agenda
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The IASC Forward Agenda is a calendar of IASC events for the period covered, outlining time, place, and intended/permitted audience.
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Statement by Principals of the IASC on Gaza

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe

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IASC Statement
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Protection
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NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 21 February 2024 – In the less than five months that followed the brutal 7 October attacks and the ensuing escalation, tens of thousands of Palestinians – mostly women and children – have been killed and injured in the Gaza Strip. More than three quarters of the population have been forced from their homes, many multiple times, and face severe shortages of food, water, sanitation and healthcare – the basic necessities to survive. 
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Handbook 2024

LEADERSHIP IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION: Handbook for Humanitarian Coordinators

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Humanitarian Leadership Strengthening Section (HLSS)
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The Handbook outlines the roles and responsibilities of the UN Resident Coordinator (RC), whether designated as a Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) or not, and those of the HC in leading and coordinating inter-agency humanitarian action in support of the host Government and local actors.
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Terms of Reference for Humanitarian Coordinators, 2024

IASC Terms of Reference for the Humanitarian Coordinator, 2024

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IASC Product
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Field Coordination
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These terms of reference set out the role and responsibilities of the Humanitarian Coordinator, an individual designated to lead and coordinate the humanitarian response of IASC and other organisations in country with a view to ensuring that it is principles, timely, effective, and efficient, and contributes to longer-term recovery.
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Cover, Statement by Principals of the IASC, We cannot abandon the people of Gaza, 30 January 2024

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza

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IASC Statement
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Protection
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NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 30 January 2024 – The allegations of involvement of several UNRWA staff in the heinous attacks on Israel on 7 October are horrifying. As the Secretary-General has said, any UN employee involved in acts of terror will be held accountable. However, we must not prevent an entire organization from delivering on its mandate to serve people in desperate need. 
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Cover, Statement by Principals of the IASC on Central Sahel

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, One in five people in the Central Sahel needs humanitarian aid: Now is the time to turn words into action

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IASC Product
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Protection
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NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 12 January 2024 – The crises gripping the Central Sahel are exacerbating humanitarian and protection needs and threatening to reverse development gains. In 2024, some 17 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian assistance and protection – or about one fifth of the population.[1] This crisis also disproportionately affects women and girls, worsening gender inequalities in the region.