This Policy serves as an update to the 1999 IASC Policy Paper on the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons (henceforth, “1999 IDP Protection Policy”), which was endorsed following the adoption of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement in 1998 (henceforth “Guiding Principles”). Since then, there have been significant developments within the IASC and UN relevant to addressing internal displacement:
Climate change is exacerbating humanitarian needs across the world, driving new crises and intensifying existing ones. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report recognized the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis[1]. The report indicates that the return to previously known conditions is no longer realistic, and that the world is most likely to exceed 1.5 degrees global surface temperature in the next decade.
Ouagadougou, 30 November 2023 – An IASC delegation has just concluded a three-day official visit to Burkina Faso to listen to the needs of people affected by the crisis, strengthen partnerships with authorities and partners for more effective humanitarian action, and promote sustainable solutions to the crisis.
Deputy Humanitarian Chiefs Visit Burkina FasoOuagadougou, 27 November 2023 – A delegation of Deputy Humanitarian Chiefs from the Inter-Agency Standing Committee is starting today a three-day visit to Burkina Faso.
The IASC Deputies Group endorsed the expanded IASC Expanded Key Messages on the Climate Crisis for COP28 which derive from the IASC Action Plan for Engagement in COP28 and have been consulted widely with IASC and non-IASC members.
The IASC Deputies Group endorsed the IASC Top Line Messaging on the Climate Crisis for COP28 which derive from the IASC Action Plan for Engagement in COP28 and have been consulted widely with IASC and non-IASC members.
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) has been committed to the principle and delivery of an inter-agency community-based complaints mechanism (IA CBCM) since 2016.
