Principals
Principals
Principals
IASC Principals are the heads of all IASC member agencies or their representatives.
They meet twice a year in conferences chaired by the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Mr. Mark Lowcock, usually in April and December. For urgent matters, the IASC Principals can schedule ad hoc meetings.
» Responsibilities of IASC Principals:
- making strategic and policy decisions which have system-wide implications;
- endorsing major operational decisions, particularly with respect to implementation of the Transformative Agenda (TA);
- arbitration where no consensus can be reached at the Working Group or Emergency Directors levels;
- advocating common humanitarian principles, collectively or individually, on behalf of the IASC;
- approving the general work programme of the IASC, the WG, and the EDG;
- bringing issues to the attention of the Secretary-General and the Security Council, through the ERC; and
- designating Humanitarian Coordinators and selecting coordination arrangements.
The Emergency Relief Coordinator, supported by the IASC secretariat, consults IASC member agencies on the agenda for IASC Principals Meetings.
IASC Principals meeting, 3 December, hosted by ICRC
IASC Principals meeting, May 2018, hosted by UNICEF
Upcoming Meetings
Past Meetings
Nov
02
2018
New York
8:00 to 9:45
Mar
15
2018
New York
9:45 to 11:15
News
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January 8, 2019
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January 8, 2019
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December 3, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 19, 2018
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October 30, 2018