The aim of this IASC Strategy is to recommend actions which humanitarian actors can take to make their responses to humanitarian crises in urban areas more effective and thereby save more lives and accelerate early recovery. Six strategic objectives and supporting actions are proposed which will enhance their expertise and operational capacities in urban areas. This Strategy further addresses and prioritizes the humanitarian challenges identified in the Initial IASC Strategy for Meeting Humanitarian Challenges in Urban Areas of 2009.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support: Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings contribution to the World Humanitarian Summit.KEY MESSAGE: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) should be integrated into all humanitarian responsesSUB MESSAGE: All people affected by disasters, conflict and chronic adversities should have access to appropriate mental health and psychosocial support to restore day-to-day functioning and recovery.
Contribution from the IASC Task Team on Accountability to Affected Populations and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse to the World Humanitarian Summit process. The consultation process leading to the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 provides an important opportunity to hear the views of people and communities affected by humanitarian crises. Their voices should serve as a principle driver for discussions under each of the four themes of the Summit.
Report and Recommendations from March 11, 2015 UN Women, to the World Humanitarian SummitSecretariat and Care International Workshop in the margins of CSW 59 on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and the World Humanitarian Summit
The IASC Regional Network Ad Hoc Working Group developed this Gender in Humanitarian Action product. In humanitarian response - whether in the context of natural disaster, protracted crisis or conflict - the needs of women, men, girls and boys are different and distinct. Crises exacerbate pre-existing gender based discrimination and inequalities thereby blocking access for women and girls to basic services and rights, economic livelihoods, meaningful representation in planning and decision-making processes, also increasing risks to gender based violence.
The Cluster Coordination and Reference Module is one of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Transformative Agenda Protocols. This module outlines the basic elements of cluster coordination and intends to serve as a reference guide for field practitioners to help facilitate their work and improve humanitarian outcomes.
The reference module includes eight sections:
