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The purpose of the project ​“Collaborative Procurement of High-Value Commodities” (Phases I and II)​ was to analyse the procurement footprint of the United Nations system of organizations and develop recommendations on ​opportunities for collaborative procurement projects​.

Building on the 2017 Subsidiary Body Review findings and the views of its membership, the Task Team prioritised collaborative actions over information sharing and demonstrated results in the following areas:

KEY OBJECTIVES

The overarching result sought by the Group is that the IASC system, as part of wider efforts, is effectively and efficiently prepared to respond to emergencies and protracted crises. Please refer to Terms of Reference and Ref. Group Work Plan

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Team on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities inHumanitarian Action (Task Team) was established in 2016 with the key objective to work jointly on thedevelopment of IASC-endorsed Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in HumanitarianAction (the Guidelines).

This document is prepared in response to a request made during the Ad hoc meeting of IASC Working Group (WG) on the IASC Task Team on Strengthening the Humanitarian Development Nexus in Protracted Settings (HDN TT), 5 Sept 2017. During this meeting, the IASC WG agreed to “undertake an initial review of the endorsed HDN Workplan by 31 December 2017 and establish the timetable for subsequent reviews as necessary”.

The IASC Humanitarian Financing Task Team (HFTT) brings IASC members together to collectively define guidance to improve financing for humanitarian action. The HFTT contributes to the research on new approaches and formulates joint positions on specific technical issues related to humanitarian financing. The 2018-2019 HFTT work plan focuses on the following objectives: Output 1: Promote system-wide approaches to closing the funding gap.Output 2: More effective, efficient and accessible humanitarian funding