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Cover of the Statement by Principals of the IASC on OPT

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - These atrocities must end

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IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON – As world leaders gather in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, and as the threat of a wider regional escalation looms, we renew our demand for an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.We mourn the loss of innocent life everywhere, including those killed on October 7 and during the 11 months of conflict since then. 
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Cover of the Open Letter to the Member States of the UN General Assembly

Open Letter to the Member States of the UN General Assembly, on behalf of the IASC Principals

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IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
Signed by 413 humanitarian organizations around the world who are calling for the protection of civilians, including their staffExcellencies,This World Humanitarian Day, our staff and volunteers around the world will stand in solidarity to spotlight the horrifying toll of armed conflicts on their colleagues and on all civilians, particularly children. 
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Cover of the IASC Statement on PSEA

Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment

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IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
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This statement affirms the commitment of the IASC Principals to actively prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment by humanitarian workers, and the role of Humanitarian Coordinators and Humanitarian Country Teams to implement PSEA commitments in all response operations.1

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: No time to lose as famine stalks millions in Sudan amid intense fighting and access denials

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IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON – Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk of famine, displaced from their lands, living under bombardments, and cut off from humanitarian assistance. With the conflict now in its second year, 18 million people are acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished, and famine is quickly closing in on millions of people in Darfur, Kordofan, Aj Jazirah and Khartoum. 

Statement by Principals of the  Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Crushing levels of violence, displacement fuel unprecedented civilian suffering

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IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON – Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action.
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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
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
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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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
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
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 of the Principals of the IASC on "safe zones"

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza

Document Type
IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 16 November 2023 – As humanitarian leaders, our position is clear: We will not participate in the establishment of any ”safe zone” in Gaza that is set up without the agreement of all the parties, and unless fundamental conditions are in place to ensure safety and other essential needs are met and a mechanism is in place to supervise its implementation. 
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Cover, Statement by Principals of the IASC on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.PNG

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire"

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IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
“We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire”NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 5 November 2023 – For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling numbers of lives lost and torn apart.