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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

Document Type
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

Document Type
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"

Document Type
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. 
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Cover, Statement by Principals of the IASC on Sudan

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: After 4 Months of War, Humanitarian Leaders Urge Action to End the Tragedy in Sudan

Document Type
IASC Statement
Product Category
Protection
Published Date
After 4 Months of War, Humanitarian Leaders Urge Action to End the Tragedy in Sudan NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 15 August 2023 – For four gruesome months, the people of Sudan have been engulfed in a war that is destroying their lives and their homeland, and violating their basic human rights.

IASC Principals Somalia Advocacy and Communications Strategy, September - December 2022

Document Type
IASC Statement
Published Date
A 12-month IASC Principals Somalia and Horn of Africa Communications and Advocacy Strategy. The aim of the strategy is to leverage both the comparative advantages of individual IASC members and the collective voice of the IASC to boost public and private advocacy and ensure coherence around advocacy efforts in relation to the drought in Somalia.
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IOM transition Center, Aden, Yemen, November 2018. A Somali group of "returnees" boarding a bus to take them to the port for repatriation to somalia later in the day.

IASC Pledge in support of the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Document Type
IASC Statement
Product Category
Migration
Published Date
Pledge by members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on migrants affected by crises a. We will continue our efforts to protect humanitarian space and reject the politicization of aid for migrants in countries in crisis. b. We will collectively advocate for the rights, protection, and safety of all migrants, regardless of their migration status and at all stages of their journeys.
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Cover of the Statement by the Principals of the IASC on AAP in Humanitarian Action

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Accountability to Affected People in Humanitarian Action

Document Type
IASC Statement
Product Category
Accountability to Affected Populations
Published Date
This statement affirms the commitment of the IASC to ensure that Accountability to Affected People (AAP) is central to principled humanitarian action. It also pledges to support Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs), Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs), clusters and individual agencies to prioritize the implementation of this commitment in all humanitarian operations.