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Launch of the Caucus on Scaling up Anticipatory Action

Launch of the Caucus on Scaling up Anticipatory Action

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Grand Bargain
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Following intensive preparatory work by the core-group of interested Signatories, Ambassador Koehler launched the Caucus on Scaling up Anticipatory Action. The caucus is co-championed by Germany, OCHA, Save the Children, and WFP, and includes members such as EU/DG ECHO, FAO, IFRC, NEAR, Oxfam, and UK/FCDO.

My Hero is You: Supporting each other when wars come (field-test version)

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The making of “My Hero is You: Supporting each other when wars come (field-test version)”This storybook is an adaptation of the IASC My Hero is You series. UNICEF and WHO joined forces to develop this book to support the mental health and well-being of children who are affected by armed conflict, as well as their parents and caregivers. 
Handbook 2024

LEADERSHIP IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION: Handbook for Humanitarian Coordinators

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Humanitarian Leadership Strengthening Section (HLSS)
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The Handbook outlines the roles and responsibilities of the UN Resident Coordinator (RC), whether designated as a Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) or not, and those of the HC in leading and coordinating inter-agency humanitarian action in support of the host Government and local actors.
IASC PSEA Championship 2022-2023 Achievements

IASC Championship 2022-2023 Achievements

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This report outlines The Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response’s (SCHR) achievements within the Inter-Agency Standing Committee’s Championship on Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH).
Summary Note Grand Bargain Ambassadors virtual meeting with Signatories

Summary Note - Facilitation Group Sherpa meeting - 16 January 2024

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The quarterly meeting of the Facilitation Group Sherpas (EU/DG ECHO, Germany, OCHA, UNICEF, IFRC, InterAction, NEAR) took place on 16 January 2024. Ambassador Koehler provided updates on progress in focus area 2, on innovative financing and the nexus.
Photo of people fleeing within Gaza strip, but people have nowhere to flee

UN relief chief: As crisis enters fifth month, further fighting in Rafah risks claiming more lives and exacerbating humanitarian needs

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Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (Geneva, 7 February 2024) With the Gaza hostilities entering their fifth month, hope is dwindling for the millions of people affected and the humanitarians striving to assist them.More than half of Gaza’s population is now crammed in Rafah, a town of originally 250,000 people right on Egypt’s doorstep. Their living conditions are abysmal — they lack the basic necessities to survive, stalked by hunger, disease and death.
Facilitation Group Sherpa meeting Grand Bargain

Summary Note - Facilitation Group Sherpa meeting - 16 January 2024

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Document
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Grand Bargain
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The quarterly meeting of the Facilitation Group Sherpas (EU/DG ECHO, Germany, OCHA, UNICEF, IFRC, InterAction, NEAR) took place on 16 January 2024. Ambassador Koehler provided updates on progress in focus area 2, on innovative financing and the nexus.
Terms of Reference for Humanitarian Coordinators, 2024

IASC Terms of Reference for the Humanitarian Coordinator, 2024

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IASC Product
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Field Coordination
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These terms of reference set out the role and responsibilities of the Humanitarian Coordinator, an individual designated to lead and coordinate the humanitarian response of IASC and other organisations in country with a view to ensuring that it is principles, timely, effective, and efficient, and contributes to longer-term recovery.

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