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IASC Forward Agenda, 2024

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Agenda
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The IASC Forward Agenda is a calendar of IASC events for the period covered, outlining time, place, and intended/permitted audience.
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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
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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. 

Note on IASC Coordination Structures at the Country Level 2022

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Document
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This report presents data on IASC coordination structures and processes, capacities, and alignment with IASC coordination requirements across 29 humanitarian operations. It includes information on Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs), clusters/sectors, Inter-Cluster Coordination Groups and issues such as HCT Protection Strategies, Accountability to Affected People (AAP), Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Localization and Humanitarian-Development Collaboration.  

Humanitarian Leadership Snapshot

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Document
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Humanitarian Leadership Strengthening Section (HLSS)
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Humanitarian Leadership Strengthening Section produces monthly snapshots to provide an overview of field humanitarian leadership. The snapshots capture latest developments on designations and other leadership on the move as well as trends and analysis of characteristics of field humanitarian leaders. The snapshots also include a key monthly highlight, summarizing events and providing an overview of developments in field humanitarian leadership, in addition to up-to-date list of Humanitarian Coordinators. 
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Caucus on Scaling up Anticipatory Action

Launch of the Caucus on Scaling up Anticipatory Action

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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.
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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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Document
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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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Document
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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. 
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Handbook 2024

LEADERSHIP IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION: Handbook for Humanitarian Coordinators

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Document
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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.