NEW YORK, 6 March 2024 – “As violence and lawlessness in Haiti reaches a new and terrifying level, the resolve of the international community and local stakeholders to protect and support the Haitian people must be strengthened.
Executive summary Internal displacement has risen dramatically since the United Nations (UN) first began to draw attention to this issue in 1992, when there were an estimated 24 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) (UN, 1992).
The Inter-Agency Standing Commitee (IASC) Deputy Chiefs embark in Nairobi for their bi-annual meeting. The agenda kick-starts with the Deputies visiting Mathare informal settlement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).