Inter-Agency Standing Committee

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The Inter-Agency Standing Committee is a high-level humanitarian coordination forum that brings together UN and non-UN organizations to ensure coherent and effective international responses to major emergencies.

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee canonical 2

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instanceOf humanitarian coordination forum
inter-agency coordination mechanism
abbreviation IASC NERFINISHED
adoptedGuidelines IASC Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action NERFINISHED
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings NERFINISHED
adoptedPolicy IASC Gender Policy NERFINISHED
IASC Protection Policy NERFINISHED
Transformative Agenda NERFINISHED
chairedBy Emergency Relief Coordinator NERFINISHED
composedOf Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement representatives
United Nations agencies NERFINISHED
international non-governmental organizations
standing invitees such as the World Bank
coordinatesWith Humanitarian Coordinators
Humanitarian Country Teams NERFINISHED
Resident Coordinators NERFINISHED
establishedInYear 1991
fieldOfWork armed conflict humanitarian response
disaster response
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 NERFINISHED
hasMember Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations NERFINISHED
InterAction NERFINISHED
International Committee of the Red Cross NERFINISHED
International Council of Voluntary Agencies NERFINISHED
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies NERFINISHED
International Organization for Migration NERFINISHED
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights NERFINISHED
Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response NERFINISHED
United Nations Children’s Fund NERFINISHED
United Nations Development Programme NERFINISHED
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees NERFINISHED
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs NERFINISHED
United Nations Population Fund NERFINISHED
World Bank Group NERFINISHED
World Food Programme NERFINISHED
World Health Organization NERFINISHED
hasSubsidiaryBody IASC Emergency Directors Group NERFINISHED
IASC Results Groups NERFINISHED
IASC Working Group NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Geneva
meetsAtLevel deputies
principals
officialLanguage English
parentOrganization United Nations system NERFINISHED
purpose to advocate for humanitarian principles
to coordinate humanitarian assistance
to develop humanitarian policy
to ensure coherent and effective international responses to major emergencies
to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian response
sector humanitarian affairs
usesApproach cluster coordination approach
website https://interagencystandingcommittee.org

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 establishes Inter-Agency Standing Committee
International Council for Voluntary Agencies worksWith Inter-Agency Standing Committee