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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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
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 ⓘ