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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Predicate Object
instanceOf humanitarian coordination forum ⓘ
inter-agency coordination mechanism ⓘ
abbreviation IASC ⓘ
adoptedGuidelines IASC Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action ⓘ
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings ⓘ
adoptedPolicy IASC Gender Policy ⓘ
IASC Protection Policy ⓘ
Transformative Agenda ⓘ
chairedBy Emergency Relief Coordinator ⓘ
composedOf Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement representatives ⓘ
United Nations agencies ⓘ
international non-governmental organizations ⓘ
standing invitees such as the World Bank ⓘ
coordinatesWith Humanitarian Coordinators ⓘ
Humanitarian Country Teams ⓘ
Resident Coordinators ⓘ
establishedInYear 1991 ⓘ
fieldOfWork armed conflict humanitarian response ⓘ
disaster response ⓘ
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 ⓘ
hasMember Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ
InterAction ⓘ
International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
International Council of Voluntary Agencies ⓘ
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ⓘ
International Organization for Migration ⓘ
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response ⓘ
United Nations Children’s Fund ⓘ
linked to: UNICEF

United Nations Development Programme ⓘ
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ⓘ
linked to: UNHCR

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ⓘ
United Nations Population Fund ⓘ
World Bank Group ⓘ
World Food Programme ⓘ
World Health Organization ⓘ
hasSubsidiaryBody IASC Emergency Directors Group ⓘ
IASC Results Groups ⓘ
IASC Working Group ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
meetsAtLevel deputies ⓘ
principals ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations system ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Emergency Relief Coordinator → chairs → Inter-Agency Standing Committee ⓘ
Humanitarian Country Team → linkedTo → Inter‑Agency Standing Committee ⓘ
linked to: Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Humanitarian Country Team → guidedBy → Inter‑Agency Standing Committee guidelines ⓘ
linked to: Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Global Humanitarian Overview → coordinatedBy → Inter-Agency Standing Committee ⓘ
SIC Interpretations → precededBy → IASC Standing Interpretations Committee ⓘ
linked to: Inter-Agency Standing Committee
ICVA → coordinatesWith → Inter-Agency Standing Committee ⓘ
United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanisms → relatedTo → Inter-Agency Standing Committee ⓘ