Inter-Agency Standing Committee

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is an inter-agency forum of UN and non-UN humanitarian partners founded in 1992, to strengthen humanitarian assistance. The overall objective of the IASC is to improve the delivery of humanitarian assistance to affected populations. The Committee was established following UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182 and resolution 48/57 confirmed that it should be the primary method for inter-agency coordination.^[1]

Full members of the IASC are:

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Standing invitees of the IASC are:

• the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
• the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
• the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction)
• the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
• the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response
• World Bank

References

1. IASC website: About the IASC