Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Inter-Agency Standing Committee. IASC Strategy: Meeting Humanitarian Challenges in Urban Areas. Geneva, Switzerland: Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2010. http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/news/iasc_strategy_urban_areas.pdf (accessed 12 September 2011).
The strategy is built around six key objectives: i) Improving multi-stakeholder partnerships; ii) Building technical surge capacity and urban expertise; iii) Developing and adapting tools to urban contexts; iv) Promoting the protection of vulnerable urban populations; v) Strengthening livelihoods; and vi) Enhancing preparedness among national and local authorities in urban areas.
Posted: May 22, 2012 by the Simons Center
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