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The IASC is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners.

is the first collection of core humanitarian instruments developed by the UN and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on civil-military relationship in complex emergencies

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) has created a new information portal on Coordinated Assessment in order to strengthen coordinated assessment in emergencies

The IASC Humanitarian Early Warning Service (HEWSweb) is an inter-agency partnership project aimed at establishing a common platform for humanitarian early warnings and forecasts for natural hazards. The main objective of HEWSweb is to bring together and make accessible in a simple manner the most credible early warning information available at the global level from multiple specialized institutions

OneResponse is a collaborative inter-agency website designed to enhance humanitarian coordination within the cluster approach, and support the predictable exchange of information in emergencies at the country level. The website will support Clusters and OCHA fulfill their information management responsibilities as per existing IASC guidance

What's a C.O.D.? What's an F.O.D? The Common Operational Datasets (CODs) are critical datasets that are used to support the work of humanitarian actors across multiple sectors. They are considered a de facto standard for the humanitarian community and should represent the best-availble datasets for each theme. The Fundamental Operational Datasets (FODs) are datasets that are relevent to a humanitarian operation, but are more specific to a particular sector or otherwise do not fit into one of the seven COD themes.

UN Cluster logistic transportation geoportal

A global multi-hazard watch service to support Humanitarian Preparedness Developed and maintained by the World Food Programme