Strengthen System-wide Emergency Response Preparedness, Response and Early Recovery

We pledge to achieve these commitments in support of governments, local authorities, communities and first-responders who provide relief to people affected by crisis.

Collectively, we will pursue the above commitments through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, IOM, civil society NGOs and the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Specifically, we will strengthen system-wide early warning and early action towards mapping, collecting and integrating information from across the international system. In addition, we will work with development partners to ensure that humanitarian action planning and delivery is well integrated into longer-term sustainability goals to build stronger local and national resilience.