Shelter_Cluster
The Shelter Cluster is an Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) coordination mechanism that supports people affected by disasters and conflicts with the means to live in safe, dignified and appropriate shelter. The Shelter Cluster is one of eleven sectorial coordination groups[1][2] that are part of the Cluster Approach, that followed the Humanitarian Response Review in 2005.[3][4] Currently 43 humanitarian organizations are part of the Shelter Cluster at global level,[5] more than 500 organizations coordinate shelter assistance with the support of the Shelter Cluster at country level. [6]
The Shelter Cluster’s scope includes all activities related to achieving the right to adequate housing with a humanitarian focus. This includes:[7]
- emergency and longer term shelter support;
- shelter-related non-food-items (NFIs);
- housing construction and reconstruction;
- settlement support such as site planning and urban planning shelter preparedness and risk reduction.