International humanitarian aid management within the Global Shelter Cluster 2019-2023 - selected baselines and results
International humanitarian aid management within the Global Shelter Cluster 2019-2023 - selected baselines and results

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is the selected baselines and results of the management of interna-tional humanitarian aid within the Global Shelter Cluster (GSC). The article adopts the research objectiveof explaining the specialisation and effects of the GSC’s activities in the system of international huma-nitarian aid for the period 2019-2023. The research gap addressed in the article is the development ofinternational humanitarian aid implemented through the GSC in 2019-2023.The research problem is asfollows: What were the selected bases and outcomes of international humanitarian aid provided throughthe GSC from 2019 to 2023? A hypothesis was formulated that the functioning of the GSC was basedon developed cooperation and inter-agency coordination, which allowed reaching an increasing numberof people affected by humanitarian crises, with significant differences in the funding of activities acrosscountries. For the purposes of the article, research methods were used in the form of analysis of existingdata (desk research), analysis of documents published by entities managing GSC activities, and a case studyfor the GSC as a cluster of international humanitarian aid in the UN institutional system.The article shows that the functioning of the GSC is part of the implementation of the cluster approachin the international humanitarian system. The activities of the GSC were based on expanding the partnerbase and coordinating humanitarian assistance with UNHCR and IFRC. A distinction was made betweenShelter Interventions (SI) and Non-Food Items Interventions (NFI). An increasing number of people affec-ted by humanitarian crises were reached, while the funding gap for humanitarian operations in the GSCbetween 2019 and 2023 was reduced.

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