The speaker, Graham Saunders, announced his recent new position as IFRC Shelter Co-ordinator, which is sharing the role of convener/leader with UNHCR of the IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster. He explained how his new role with IFRC, to co-ordinate all the work going on in 187 National Societies in shelter, cuts across all aspects of emergency response.
He extended an invitation to all the organisations present to participate in the Emergency Shelter Cluster, while explaining the particular need to disseminate the value and process of the IASC Clusters Approach to the full range of stakeholders.