Governance
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ACT is governed by its Emergency Committee of 30 elected members from around the world who meet annually to shape ACT policy. An Executive Committee comprising eight of those members meets several times a year to oversee the implementation of policies and mandates of the ACT Coordinating Office. ACT International is registered as a legal entity in Switzerland.
ACT's founders, the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation, are members of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. The emergency network of the Catholic Church, Caritas Internationalis, is an observer to the ACT Emergency Committee. In a number of emergencies ACT members work in partnership with United Nations agencies such as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), World Food Programme, and UNICEF.
ACT emergency funding is based on actions and information from its members, presented in alerts and appeals to assist people caught in emergencies. ACT can also respond with its Rapid Response Fund to meet urgent humanitarian needs.
