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Age, gender and diversity (AGD)

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Key points
  • Draw on information gathered during assessments and consultations with forcibly displaced and stateless persons throughout programming phases
  • Talk to individuals and groups across different AGD groups, among forcibly displaced and stateless persons and host community members; it is not enough to engage only with leaders
  • Do not make promises to the community that you cannot keep
  • Recognize that each community and person has capacities and engages in forms of individual and/or collective self-protection. It is important to identify and map community-based protection mechanisms and support what works
  • Be aware that many protection problems may have existed before an emergency began. Some practices in a community may be harmful to the protection of certain AGD groups
  • Be aware that, to meaningfully involve specific AGD groups, such as children, older persons, persons with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ persons, minorities and indigenous peoples, you may need to adapt the way you reach them and ensure their participation
  • Organise needs assessments, protection monitoring and other similar activities in a way that includes the collection of age, gender, disability and other relevant diversity characteristics, as needed. Use the AGD data when conducting the analysis in order to generate AGD-sensitive findings and inform AGD-inclusive programmes

Post emergency phase

A post-emergency phase normally provides opportunities to deepen and make more sustainable responses to diverse population groups. As an instance, GBV programming may be enriched with longer-term women empowerment. Self-help mechanisms, together with advocacy with authorities, can be deployed to promote obtention of personal documents.

Mapping of State responsibilities, such as regular social protection programmes for vulnerable persons, is important during the emergency phase. A post emergency might then provide the opportunity to switch from direct interventions, such as humanitarian cash assistance, to support to authorities for e.g. inclusion of displaced persons in existing social protection schemes.

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