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Youth
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Following the Rohingya refugee influx in 2017, the Youth Working Group (YWG), co-chaired by UNFPA and NRC, was established in 2019 to address service gaps while promoting opportunities for adolescents and youth in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. It initially operated under the Education Sector until transitioning to a cross-sectoral platform within the ISCG in Q4 2024. The YWG aims to address adolescent and youth’s needs within the overall humanitarian response and program cycle, using an inclusive and age-and gender-responsive approach. The YWG promotes local youth-led initiatives and strong multi-sectoral coordination to address the specific needs of both Rohingya refugees and host community youth. Through its advocacy initiatives, the platform recognizes youth as crucial assets and partners in the humanitarian response, ensuring they are not merely beneficiaries but active contributors to their and their community’s resilience and growth.
Strategic Documents
Resources and Guidance
- IASC Guidelines on Working with and for Young People in Humanitarian and Protracted Crises
- Youth, Peace and Security: A Programming Handbook
- Youth Peace and Security
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for CCCM
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Child Protection
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for DRR
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Education
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Food Security
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for GBV
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Food Security
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Health
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Livelihood
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Nutrition
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Protection
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Shelter
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Wash
- IASC Guidelines Tip Sheet for Life Skills
Contacts
Amd Rasho (NRC), Laura Turrini Brandao (UNFPA)
Youth Working Group Co-coordinators
Email: [email protected]