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Meaningful engagement and inclusion of organizations led by forcibly displaced, stateless, or other specific groups, as well as local organizations in UNHCR-led coordination structures, response plans and planning cycles is key to successful and sustainable responses. This checklist advises UNHCR staff, namely sector leads, programme and inter-agency coordinators on how to ensure such inclusion.
This document refers to “Refugee-led Organizations” (RLOs) in an all-encompassing manner, which includes organizations led by women, youth, persons with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ persons, minorities and indigenous peoples or other groups. The term “local organizations” also includes organizations led by stateless persons and host community members as well as local NGOs. It is only relevant to organizations led by other forcibly displaced, where the context applies (e.g. mixed situations).