A global call to prioritize the needs and rights of young women and men, girls and boys affected by disaster, conflict, forced displacement and other emergencies.
Launched at the World Humanitarian Summit, the Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action is an unprecedented and collective commitment of 60+ humanitarian actors working to ensure that the priorities of young people are addressed and informed, consulted, and meaningfully engaged throughout all stages of humanitarian action.
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“ If you will make the space for us - we will shine! “
Compact Members show strong commitment for the roll out of the new IASC Youth Guidelines
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Members of the Compact
ActionAid, Act for Human Rights - ALEF Association, Association AJIL, Anti-Tribalism Movement, arche noVa, Benetton, Group Barranquilla +20, CARE, Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation, Crown Agents, Denmark, Danish Refugee Council, FinnChurchAid, Germany, Global Development Community at Boston University, Global Platform for Syrian Students - GP4SYS, Gooddler, DOZ e. V., IASC Gender Standby Capacity Project - GenCap, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent – IFRC, International Federation of Medical Students Association – IFMSA, International Movement of Catholic Students - Pax Romana, International Rescue Committee - IRC, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Population Council, Istanbul Youth Assembly, Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (Australia) - MYAN, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council – NRC, Office of the UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth, One Young World, Plan International, Reach out to Asia – ROTA, Relief & Resilience through Education in Transition - RET International, ReBootKamp – RBK, Republic of Madagascar, Restless Development, Right To Play, Save Youth Future Society, Save the Children,Terres des Hommes – TDH, The Humanitarian Forum, United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth – UNMGCY, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth – SDSN-Youth, United Nations Development Programme – UNDP, United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA, United Nations Human Settlements Programme - UN–Habitat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR, United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation – UNIDO, United Kingdom Department for International Development - UK-DFID, United Muslim Relief – UMR, United Network of Young Peace Builders – UNOY, United Nations Peace Building Support Office - UN PBSO, UN Volunteers - UNV, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women - UN WOMEN, War Child Holland, World Food Programme - WFP, WeYouth, Women's Refugee Commission – WRC, World Organisation of the Scout Movement – WOSM.