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UNHCR
The UNHCR contributes to this partnership its core role: leading and coordinating the protection, support and long‑term solutions for refugees and other displaced people. Because UNHCR works in many countries, has strong coordination capacity, a wide network of partners and close cooperation with refugee authorities in host countries, it is well placed to carry out the activities foreseen in this Partnership.
UNHCR has led the development of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF). Through this Partnership, UNHCR will build on these efforts and make better use of the links between different humanitarian and development initiatives.
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International Labour Organization (ILO)
The ILO contributes a lot of knowledge and experience on how to create conditions for fair and inclusive economic growth and decent work. It helps make labour markets stronger and promotes better working conditions and respect for basic rights at work, in close cooperation with governments, employers’ organisations and workers’ organisations.
The ILO helps create jobs quickly by supporting investments that use a lot of labour, encouraging local economic and business development, and strengthening specific value chains and market systems. It also supports labour market institutions and services, and systems for monitoring and enforcing labour rules, so that refugees can more easily find work and be treated fairly, in line with international labour standards.
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UNICEF
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. UNICEF has worked closely with the Kingdom of the Netherlands to help children to realize their rights and fulfil their potential as they transition to adulthood.
Working with PROSPECTS, UNICEF is helping to build a better world for both refugee and host community children and young people through improved access to education and learning, protection services, social protection, skills building and engagement initiatives, entrepreneurship and training opportunities and career counselling.
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World Bank
The World Bank looks at forced displacement from a long‑term development perspective that complements emergency humanitarian aid. It focuses on tackling the deeper social and economic problems and aims to improve the situation of both displaced people and the communities that host them.
In this partnership, the World Bank contributes its strengths in research and analysis, project implementation and financing, its global knowledge and experience, its ability to bring different actors together, and its close dialogue with governments.
In recent years, the World Bank has increased its support for people affected by displacement. It has done more research, expanded its programmes and increased its annual funding. It also plays a leading role in providing low‑interest and grant financing for countries hosting large numbers of refugees, for example through the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) and the IDA Window for Host Communities and Refugees.
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International Finance Corporation (IFC)
As part of PROSPECTS, the International Finance Corporation aims to help de-risk and increase the financial viability of high impact projects benefitting refugees, forcibly displaced persons and their host communities. The International Finance Corporation’s 3.0 Strategy aims to stimulate private sector interventions in challenging geographies and to underserved target groups. IFC brings its experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where needed to support refugees and host communities.