FMR 53 - From the Editors

Supporting locally led protection strategies can significantly improve the impact of protection interventions. 

The growing criticism of protection actors for neglecting indigenous coping strategies and capacities should prompt a radical, creative re-think of attitudes and approaches. 

In parts of Sudan, local NGOs and women’s groups have taken the lead in their own protection, and their considerable achievements have helped change the status of women in their communities. 

Insufficient attention has been paid to the design of shelters and settlements in protracted refugee encampments in Eastern Africa. The results invisibly obstruct young children’s development. 

When women migrants return, they can face daunting challenges to re-integration but can also contribute to development and transforming societies. 

A number of new initiatives point to ways in which the international community, particularly governments, could help reduce the vulnerabilities of migrant workers during conflict and crisis situations. 

Good shelter programming must include mitigation measures throughout the project cycle in order to reduce GBV risks. 

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