Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Accepted
Paragraph: 45
Advocate for vulnerability-based assistance and trauma-sensitive approaches in all future refugee responses.
Recommendation
The UK Government has adopted an approach in Jordan and Lebanon that incorporates the needs of the host community in its refugee response programming. It should use the Global Refugee Forum to advocate humanitarian response plans that distribute assistance according to vulnerability rather than someone’s immigration status. It must ensure that future responses to displacement crises adopt a trauma- sensitive approach to avoid retraumatising individuals and to provide psychological support.
Government Response Summary
The government agrees to use the Global Refugee Forum to advocate for humanitarian response plans that distribute assistance based on vulnerability, not immigration status. It also confirms its Humanitarian Framework already prioritises needs-based assistance and incorporates trauma-sensitive approaches, citing its work in Jordan as an example.
Paragraph Reference:
45
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
We agree the UK government should use the GRF to push for action on commitments set out in the Grand Bargain and World Humanitarian Summit. The UK is a principled humanitarian actor. In line with our commitments under the Grand Bargain and the World Humanitarian Summit, our Humanitarian Framework (HF) sets out the three objectives of how we will drive reforms of the international humanitarian system to: (i) Prioritise humanitarian assistance to people in greatest need and provide them with what they need most to recover from crises, working to ensure both refugee and host communities are supported based on their needs (e.g., socioeconomic vulnerability) rather than their status (e.g., refugee status). (ii) Protect the people most at risk, including from conflict-related sexual violence and barriers to humanitarian assistance, within this context we work with partners on trauma sensitive approaches. For example, in Jordan one of our interventions provides a holistic needs assessment to refugees and their host communities. Follow up includes psychosocial support and support to those affected by gender-based violence.