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<p>The New York Declaration adopted at the 2016 UN General Assembly committed to include
refugees themselves in the process of delivering a new Comprehensive Refugee Response
Framework (CRRF).</p><p>The UK is working closely with UNHCR – the UN agency responsible
for initiating and developing the CRRF – to fulfil this commitment. UNHCR reiterated
its commitment to this approach in its report last month, and highlighted that it
has set up a CRRF Task Team to “…establish new partnerships (including) with host
communities and refugees”.</p><p>In addition, the UK welcomed the inclusion of direct
refugee input in the first thematic discussion towards agreement of a new Global Refugee
Compact on 10 July. We support further such input in future events.</p><p>More generally,
in line with the Grand Bargain agreed at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
last year, the UK is pushing a number of UN agencies, including UNHCR, to better communicate
with and seek feedback from affected populations – including refugees.</p>
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