Protection Working Group Türkiye
Description
Turkey hosts the world’s largest number of refugees and asylum seekers The Government of Turkey (GoT) is primary responsible for the protection refugees, including their access to services, and is the overall coordinator of the refugee response.Thus, in cooperation with GoT, UNHCR and partners have established an inter-agency refugee response coordination structure in Turkey as part of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan in Response to the Syrian Crisis (3RP) which draws upon the expertise of UN agencies in providing leadership to sectoral working groups. The national Protection Working Group (PWG) based in Ankara was formed in December 2014 in light of these developments as a central element of the refugee protection response in Turkey.
Working Group Documents
Working Group Chairs
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UNHCR Turkey
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Working Group Contacts
Sectorial Working Groups
- Child Protection Sub Working Group Türkiye
- SGBV Sub Working Group Türkiye
- Istanbul Protection Working Group
- South-East Türkiye Protection Working Group
- South East Türkiye Child Protection Sub Working Group
- South East Türkiye SGBV Sub Working Group
- Istanbul Child Protection Sub Working Group
- Istanbul SGBV Sub Working Group Türkiye
- Istanbul LGBTI/KRG Sub Working Group Türkiye
- South East Türkiye Legal Counselors Groups