ARC is an inter-agency initiative, initiated by UNHCR and the International Save the Children Alliance in 1997, and joined in 1999 by UNICEF and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. As of January 2002, the co-ordination activities of the project are handled by Save the Children.
Implementation of the project has consistently reflected the importance of developing collaborative approaches between key actors involved in the protection of refugee and displaced children including government, UN agencies, local and international NGOs, as well as children themselves and their communities.2 Website:
www.arc-online.org/using/index.html