At a time when the fundamental principles of protection, asylum and access to safety are being severely tested, we will work to secure and defend the rights of forcibly displaced and stateless people and to ensure that they are protected from harm. Taking a holistic approach that encompasses the entire continuum of forced displacement, we will seek to embed the need for protection and solutions at the centre of our response. In doing this, we will work in strong partnership with the people we serve, as well as with States, helping the latter to develop, both individually and collectively, principled, practical and problem-solving approaches to protection challenges. 

At a time when increasing numbers of displaced people live in a situation of long-term marginalization, we will place stronger emphasis on encouraging their inclusion in national services and economies, and mobilizing development interventions to support these efforts. We will make a priority of helping to connect refugees, internally displaced and stateless people to local systems and communities, reducing their dependency on aid, enabling the progressive realization of their rights and better preparing them for eventual solutions. To help bear the main cost of such inclusion, and in the spirit of the New York Declaration, we will multiply efforts - including through the development of the CRRF - to mobilize support to States and communities hosting refugees and internally displaced people. 

More than ever, we will give priority to maintaining and building our capacity to mobilize rapidly, reliably and effectively in response to emergencies, and to strengthening emergency preparedness. Both in emergencies and beyond, our focus will be on ensuring that protection is secured and human needs are met. 

At a time when so many people are trapped in situations of extended displacement by protracted and recurrent conflict situations, and when others are in danger of being displaced, there is a need to reinforce ongoing efforts to move beyond conventional, short-term responses to crises, which often limit planning for solutions. In line with the New York Declaration, we will sharpen our ‘solutions reflex’ and partner with a broader range of actors - through the development of the CRRF and otherwise - in a drive to expand and diversify solutions opportunities for refugees and internally displaced people, to address the underlying causes of displacement, and to prevent and solve problems of statelessness. 

At a time when a larger than ever number of forcibly displaced people are left in a state of dependency, we will take all possible steps to ensure that people of concern can participate in decisions that affect them and thereby gain better control over their own destinies. We will build on the resilience, knowledge and skills of displaced and stateless people, recognizing them as agents with the potential to determine and build their own future and contribute to the development of the communities where they live. 

For further detail on the 'how', please read the full document UNHCR's Strategic Directions 2017-2021