Acknowledgements The MENA AAP Toolkit was developed by the Protection Service (MPS) of the UNHCR MENA Regional Bureau in consultation with partners and communities. The project was funded by the PROSPECTS Partnership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The coordination, drafting and supervision of the Toolkit was led by Ana Belén Anguita Arjona, Senior CommunityBased Protection Officer, with inputs from sector technical advisors at regional and global levels. We are particularly grateful for the engagement of Stefanie Gross (Senior Protection Coordinator, MPS) and Kimon Ioannides (AAP Consultant, MPS). Our thanks go to the following: MENA AAP Reference Group members: Ali Noueihed (UNHCR Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Alkelani Elmeliti (UNHCR Libya), Aqeel Shanon (UNHCR Yemen), Athanasia Georgopoulou (UNHCR Mauritania), Carol El Sayed (UNHCR Lebanon), Hassan Mohammed (UNHCR Jordan), Isil Goksel (UNHCR Libya), Marion Lesueur (Protection Officer, UNHCR Yemen), Marta Bellini (Protection Officer, UNHCR Iraq), Marwa Salameh (UNHCR UAE), Massilia Guizem (UNHCR Algeria), Nagham Suleiman (Associate UNHCR Syrian Arab Republic), Nahia Mcheik (UNHCR Lebanon), Naima Zaghrioui (UNHCR Mauritania), Rehab Osman Khalifa (UNHCR Syrian Arab Republic), Ron Peleg (UNHCR Israel), Sandra Flores (UNHCR Morocco), Sarah Pallesen (UNHCR Lebanon), Sofia Tekidou (UNHCR Libya), Thuria Saleh (UNHCR Yemen), Victoria Shepard (UNHCR Türkiye), Umut Civitcioglu (UNHCR Türkiye), Arshid Milad (Egypt). UN Advisors: Andrea Castorina (Head of Protection Gender and AAP, WFP), Fatima Yonis (Regional AGD Advisor, WFP), Hyejeong Yoo (Protection Coordinator, IOM Iraq), Patricia Mucheche (Regional AAP and Community engagement Specialist, UNICEF), Robert Odhiambo (MEAL Coordinator, IOM Iraq), Salma Elsaid (Regional Liaison Policy and Crisis Support Officer, IOM Regional Office), Shirley Odero (Protection, Gender and Accountability to Affected People, WFP). UNHCR HQ and RB MENA Advisors: Bernadette CastelHollingsworth (Deputy Director DIP Field Protection Service), Ana Tome Pires (DER Digital Service), Yara Maasri (Global Data Service), Liliana Sorrentino (DIP Policy and Law Service), (Tamar Suzanne Joanian, DIP Field Protection Service), Ruwaydah Matete (DIP Field Protection Service) Wendy Tiba (DER Communications). Amer Alnassir (ITC) Helena Pes (Communication), Hilary Bowman (Registration & Identity Management), Julia Klement (Partnership and coordination), Kaleem Ur Rehman (information Management), Kamini Karlekar (Registration & Identity Management), Khalil Ibrahim (information Management), Mehreen Ajaz (Programme Monitoring), Nuha Abdallah (Information Management), Rasha Batarseh (Cash), Sherzod Zairzhanov (Programme), Elsa Bousquet (GBV), Solji Oh (Innovation), Patricia Al Beainy (Integrity), This Toolkit is a living document that may be freely quoted, cited and copied for academic, educational or other noncommercial purposes without prior permission from UNHCR, provided that the source and author are acknowledged. Operations and partners are expected to contextualize the guidance provided in this document to meet their specific needs. UNHCR MENA Regional Bureau (in Amman, Jordan) / May 2024 (MENA Protection Service)