The network of UNHCR community centres in Syria is fundamental for the UNHCR Syria Protection and Solutions Strategy, bringing to the fore community participation, reaching out to affected populations, assessing protection risks and vulnerabilities using a participatory age, gender and diversity approach, identifying community resources, responding to the priority needs expressed by communities, strengthening community self-help networks, offering a wide range of protection services, and support to benefit internally displaced people (IDPs), asylum-seekers, refugees, returnees and host communities.