The Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines were created in response to Action 1: Services in the Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action (CYPHA). The aim of these guidelines is to serve as the ‘go-to’ guide for working with and for young people in humanitarian settings and protracted crises.

UNFPA Afghanistan has also translated the guidelines into Pashto and Dari/Farsi languages and these versions are available for public use as well.