Strategy

NRC Global ICLA Strategy 2022-2025

Published 04. Nov 2022|Updated 30. Dec 2025
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is one of the leading legal protection actors in the humanitarian sector. We are recognised by stakeholders for our expertise in housing, land and property (HLP) rights and in legal identity.

Our strength lies in our solid thematic expertise and our versatility, making information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA) a relevant intervention in any context. The catalogue of thematic areas grows organically to respond to field needs, and as of today we cover a broad spectrum of legal aid issues relevant to displacement contexts. In recent years, ICLA has increasingly been recognised for the technical services it provides to other sectors to overcome legal obstacles to their programming.

By the end of 2025, employment laws and procedures should be our third main area of expertise, while we will have deepened our expertise in HLP and legal identity, and strengthened our legal stay interventions. We will be leading the digital transformation of legal services in the sector and will enable others through our expertise and our tools. We will profile ourselves as an access-to-justice actor and address systemic barriers hindering access to rights and essential services at all levels, and we will be able to document positive changes.