A/RES/70/302 Draft outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants (b) Provide resources in a prompt, predictable, consistent and flexible manner, including through wider partnerships involving State, civil society, faith based and private sector partners; (c) Take measures to extend the finance lending schemes that exist for developing countries to middle-income countries hosting large numbers of refugees, bearing in mind the economic and social costs to those countries; (d) Consider establishing development funding mechanisms for such countries; (e) Provide assistance to host countries to protect the environment and strengthen infrastructure affected by large movements of refugees; (f) Increase support for cash-based delivery mechanisms and other innovative means for the efficient provision of humanitarian assistance, where appropriate, while increasing accountability to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches its beneficiaries. 7. Host States, in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other United Nations entities, financial institutions and other relevant partners, would, as appropriate: (a) Provide prompt, safe and unhindered access to humanitarian assistance for refugees in accordance with existing humanitarian principles; (b) Deliver assistance, to the extent possible, through appropriate national and local service providers, such as public authorities for health, education, social services and child protection; (c) Encourage and empower refugees, at the outset of an emergency phase, to establish supportive systems and networks that involve refugees and host communities and are age- and gender-sensitive, with a particular emphasis on the protection and empowerment of women and children and other persons with specific needs; (d) Support local civil society partners that contribute to humanitarian responses, in recognition of their complementary contribution; (e) Ensure close cooperation and encourage joint planning, as appropriate, between humanitarian and development actors and other relevant actors. Support for host countries and communities 8. States, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and relevant partners would: (a) Implement a joint, impartial and rapid risk and/or impact assessment, in anticipation or after the onset of a large refugee movement, in order to identify and prioritize the assistance required for refugees, national and local authorities, and communities affected by a refugee presence; (b) Incorporate, where appropriate, the comprehensive refugee response framework in national development planning, in order to strengthen the delivery of essential services and infrastructure for the benefit of host communities and refugees; (c) Work to provide adequate resources, without prejudice to official development assistance, for national and local government authorities and other service providers in view of the increased needs and pressures on social services. Programmes should benefit refugees and the host country and communities. 18/24