if shelter and site planning take into account the specific risks faced by women and transgender people. A security-focused and gender-sensitive approach is essential in ensuring the construction and maintenance of safe and appropriate shelters for women, girls, and entire communities. As described in the relevant tip sheets, shelter assessments and camp coordination and management systems should always include women representatives from the affected community and local NGOs, especially those representing marginalized populations such as LBT-identified women, women with disabilities, ethnic and religious minorities, indigenous women, and female youth and adolescents.