; and (D) refugees living in urban areas. (d) Authorization of assistance to local actors The Secretary of State is authorized to provide assistance to organizations based outside the United States who are working to provide humanitarian relief in affected regions or countries, prioritizing such organizations that are led by refugees or displaced or stateless women and youth, through Safe from the Start programming in accordance with subsection (a) for the following purposes: (1) Building capacity to identify, prevent, and address gender-based violence in humanitarian settings and to support survivors and those at risk, including through training and deploying female humanitarian aid workers. (2) Promoting women’s leadership and participation in the design, implementation, and evaluation of humanitarian responses. (3) Developing safe spaces for meaningful dialogue, psycho-social interventions, and culturally-specific support. (4) Developing technical skills for advocacy, monitoring, data collection, evaluation, and communications. (5) Performing on-the-ground gender analyses and otherwise rapidly assessing and communicating the needs of women, girls, and other populations that are vulnerable to gender-based violence in crises. (e) Authorization of assistance to international nongovernmental organizations The Secretary of State is authorized to provide support to enhance the capacity of international nongovernmental organizations to achieve the following: (1) Improving technical expertise and availability of dedicated gender advisors to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in humanitarian settings through the Gender Based Violence Area of Responsibility forum and across sectors of humanitarian action, including through training and sensitization of humanitarian aid workers on identification of and care for survivors of gender-based violence. (2) Promoting supportive partnerships with local humanitarian actors and nongovernmental organizations, including for women’s leadership and participation in