1. Defining Protection Protection of what, from what, by whom? Inter-Agency Definitions How do we do it? Priorities? ProCap Protection Stand-By Training

2. Definition of Protection All activities aimed at obtaining full respect for the rights of the individual in accordance with the letter and spirit of the relevant bodies of law, namely human rights law, international humanitarian law and refugee law Actors shall conduct these activities impartially and not on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, language, gender, etc. --Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

3. Protection puts the human in the centre Integrity Safety and Security Dignity  Recognize whole person with physical, psychosocial, social, and cultural considerations Empowerment  Choices and freedom  Self-worth and autonomy  Keeping people safe  Priority for action, advocacy, assistance

4. Protection emphasizes a systematic and integrated approach Aiming for structures that make humane conditions not fortuitous, but a right. Looking not just at immediate response, but at causes Acting to strengthen states capacity and willingness to respond Awareness of unintended consequences and Do-no-harm principles Focus on collaboration with others, complementarity

5. Who protects, legally? States  Primary responsibility to protect  Where cannot or will not, must allow humanitarian action Mandated and Specialized Agencies  UNHCR, UNICEF, OHCHR, ICRC, OCHA Non-state actors

6. Who else protects? People protect themselves  Family and friends  Community, tribe, religious groups Non-mandated actors  Bi-lateral state action  Mass movements  Other UN, NGOs (national and international)

7. What are protection activities? Violation Abuse Responsive Remedial Environment- Building

8. What are protection activities? Responsive Remedial Environment-Building  Stop, prevent, alleviate the worst effects of violations and patterns of abuse  Immediate and urgent, targeting specific groups/persons  Create an environment that allows full respect of rights  Deep change in attitudes, policies, values, beliefs  Prevention and long-term transformation of causes  Restore dignity in the aftermath of violations  Support people living with the effects of violations  Can be preventive of secondary abuse

9. Short-term and long-term protection Prevent imminent abuse: influence, persuasion, pressure, physical protection Prevent repetition Environment-building(long-term prevention) Reduce suffering Repair damage Reduce suffering Repair damage Recuperate dignity Restore normalcy Recuperate dignity Restore normalcy

10. Modes of action for protection Substitution:  Direct service provision Capacity building  Supporting existing structures Persuasion  Convince actors to fulfill responsibilities Mobilization  Carefully sharing information to bring positive pressure Public exposure  Strategic use of information to influence; can be denunciation or positive encouragement

11. Risks in protection work? Creating more/new risks to the population Risks to relationship with state/non-state actors Manipulation of assistance and presence to legitimize perpetrators or violations Bias: no intervention is “neutral” Assistance as substitute to solution Real dilemmas with no “good” outcome

12. Summary Protection is rights based and human-centred  Safety, security, integrity, dignity, and participation  State responsibility  Implies collaboration, gap-filling Protection is often protection from somebody  Often necessary to look at causes, and influence others, directly or indirectly Protection involves prevention, immediate response, remedial action and environment building  Many different options for action

13. Defining Protection Safety, Security, Dignity Complementarity and Responsibility Modes of Action Areas for coordination ProCap Protection Stand-By Training