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Protection

The Protection sector is one of DRC’s five core sectors of intervention. Its overall objective is to ensure that conflict- and displacement-affected people enjoy their human rights and have no displacement-related protection needs.

Protection of Conflict- and Displacement-Affected People

The aim of Protection is to ensure that conflict- and displacement-affected people enjoy their human rights and have no displacement-related protection needs.

Defining “Protection”

Protection encompasses: “All activities aimed at ensuring full respect for the rights of the individual in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the relevant bodies of law, i.e. human rights law, international humanitarian law and refugee law.”

In practice, protection interventions aim to protect conflict- and displacement-affected people and communities from violence and / or the fear of violence, coercion and deliberate deprivation.

A positive outcome from a protection intervention results in a reduction of protection risks for affected persons and communities, including decreasing threats they are exposed to, reducing their vulnerabilities, and increasing their capacities for self-protection. This is achieved through changes in behaviour, attitudes,  knowledge, policies and practices on the part of relevant stakeholders.

3 Dimensions of Protection

Protection is a multi-faceted concept. Protection is:

Protection Sector Components

DRC’s Protection sector consists of the following components:

While a responsibility for all staff and sectors, the Protection sector is responsible for promoting and driving DRC’s efforts on:

Projects under Protection

ASPIRE: How young South Sudanese refugees endeavour to create peaceful communities

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Protection Analysis and Data Entry, Exploration Platform (DEEP)

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10 Dec 2024

Never Safe: A Testimony of Displacement and Survival in Northern Gaza

09 Dec 2024

Ukraine: Combating Gender-Based Violence in wartime

04 Dec 2024

Why Gaza’s Displacement Sites Need Effective Management to Face Winter Challenges

03 Dec 2024

Today, we shed light on Nyakuma's role as a Protection Officer in Bentiu, highlighting her dedication

25 Nov 2024

Joint Statement: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

10 Nov 2024

Victim Assistance in Yemen: Addressing the Urgent Needs of Landmine Survivors

29 Oct 2024

PANEL DEBATE: ‘Access to asylum in a global context of shrinking protection space: challenges and good practices’

14 Oct 2024

Ukraine: Providing vital humanitarian aid and life-saving explosive risk education near the frontline

04 Oct 2024

Voices from Gaza: Meet three women whose lives radically changed a year ago

03 Oct 2024

Gaza: incomparable and unprecedented suffering

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