Ethiopia Protection Analysis Update
Key protection risks:
- Attacks on civilians a
- Child and forced family separation
- Discrimination and stigmatization,
- GBV
- Impediments to legal identity, remedies, and justice

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L'escalade du conflit #RDC entraîne des niveaux records de violence sexiste, de déplacements et de faim menaçant de pousser le pays au bord de la catastrophe sans une action internationale urgente.

Intensifions notre soutien au peuple congolais.

#IASC 👉bit.ly/3JIKYv0

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered decades of conflict; in the last few months “more than 700,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, bringing the total number of displaced people to an all-time high of 7.2 million.” We must do more to support them! #IASC

In the last two days, the South Sudan GBV AoR held a consultative workshop with the participation of the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, GBV partners, and donors. We discussed and agreed on the GBV AoR's Strategic Plan and priority interventions, among other topics.

Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement & hunger in #DRC threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action

We must step up our support to the Congolese people
#IASC 👉bit.ly/3JIKYv0

From 29 April to 1 May, 800 mine action experts from 100+ countries are meeting in Geneva to discuss and act on how to “Protect Lives and Build Peace”.

#NDMUN27

Learn More 👉🏾: ndmun.org/#tab-c11289

Protection Sector NE Nigeria 🇳🇬 shares its Strategy for Principled Returns & Relocations in the Context of Government-Led Camp Closures.

#Protection standards & considerations must be mainstreamed in camp closure decisions & procedures.

Read here 🔗 rb.gy/h6avoc

There are 824,000 forcibly displaced in Niger 🇳🇪, 59% of whom are children.

📷 #Protection Cluster, incl AoRs, recent retreat aimed to strengthen the coordination of UN, NGOs & authorities' interventions in order to save lives & ensure the resilience of affected communities.

Did you read this? Global Protection Cluster and UNHCR South Sudan joint Protection Analysis Update

Key risks:

1️⃣ Child 🧒 and forced family separation ⛔️
2️⃣ Gender-based violence
3️⃣ Theft, extortion, forced eviction or destruction of personal property 👛🛖
4️⃣ Impediments &…

Mesud, the Executive Director of the Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO Ethiopia) and member of the Global Protection Cluster’s Advocacy Working Group, which is co-chaired by Oxfam, was in Geneva today for the high-level pledging conference for Ethiopia.

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The 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Cameroon was jointly launched today with the Government, humanitarian partner organizations, and donors

Take a sneak peek⬇️

📍GBV AoR Core Members Annual Meeting in Geneva📍
Brainstorming, strategic thinking, and sharing learning to improve the GBV response in emergencies and scale up our collective capacity to support country teams.
#GBVAoR
#CollectiveResponsibility

824 000 personnes déplacées de force au Niger, dont 59 % sont des enfants.

Une retraite du Global Protection Cluster AoRs au Niger vise à renforcer la coordination des interventions onnusienes, ONG et autorités afin de sauver des vies et assurer la résilience des communautés affectées.

For International Mine Action Day #IMAD2024 , UNMAS Burkina Faso organised with all actors, a panel on #IED threat and victims’ assistance.
#BurkinaFaso #MineAction #ProtectAndBuild
👉Click here to learn more: bit.ly/4aMuPAF

Protection & Shelter Clusters in Somalia🇸🇴 advocate for frontline #protection support in hard-to-reach and newly accessible areas

Read Joint Somalia Protection and Shelter Frontline Response Brief Note for Cadaado District, Galmudug State here: bitly.ws/3hC9I

Join UNHCR Niger & partners in #Niger 🇳🇪on the International Day for Mine Awareness & Assistance in #Mine Action.
In the #Tillabery region, we united to support displaced + host communities and raise awareness about mine clearance for safer future for all.
#MAG #CNCCAI UNMAS

The 2023 South Sudan HRP Review Workshop is taking place, involving all clusters, including the GBV AoR. It assess the progress made towards strategic objectives and collective outcomes, as well as to reflect on the lessons learned, challenges encountered and recommendations.

📷Protection Cluster in Niger 🇳🇪, together with GBV, MA, CP and HLP AoRs & UNHCR Niger held crucial training to build the capacity of field partners on #protection of displaced populations

The focus was on rapid protection assessments & their effective use to optimise assistance

It's Intl Day for Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action.

With 1/5 of the world’s children living in or fleeing a conflict zone last year, the provision of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education and victim assistance are as critical as ever.

#NotaTarget #ChildProtection

Landmines, explosive ordnance & remnants of war directly threaten millions of people caught up in armed conflicts—from Afghanistan to Sudan to Ukraine to Gaza.

Country by country, community by community, let’s rid the world of these weapons—once and for all.

#MineAwarenessDay