Table of Contents
- 1 What is protection in humanitarian response?
- 2 What is protection assistance?
- 3 What is protection general?
- 4 What are protection risks?
- 5 What is the purpose of protection?
- 6 Why is protection needed?
- 7 Why is protection mainstreaming important?
- 8 What legislation is put in place to ensure that refugees are protected?
What is protection in humanitarian response?
Protection is concerned with the safety, dignity and rights of people affected by disaster or armed conflict. The Humanitarian Charter summarises some of the most fundamental rights involved in humanitarian response. Assist people to claim their rights, access available remedies and recover from the effects of abuse.
What is protection assistance?
The Protection Assistant is responsible for conducting a range of protection activities, including information provision and regular participatory protection assessments of potential/selected beneficiaries. Report on special needs cases and advise on type of assistance, following discussion with beneficiaries.
What are protection activities?
This chapter sets out the main kinds of protection activities carried out by the ICRC and UNHCR: monitoring and analysis; registration and documentation; dialogue and advocacy; education, training, and sensitization; developing legal and normative frameworks; and material assistance and practical projects.
What is protection general?
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights.
What are protection risks?
of PRA in Project Submission Protection risk: There is a risk of discrimination or perceptions of discrimination if a service is provided to specific groups or individuals at the exclusion of others. Protection risk: The risks of GBV can be compounded by overcrowding and lack of privacy.
What is protection risk?
The purpose of conducting a Protection Risk Analysis is to understand the existing risks that can result from certain threats and vulnerabilities in areas where CRS is implementing projects, and to develop measures that can help to mitigate those risks.
What is the purpose of protection?
Why is protection needed?
Basic requirements of protection Safeguard the entire system to maintain continuity of supply 2. Minimize damage and repair costs where it senses fault 3. Ensure safety of personnel. minimizing damage to the surroundings and ensuring safety to personnel.
What is protection analysis?
Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a method used to evaluate high-consequence scenarios determining if the combination of probability of occurrence and severity of consequences meets a company’s risk tolerance.
Why is protection mainstreaming important?
PROTECTION MAINSTREAMING TOOLBOX It provides guidance on specific actions that can improve adherence to key principles of meaningful access, safety, dignity, participation, and accountability in humanitarian action.
What legislation is put in place to ensure that refugees are protected?
REFUGEES ACT, 1998 (Assented to 20 November 1998.)
What are examples of protection?
One that protects. Wore gloves as a protection against cold; saw darkness as their protection in trying to escape. A pass guaranteeing safe-conduct to travelers. Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.