The "Professional Standards for Protection Work" can be found on the ICRC Website: in English
and also in French
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 | Cluster Roll Out in South Sudan (posted: 26 September 2011)
September 2011 | |
| ICRC Professional Standards for Protection Work Carried out by Humanitarian and Human Rights Actors in Armed Conflict and other Situations of Violence, 2009 [PDF] (posted: 5 September 2011) | |
 | Standard Operating Procedures for Designating a Protection Sector/Cluster Lead Agency in the Event of a Natural Disaster at Country Level [PDF] (posted: 18 May 2010) | |
| Protection Concerns and Response Capacity Template Key - Protection Considerations to Guide the Consultation With the Protection Mandated Agencies [PDF] (posted: 18 May 2010) | |
| International Conference Call for Papers - Protecting People in Conflict & Crisis: Responding to the Challenges of a Changing World, 22nd - 24th September 2009 [PDF] (posted: 4 June 2009)
DEADLINE EXTENDED until 30 June 2009 | |
| PCWG-IMTF Minutes, 15 May 2009 [Word] (posted: 26 May 2009) | |
| E-mail Message - [PROTECTION] *For Action/Participation* Call for Papers for International Conference in September (posted: 11 May 2009)
E-mail Message to ICVA Members, 8 May 2009 | |
| E-mail Message - [Protection] *Questionnaire* ProCap Strategic Review (posted: 17 April 2009)
E-mail Message to ICVA Members, 17 April 2009 | |
| Statelessness: An Analytical Framework for Prevention, Reduction and Protection [PDF] (posted: 25 March 2009)
UNHCR, March 2009 | |
| Minimum Standards for Protection in Emergencies [PDF] (posted: 26 November 2008)
Published jointly by Caritas Australia, CARE Australia, Oxfam Australia, and World Vision Australia, September 2008 | |
| Pilot Manual Field Input Version - Revision of the Pilot Manual to the IASC Operational Guidelines on Protecting Persons Affected by Natural Disasters [Word] (posted: 24 October 2008)
Deadline for Comment: 4 November 2008 | |
| Field Input Matrix Version - Revision of the Pilot Manual to the IASC Operational Guidelines on Protecting Persons Affected by Natural Disasters [Word] (posted: 24 October 2008)
Deadline for Comment: 4 November 2008 | |
| Protection in Natural Disasters] *For input* Pilot Manual on Protection in Natural Disasters (posted: 22 October 2008)
E-mail Message to ICVA Members, 22 October 2008 | |
| Letter to Stakeholders - Revision of the Pilot Manual to the IASC Operational Guidelines on Protecting Persons Affected by Natural Disasters [PDF] (posted: 22 October 2008) | |
| Human Rights and Natural Disasters - Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster [PDF] (posted: 22 October 2008)
Pilot Version, March 2008 | |
| IDP Emergency Protection Cluster Meeting - Participants' List [Word] (posted: 15 January 2008)
7 January 2008 | |
| IDP Emergency Protection Cluster Meeting [Word] (posted: 15 January 2008)
7 January 2008 | |
| Draft Summary - Protection Cluster/Early Recovery Cluster Meeting on Kenya [Word] (posted: 15 January 2008)
7 January 2008 | |
| Draft IDP Protection Handbook (posted: 29 August 2007) | |
| Background - World Vision Protection Standards and Indicators [Word] (posted: 28 August 2007)
June 2007 | |
| Note on International Protection [PDF] (posted: 27 August 2007)
UNHCR’s Executive Committee 58th Meeting, 1-5 October 2007 | |
| The Protection of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities [PDF] (posted: 7 June 2007)
Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme | |
| Note on International Protection [PDF] (posted: 7 June 2007)
Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme | |
| Protection Cluster Working Group - Draft Note for the File, 3 May 2007 [Word] (posted: 6 June 2007) | |
| Overview - Protection Analysis Framework for Conflict-Induced IDP Situations [Word] (posted: 6 June 2007)
Inter Agency Standing Committee Protection Cluster Working Group, June 2007 | |
| IDP Profiling Guidance [Word] (posted: 6 June 2007)
Protection Cluster Working Group, June 2007 | |
| Draft Protection Analysis Framework for Conflict-Induced IDP Situations [PDF] (posted: 6 June 2007)
Inter Agency Standing Committee Protection Cluster Working Group, June 2007 | |
| Older people in crisis/disaster settings: Addressing their talents and vulnerabilities [Word] (posted: 29 May 2007)
68th IASC Working Group Meeting, New York, 13-15 June 2007 | |
| Older People and Emergencies IASC Inter-Agency Review - Field research in Northern Uganda, July 2007 (posted: 25 May 2007)
E-mail Message to ICVA Members, NGO Participants of UNHCR's Pre-Excom 2006, 25 May 2007 | |
| Older People and Emergencies - IASC Inter-Agency Review of Policy and Practices [Word] (posted: 24 May 2007)
Project Outline - HelpAge International | |
| External Evaluation of the Protection Standby Capacity Project (PROCAP) [PDF] (posted: 1 May 2007)
March 2007 | |
| Women’s Commission’s Fuel and Firewood Initiative [PDF] (posted: 23 February 2007)
IASC Weekly Meeting Summary Notes, 14 February 2007 | |
| Protecting Persons Affected by Natural Disasters - IASC Operational Guidelines on Human Rights and Natural Disasters [PDF] (posted: 12 February 2007)
IASC Operational Guidelines on Human Rights and Natural Disasters | |
| Protection Cluster Working Group - Draft Note for the File, 18 January 2007 (posted: 11 February 2007) | |
| Operational Protection in Camps and Settlements [PDF] (posted: 19 January 2007)
A Reference Guide of Good Practices in the Protection of Refugees and Other Persons of Concern | |
| UNHCR Handbook on Protection of Displaced Women and Girls: Questionnaire (posted: 29 June 2006)
For feedback on draft Handbook, June 2006 | |
| UNHCR Handbook on Protection of Displaced Women and Girls, June 2006 [PDF] (posted: 29 June 2006)
Provisional Release for Consultation Purposes | |
| Protection of Persons Displaced by the Conflict in Northern Uganda (posted: 11 May 2006)
Protection Cluster Uganda, March 2006 | |
| Protection Cluster Working Group - Note for the File, 30 March 2006 (posted: 9 May 2006) | |
| Update Protection Cluster, 21 April 2006 [PDF] (posted: 21 April 2006) | |
| Protection Cluster Working Group - Note for the File, Geneva, 13 February 2006 (posted: 10 April 2006) | |
| Protection Cluster Working Group - Note for the File, Geneva 13 March 2006 (posted: 10 April 2006) | |
| "Beyond Firewood: Fuel Alternatives and Protection Strategies for Displaced Women and Girls". (posted: 16 March 2006)
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, March 2006 | |
| UNHCR - Actions to Develop Protection Partnerships with NGOs, as of January 2006 (posted: 27 January 2006) | |
| Protection Cluster Report [PDF] (posted: 13 December 2005)
63rd IASC Working Group Meeting, Geneva, 21-22 November 2005 | |
| Protection Cluster Working Group (posted: 9 December 2005)
IASC Principals Meeting, Geneva, 12 December 2005 | |
| Background Note on the Draft Operational Guidelines for the Protection of Human Rights of IDPs in Natural Disasters [PDF] (posted: 18 November 2005)
63rd IASC Working Group Meeting, Geneva, 21-22 November 2005 | |
| Report of the Interim IASC Working Group on Protection (posted: 15 September 2005)
62nd IASC Working Group Meeting, New York, 6-7 September 2005 | |
| Protection Cluster, Executive Summary (posted: 1 September 2005)
Inter-Sectoral Working Groups Meeting, 26 August 2005 | |
| Final Project Outline International Protection Standby Capacity (PROCAP) (posted: 1 July 2005) | |
| Responding to the Crisis of Protection. Comments by Ms. Khan-Williams, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and Mr. Ross Mountain (tbc), DRSG/RC/HC DRC (posted: 4 April 2005) | |
| Addressing the Protection Crisis in Humanitarian Situations (posted: 4 April 2005)
IASC Principals Meeting, Geneva, 7 April 2005 | |
| IDPs in Natural Disasters (posted: 16 March 2005)
60th IASC Working Group Meeting, Rome 21-22 March 2005 | |
| Psychosocial Care and Protection of Tsunami affected Children (posted: 25 January 2005)
Guiding Principles | |
| Partnership for Protection -the importance of regular dialogue and cooperation with NGO partners (posted: 3 December 2004)
UNHCR Inter-Office Memorandum 27 September 2004 | |
| Inter-Agency Stocktaking Meeting on Protection (posted: 29 November 2004)
Draft TO BE ADDED TO, October 2004 | |
| IDP Unit Discussion Paper on the Collaborative Approach (posted: 10 November 2003)
IASC Working Group, 55th Meeting, 12-13 November 2003 | |
| IDP Protection Survey (posted: 10 November 2003)
Advance version, October 2003 | |
| IDPs: Update on Protection Survey and IDP Response Matrix and activities of the Senior Inter-Agency IDP Network (posted: 9 September 2003)
IASC WG 54th Meeting, 17-18 September 2003, New York | |
| The Effects of the Changing World Order on the Protection of Displaced Persons and Migrants: The Field Perspective (posted: 20 March 2003)
ICVA Conference on NGOs in a Changing World Order:Dilemmas and Challenges, Geneva 14-15 February 2003 | |
| The Changing World Order, the Structural Role of Humanitarian NGOs and the Protection of Displaced Persons and Migrants (posted: 20 March 2003)
ICVA Conference on NGOs in a Changing World Order: Dilemmas and Challenges, Geneva 14-15 February 2003 | |
| The Protection Survey: A Joint Initiative of the OCHA IDP Unit and Brooking Institution-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement (posted: 16 January 2003) | |
| Protection Survey Field Dates (posted: 16 January 2003) | |
| Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Protection Coalition, 20 November 2002 (posted: 16 January 2003) | |
| Protection Survey-IASC Background Note. IASC WG 25-26 November 2002, Geneva (posted: 18 November 2002) | |
| Update on Plan of Action on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crisis (posted: 13 September 2002)
IASC WG 50th Meeting, 18-19 September 2002, New York | |
| IDP Unit, ToR on Protection Coalition on IDP, IASC WG 50th MEETING, New York 18-19 September 2002 (posted: 9 September 2002) | |
| NFF to NGO RG on IDPs: Protection Coalition Meeting on Liberia; Mission of RSG on IDPs to the Russian Federation of RSG on IDPs; IDP Unit Update, 13 August 2002 (posted: 19 August 2002) | |
| Child Protection - Operational and Policy Aspects May 2002 (Caritas) (posted: 19 August 2002) | |
| CAFOD's Experience: Why develop a Child Protection Policy? (posted: 19 August 2002) | |
| Minutes Meeting Protection Coalition on Liberia, 5 August 2002 (posted: 16 August 2002) | |
| CAFOD Policy and Procedures on Child Protection, Working Draft, May 2002 (posted: 16 August 2002) | |
| Protection Coalition Meeting on Liberia: NGO input requested (posted: 1 August 2002) | |
| United Nations Plan of Action to address Sexual Gender Based Violence and other abuses in IDP and Refugee camps in Liberia, April 2002 (posted: 31 July 2002) | |
| UN Country Team response to SGBV and other abuses in Liberia: MATRIX of operational activities by Agency [PDF] (posted: 31 July 2002) | |
| Protection in Liberia (posted: 31 July 2002) | |
| Creating a Protection Coalition (posted: 4 March 2002) | |
| ECHA Working Group on Afghanistan meeting, UN position paper. 24 April 2001 (posted: 9 May 2001) | |
| The Next HCR Must Refocus on Protection... (posted: 24 September 2000)
Forced Migration Review article | |
| Agenda Item 2: IASC Policy on the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons -- Executive Summary (posted: 7 February 2000) | |
| IASC Policy Paper: Protection of IDPs (posted: 6 December 1999) | |
| Humanitarian "Clusters" | |
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