Change in the way things are done is bound to occur at some point in time. Protection of civilians (PoC) is no exception given the chaotic, uncertain, rapid, and dynamic environment in which humanitarian work is done.
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16 January 2015
13 October 2014
Twenty years ago, when I began my career as a humanitarian, we were concerned with carrying satellite phones into certain environments. Later, the same was true for GPS devices.
29 May 2014
In many non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ensuring that security incidents are reported to management is incredibly difficult. Many managers are aware that only a small percentage of security incidents that their staff encounter in their work end up on their desk.
28 April 2014
Responding effectively to human rights violations and humanitarian crises resulting from armed conflict requires accurate and credible factual information and analysis. Thorough and impartial monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding (MRF) is essential to achieving this.
28 April 2014
There can be no doubt that civilians, and children in particular, continue to bear the brunt of violence in situations of armed conflict. Hence, the protection of civilians agenda within humanitarian operations is absolutely central, and with it, monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding (MRF).