Handbook for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

Publication language
English
Pages
545pp
Date published
01 Jun 2010
Publisher
Global Protection Cluster Working Group
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Protection, human rights & security, Forced displacement and migration, Internal Displacement

The handbook provides operational guidance and tools to support effective protection responses in situations of internal displacement.
Specifically, the Handbook seeks to:
- ensure staff members are familiar with the core concepts, principles and international legal standards that form the framework for protection work;
- assist staff in operationalizing these concepts, principles and legal standards and in carrying out their protection responsibilities;
- improve understanding of the particular protection risks faced by internally displaced women, men, boys and girls of various backgrounds;
- provide guidance on how to prevent and respond to the protection risks faced by IDPs through a range of different activities;
- enhance staff skills for carrying out protection work; and n promote a consistent and well-coordinated protection response in different operations.