Think Protection! A Protection Mainstreaming Tool for Drought, Famine and Displacement in Somalia

In severe emergency situations, members of certain groups are exposed to heightened protection
risks and further marginalization or even exclusion in accessing humanitarian assistance. Due to
the current crisis in Somalia, the most vulnerable categories face the risk of being neglected; it is
thus essential to ensure that the key protection concerns during an emergency situation are kept at
the forefront of all humanitarian interventions. Unaccompanied children, women and children, GBV
survivors and minorities are just some of the groups of particular concern. In order to raise
awareness of specific protection risks and to ensure equal access to humanitarian assistance for
persons of concern, the Protection Cluster has developed this protection mainstreaming tool.