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Introduction
The present report provides key findings and protection risks identified through the first round of the Protection Monitoring (PM) with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).The pilot exercise was coordinated by the PM Reference Group of the Protection Working Group and implemented by UNHCR in collaboration with INTERSOS and SHEILD.
The methodology for data collection was based on the use of standardized and structured questionnaires for Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). The target groups for the pilot exercise included Lebanese IDPs and secondarily displaced Syrian refugees residing outside of collective shelters in the Bekaa, Beirut Mount Lebanon and South governorates. A total of 13 assessments were conducted (8 Focus Group Discussions and 5 Key Informant Interviews), with up to 70 IDP participants. Unless otherwise specified, findings refer to both Lebanese and Syrians IDPs.
The collection of data took place in the period between the last week of November and first week of December 2024. Accordingly, the findings of the report encompass protection trends and risks identified post ceasefire and before the collapse of the Assad government in Syria on 08 December 2024.