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Portraying Displacement – A Protection Approach
Purpose: These guidelines aim at providing indications for the use of media involving forcibly displaced communities for all organizations and individuals who play a role in facilitating or engaging in media reporting on activities in Cabo Delgado, including social media.
The role of communication in protecting displaced populations: Communication is a strong protection tool that can be used to promote a favorable protection environment for displaced communities through awareness raising, and by stimulating social cohesion and peaceful coexistence with host communities. Communication should also aim at empowering displacing communities by giving voice to their concerns and visibility to their plight.
Communication strategies should include strong age, gender, and diversity consideration, and include individuals with specific needs and minority groups, always respecting their safety, consent and dignity. Moreover, communication may also be used as a tool for fundraising purposes, which is essential for humanitarian organizations to implement activities and assist forcibly displaced communities. However, there are key protection considerations that need to be taken into account when using communication, especially the principle of “do no harm” for those portrayed in content such as photos and videos posted online by organizations and/or individuals.