Protection Cluster Yemen: Guidance Note on Protection Considerations for the Flood Response Protection and Areas of Responsibility (Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence, and Mine Action)

Protection and Areas of Responsibility

(Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence, and Mine Action)

Overarching Principles

• Core humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence should be observed at all times.

• Ensure preparedness measures are based on careful analysis of the context.

• Consistently and regularly involve and consult the affected population including all relevant groups with consideration to the context-specific vulnerabilities.

• Ensure protection issues related to age, gender and diversity are properly addressed.

• Ensure mechanisms for Accountability to Affected Populations are in place.

• Work closely with the authorities and other relevant actors (RRM, DRR, other clusters including Shelter and CCCM).