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Khartoum – SUDAN

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UNMIS Mandate for Protection of Civilians

“..to coordinate international efforts towards the protection of civilians, with particular attention to vulnerable groups including internally displaced persons (IDPs), returning refugees and women and children..” (SC/Resolution 1590, 24 March 2005)

The Role of UNMIS Protection

UNMIS Protection of Civilians (PoC) has been designated the “lead” for protection concerns in Sudan. What does this mean? It means we are responsible for working with all protection actors such as UN actors that have protection mandates, including UNHCR, UNICEF, and UNMIS Human Rights, as well as INGOs, ICRC and Community Based Organizations. PoC works closely with humanitarian actors to identify and address protection concerns that impact people in Sudan. We work together with these humanitarian actors to develop a coordinated work plan for Sudan that outlines protection priorities, actions/programs and those responsible for them.We raise protection concerns with government counterparts, community leaders and to our own UNMIS DSRSG/HC/RC.

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General Work Objectives

Enhance the protection of civilians against abuses of power and violations of their rights by concentrating efforts on:

* enhancing protection monitoring and reporting;

* mobilising timely, strategic and coordinated responsive action;

* promoting the capacity of civilians to realize their own rights; and

* strengthening responsibility and accountability links between the civilian
population and the power holders.

Focus Areas

* Coordinating and planning of protection-related activities.

* Chairing of and/or participating in inter-agency protection working groups.

* Organising a coordinated response to situations where civilians are at risk.

* Facilitating the development of strategic workplans for protection.

* Analysing trends and patterns of abuses and violations against civilians.

* Advocating, monitoring and reporting on protection-related issues.

* Mainstreaming of protection issues in humanitarian and recovery activities.

* Supporting the rights of children.

* Supporting the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) to implement those parts of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that require special measures for children.