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Group Objectives
The primary
objectives of the Protection Working Group include:
Engaging
NGOs, international agencies, donors and governments in approaches
that incorporate protection mechanisms into multi-sectoral program
planning, design and implementation;
Exploring
the role for NGO participation in providing protection in the field
with a particular focus on women, children and other vulnerable groups;
Expanding
current thinking around protection, going beyond legal and physical
protection, to include a focus on prevention and the reduction of
emotional and social risk;
Examining
the on-the-ground impact of current initiatives in the area of protection
of internally displaced persons and the role of US government and
international agencies in these initiatives;
Providing
input to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and donors around
the prevention of sexual exploitation and facilitating activities
of InterAction members around this issue;
Advocating
for policies, funding and programming that address protection needs.
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