Local to Global Protection: Protection in the occupied Palestinian territories

Date Published: October 15, 2014 Author: Rafael Eguiguren & Luna Saadeh

The L2GP studies explore how people living in areas affected by natural disasters and complex emergencies understand ‘protection’ – what do people value, and how do they go about protecting themselves, their families and communities?

In particular, although it is not a new report, this study on Protection in the occupied Palestinian territories underscores many of the elements of results-based protection:

  • Threats identified by communities – including the importance of a context-specific and participatory protection analysis that builds on local coping strategies and resilience.
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    Disaggregated data to understand protection threats, vulnerabilities, and capacities for populations where protection needs may vary significantly by location, age, ethnic group, gender, etc.

  • Flexible program approaches that allow for context- and target group- specific program design and can be adapted to changing dynamics of threats, vulnerabilities, and capacities
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    M&E systems that emphasize results rather than merely how activities are executed

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    Engagement from complementary/contributory efforts beyond traditional humanitarian actors to build upon and complement initiatives from relief, development, and advocacy initiatives

I don’t understand why the international actors do what they do. They come here with aid and development projects, but that is not effective (. . .). It is not effective because the problem here is not a specific crisis, but a long-standing occupation. You have to realize that with the present logic, they can do projects for 1,000 years and nothing will change

Woman, Ramallah, West Bank

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