Protection

- Ensure predictable, accountable and effective coordination of protection response at the National and State levels.
- Ensure the centrality of protection in the humanitarian response in Nigeria through effective mainstreaming of protection in all humanitarian sectors.
- Ensure that PSWG members are accountable to affected populations through consultative and feedback mechanisms.
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Protection Monitoring Static Monthly Dashboard
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Protection Monitoring Interactive Dashboard Borno, Adamawa, Yobe (BAY) States, North-East Nigeria, November 2024
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Nigeria
Protection Monitoring Static Dashboard Borno, Adamawa, Yobe (BAY) States, North-East Nigeria, September 2024
MONITORING METHODOLOGY Under the lead of the Protection Sector North-East Nigeria (PSNE), a total of 8 partner(s) of the North-East Nigeria Protection Monitoring System (NEN-PMS) collected household level data through 3215 household assessment in 13 LGA(s) in…
Strategy
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Protection Sector Strategy North-East Nigeria 2024-2025
Introduction The protracted crisis in North-East Nigeria has persisted with heightened protection concerns and humanitarian needs for the last 14 years. As the conflict between the Government of Nigeria (GoN) and Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) continues in…
Nigeria
Protection Sector Strategy - North-East Nigeria 2022-2023
Introduction The crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, hereafter referred to as the BAY states - is now in its 13th year and the protection as well as humanitarian needs linger. The crisis continues undiminished, and…
Latest Meeting Minutes
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Nigeria: Protection Sector Working Group, Ngala, 23rd April 2025 [Meeting minutes]
AGENDA Arrival and registration (all participants) Welcome and introduction ( all participants) Previous meeting action points Protection Concerns/Gaps/ Trends in Relation to CP, GBV, FSL, SHELTER/NFIS, WASH, PROTECTION and CCCM AOB Wrap up and closure of the meeting
Nigeria
Nigeria: Protection Sector Meeting Minutes and Action Points – May 2025
Agenda • Opening remarks/review of past agenda points – PSNE Coordinator, 5 mins • Debriefing and Updates – PSNE Coordination Team, 35 mins o Update on relocation – Muna o Anticipatory Action o Lean season plan/ NHF Allocation o Protection Analysis Update…
Partner Guidance
- Adapting the protection response to the funding crisis A guidance note for PSNE members, March 2025
- 2025 Guidance Note on Indicators for General Protection Activities (April 2025)
- ActivityInfo (5Ws) – Step by step guide: https://bit.ly/3Org65G
- OCHA Financial Tracking Service (FTS) – Report a contribution: https://fts.unocha.org/content/report-contribution
- Global Protection Cluster (GPC) Funding – Tutorial: http://funding.gpcdata.im/node/295
Annual Report
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Disability Working Group: 2025 Annual Report
Introduction The 2025 Annual Report of the Disability Working Group (DWG) is a collective effort to advance disability inclusion across humanitarian and development responses in the Northeast, Northcentral, and Northwest of Nigeria, covering Adamawa, Borno, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Plateau,…
Nigeria
GBV AoR Northeast Nigeria - Annual Report 2024
Humanitarian Context The humanitarian response aimed to address the urgent needs of survivors and individuals at risk of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by improving access to lifesaving services, mitigating risks, and strengthening community resilience. Key interventions focused on…
Nigeria
Protection Sector North-East Nigeria (PSNE) Annual Report 2024
2024 Protection Response Overview In 2024, the PSNE aimed to assist 2 million individuals among the 4 million people in need of Protection, including IDPs, IDP returnees, refugee returnees, and host community members across the BAY states.…
Partner Reports
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Protection Monitoring Report, UNHCR Maiduguri Sub-Office, May - June 2024
I. OPERATIONAL CONTEXT The 14-year conflict in North-East Nigeria, marked by clashes between government forces and Non-State Armed Groups (NSAG), has been characterized by forced displacement, insecurity, and service disruptions. This protracted strife has been a principal…
Nigeria
Protection Monitoring Report: Monguno, April - May 2024
OVERVIEW Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) has monitored the protection environment in Monguno LGA following an area-based approach at the level of camps, informal sites, and within the host community. The aim is to understand the protection risks…
Nigeria + 2 more
Protection Monitoring Report, UNHCR Maiduguri Sub-Office, March - April 2024
I. OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY states) experienced significant insecurity perpetrated by NSAG in March but saw improvement in April. IED placements were observed along major supply routes such as Dikwa-Ngala, Maiduguri-Damasak, Maiduguri-Damboa, and Gujba,…
Nigeria
Protection Monitoring Report: Monguno, February - March 2024
1. OVERVIEW Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) has monitored the protection environment in Monguno LGA following an area-based approach at the level of camps, informal sites, and within the host community. The aim is to understand the protection…
Protection Advocacy
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Protection Sector Meeting Minutes and Action Points – May 2025
Agenda • Opening remarks/review of past agenda points – PSNE Coordinator, 5 mins • Debriefing and Updates – PSNE Coordination Team, 35 mins o Update on relocation – Muna o Anticipatory Action o Lean season plan/ NHF Allocation o Protection Analysis Update…
Nigeria
Protection response to the floods in Maiduguri - Update from the Protection Sector (20 September 2024)
An estimated 400,000 people have been displaced as a result of the floods from 9 September 2024 across MMC and Jere. People fled and settled to up to 30 sites, where State authorities ensure the coordinaƟon…
Technical Working Groups
Library
- Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
- Kampala Convention
- Handbook for the Protecton of internally Displaced Persons
- The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response
- Fact Sheet: Rights up Front in the Field
- The Centrality of Protection in Humanitarian Action: Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Principals
Nigeria: Protection Sector Key Contacts
Christophe Beau
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Snr. Protection Sector Coordinator
beau@unhcr.org
+234 7018 606 035 (Mobile)
Eric Kitsa
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Protection Sector Co-Lead
ericbunnet.kitsa@rescue.org
+234 8129 804 429 (Mobile)
Protection Sector NE Nigeria
Secretariat
nga.psne@humanitarianresponse.info
National Protection Sector Working Group Nigeria
Secretariat
nigabpswg@unhcr.org
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