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Protection Information Management

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Protection Information Management and Key Protection Stakeholders

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The provision of key protection information about affected populations is an essential requirement in order to enable the humanitarian community to base programming plans and responses on available evidence and informed analysis.

Unlike some other areas of information management, such as health, education, or nutrition, the discipline of Protection Information Management (PIM) is not well defined, structured, or coordinated. Subsequently, in order to respond to protection crisis there is a need within the humanitarian community to have a well-articulated and common understanding of PIM, its definition, key components, standards, tools, and methodologies.

The objective of PIM in humanitarian response is to provide quality data and information on individuals and groups of persons affected by natural or man-made disasters in a safe, reliable, and meaningful way. A shared understanding of PIM within the humanitarian community will facilitate the targeted use of protection resources, coordinated protection response, and life-saving protection interventions to a degree otherwise not possible.

Earlier in 2015, a small working group of DRC and UNHCR colleagues came together to develop a PIM framework with a series of supporting components. Discussions and further brainstorming continued on these components at the first PIM Working Meeting, held with global-level PIM stakeholders in Copenhagen in May 2015.

Since then, colleagues from a growing community of PIM stakeholders to conceptualize and develop PIM ‘Next Steps’ meeting. Key documents and concepts were further developed by the PIM reference group during May-December 2015, providing the foundation for ongoing work on PIM.

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To watch a video explaining PIM by Kathrine Starup, Global Protection Advisor, Danish Refugee Council and Kimberly Roberson, Chief of Section, Field Information Coordination and Support Section click here.

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To see the PIM Fact Sheet click here.

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To see the PIM Strategic Framework 2016-2017, including a workplan and timeframe click here.

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To see the PIM Matrix and instructions on how to use it click here.

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To see the Commonly used PIM Terms, compiled by the PIM community click here.

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*To learn more about the PIM Working Meeting, held in May 2015, please click here to see the 'PIM Working Meeting Outcome Document'.

 

*To learn more about the PIM Working Meeting, held in December 2015, please click here to see the 'PIM Working Meeting Outcome Document'.

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Emergency Information Management Toolkit: Video Guide

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Need Help Navigating the Toolkit Website?

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Click here to see a video, which will walk you through the website features and functionalities.

 

Happy browsing, 

IM Team

 

 

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Quick Reference Directory: Emergency Information Management Toolkit

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UNHCR Managers 

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A. Essential Reading

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B. Useful information Depending on Operational Context

*Click on the following:

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Protection Officer/Staff

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A. Essential Information

*Click on the following:

B. Useful Information Depending on Operational Context

*Click on the following:

 

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Programme Officer/Staff

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A. Essential Information

*Click on the following:

B. Useful Information Depending on Operational Context

*Click on the following:

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Registration Officer/Staff

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A. Essential Information

*Click on the following:

 

B. Useful Information Depending on Operational Context

*Click on the following:

 

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Partner’s Looking for Advice on Conducting IM

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A. Essential Information

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B. Useful Information Depending on Operational Context

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Janet Lim, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Operations and the Toolkit

 

Janet Lim, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Operations support's the work and guidance compiled in the Emergency Information Management Toolkit.

 

To see a message recorded by Janet on the Toolkit, click here.

 

Thanks to all of our colleagues throughout UNHCR, in the field and at HQ’s for working to keep the Toolkit up to date with guidance and lessons learned from emergency operations throughout the world. 

 

Together, we are changing the way we respond in emergencies to better meet the needs of persons of concern.

 

Best,

 IM Team

 

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