Notes: Protection covers a wide range of activities that are aimed at ensuring respect for the rights of all individuals, regardless of their age, gender or social, ethnic, national, religious or other background. This requires a collaborative and coordinated response by various national and international actors with diverse mandates, expertise and experience. This websites aims to provide information about protection coordination in humanitarian operations at the global and country levels in order to assist protection actors on the ground to ensure a more effective and predictable response to protection.

In light of their specific expertise, certain agencies have agreed to serve as Focal point Agencies for certain Areas of responsibilitity (AORs) within the PCWG:

* Child Protection (UNICEF)
* Gender-Based Violence (UNFPA/UNICEF)
* Land, Housing and Property (UN-Habitat)
* Mine Action (UNMAS)
* Rule of Law and Justice (UNDP/OHCHR)

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