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Guidance Note on How to Mainstream Protection Across IOM Crisis Response (or the Migration Crisis Operational Framework Sectors of Assistance)

Guidance Note on How to Mainstream Protection Across IOM Crisis Response (or the Migration Crisis Operational Framework Sectors of Assistance)
Type
Guideline
Region
Global
Organization
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Year
2016

This Guidance Note provides guidance for the mandatory mainstreaming of humanitarian protection principles into IOM’s response to crises. This note is intended to help every IOM staff involved in crisis response to apply these standards in performance of their functions when assessing, designing, developing, endorsing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the following: a) IOM responses to crises and b) projects falling under one or more of the MCOF sectors of assistance. In case an IOM staff member needs to deviate from this Guidance Note, the staff member or Chief of Mission concerned must contact the Department of Operations and Emergencies. It is mandatory for IOM staff members and specifically for Chiefs of Missions to ensure adherence to this guidance note and to follow up with the Department.