Advocating for Protection

How do you prepare for an engagement with an important or difficult interlocutor? In this episode of Advocating for Protection, Thaer Allaw, the operations manager for Asia and the Middle East North Africa region at the ⁠CCHN⁠, and Major Stuart Thomas, a commander of Canada's high readiness civil military cooperation capability, share with Matt Byrne (⁠ProCap⁠) tips on how to prepare for such engagements and what humanitarians can do to have more successful outcomes. You can find CCHN resources for frontline negotiations ⁠here⁠. The Global Protection Cluster ⁠Protection Advocacy Toolkit. ⁠ The transcript of this episode is available in French and Spanish.

Joumana Merhi, the director of the Arab Institute for Human Rights in Lebanon, discusses with Nizar Aouad (Oxfam), human rights and feminist activism in the Arab World. She reflects on her experience as a feminist activist and human rights (HR) defender, outlining the relations and interplay between the two. ٍShe calls on right holders to not give up hope on HR mechanisms and systems. Join us to hear some of her thoughts on how to further integrate women’s rights into HR and HR advocacy. Read more about the Fourth World Conference on Women mentioned in the episode, here. Learn more about the Global Protection Cluster and its protection advocacy toolkit. Find the transcript of the episode in English here. Vous pouvez trouver la transcription en Français ici. تناقش جومانا مرعي، مديرة المعهد العربي لحقوق الإنسان في لبنان، مع نزار عواد (منظمة أوكسفام)، حقوق الإنسان والعمل النسوي في العالم العربي. تتحدث جمانة عن تجربتها كناشطة نسوية ومدافعة عن حقوق الإنسان، مستعرضةً العلاقات والتفاعل بين الاثنين، وتدعو أصحاب الحقوق إلى عدم فقدان الأمل في آليات وأنظمة حقوق الإنسان. انضموا إلينا للتعرف إلى بعض الأفكار حول كيفية إدماج حقوق المرأة في مجال حقوق الإنسان وعملية المناصرة. لمعرفة المزيد حول المؤتمر العالمي الرابع للمرأة وحول المجموعة العالمية للحماية ومجموعة الأدوات الخاصة بالمناصرة للحماية.

Lorsque le G5 Sahel s'est réuni à Pau, dans le sud de la France, à l'invitation du président français, ils ont formé une coalition dont les piliers directeurs étaient fortement axés sur la sécurité et les réponses militaires. La Coalition Citoyenne Pour le Sahel a été créée par la société civile pour plaider en faveur d'une redéfinition des priorités, en plaçant la protection des civils en tête de l'ordre du jour. Binta Sidibe-Gascon (Observatoire Kisal) et Sylvain Biville (Crisis Action) s'entretiennent avec Yasmine Chawaf (Oxfam) au sujet de la Coalition Citoyenne Pour le Sahel et de son travail de promotion de la protection des civils. Ils discutent de la création de coalitions en tant que tactique de plaidoyer, des avantages du travail en coalition, ainsi que des défis à relever dans un espace civique qui se rétrécit. Que signifie travailler au sein d'une coalition ? À quoi s'attendre en matière de défis et d'opportunités ? Et comment mesurer le succès et l'impact de l'action ? Écoutez les réponses de Binta et Sylvain dans ce podcast. Pour en savoir plus sur : - La Coalition Citoyenne Pour le Sahel, cliquez ⁠⁠ici⁠⁠ - L’observatoire Kisal, ⁠⁠ici ⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠Crisis Action⁠⁠ et leur manuel des coalitions créatives, ⁠⁠ici ⁠⁠- Boîte à Outils pour le Plaidoyer sur la Protection, ⁠⁠ici - Groupe de travail sur le plaidoyer du Global Protection Cluster, ⁠⁠ici⁠⁠ Veuillez utiliser ces liens pour les transcriptions en anglais (⁠English⁠) et en espagnol (⁠Español⁠). Cette série de podcasts a été produite en collaboration avec la Direction générale de la protection civile et des opérations d'aide humanitaire européennes (ECHO), l'Agence suédoise de coopération internationale au développement (SIDA) et le Global Protection Cluster. Les points de vue exprimés ici ne doivent en aucun cas être considérés comme reflétant l'opinion officielle de l'Union européenne, et la Commission européenne n'est pas responsable de l'usage qui pourrait être fait des informations qu'elle contient. 

Iryna Chaika (Local Development Network) and Oksana Gedz (Right To Protection) discuss with Vittorio Infante (Oxfam) the scaling up from legal assistance work to advocacy and operations supporting Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) and their communities after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Both LDN and R2P are active in advocacy spaces at the local and national level, including the Protection Cluster. Tune in to hear more about their tireless efforts to ensure that Ukrainians affected by conflict have full access to their rights and essential services they’re entitled to. Their dedication, energy and resourcefulness over the past 18 months will inspire anyone who has advocated to protect civilians in conflict.  Links: ·   Find out more about Local Development Network: https://ldn.org.ua/en/ ·   Find more about Right To Protection: https://r2p.org.ua/vision/?lang=en ·   Advocacy for protection Right To Protection:  https://oxfam.box.com/s/fdpnq3hq8tn73qg9f7e3gjxsq5oxb1v9 ·   Collective Protection Advocacy - UKR inputs: https://www.globalprotectioncluster.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/good-practice-ukraine-legislative-advocacy.pdf ·  Link to recordings of relevant sessions: Spotify Youtube Episode 1 Episode 2 Transcription de cet épisode en français ici. стенограму українською мовою можна знайти тут ukr This series of Podcasts has been produced in collaboration with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Sweden's International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Global Protection Cluster. This Podcast covers humanitarian aid activities implemented with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Union, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

Roisin Mangan hears from Lawrence Robinson and Abdulwasea Mohammed (Oxfam) about protection advocacy in global spaces such as the UN in New York. Based on their recent experience, they tell us how Protection of Civilians (PoC) week works, and what's in for the communities affected by conflict in Yemen as well as the role of Member States invested in humanitarian diplomacy. Links: · Find out more about PoC week here · The UNSG annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict · Find out more about Oxfam’s protection work here · Protection Situation in Yemen Transcription de cet épisode en français ici الترجمة العربية متوفرة هنا This series of Podcasts has been produced in collaboration with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Sweden's International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Global Protection Cluster. This Podcast covers humanitarian aid activities implemented with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Union, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

Welcome to the first episode of “Advocating for Protection” hosted by Vittorio Infante, Advocacy advisor at Oxfam, who has a conversation with Gemma Davies, Research Fellow at ODI’s Humanitarian Policy Group, who shares her analysis and recommendations for effective influencing to protect civilians in conflict. Gemma is incredibly knowledgeable about influencing for the benefit of civilians in conflict, and she'll guide us through coalitions, crafting the right messages and equitable partnerships between front-line advocates and global organisations. She’s also keen to share what needs to change: local protection advocates must have the space to express their views and demands. Tune in for an insightful discussion on what works in protection advocacy and what should be improved. Links: Find out more about GPC here Find more about Gemma’s work here Check out Oxfam’s protection work here Discover more about the Protection Advocacy Toolkit here Transcription de cet épisode en français ici   Transcripción de este episodio en español aquí This series of Podcasts has been produced in collaboration with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Sweden's International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Global Protection Cluster. This Podcast covers humanitarian aid activities implemented with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Union, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

How do you persuade someone to stop bombing civilians? Not to recruit children as soldiers? That they shouldn’t raid villages to pillage the only food supply? Welcome to the Advocating for Protection podcast, where we bring you the real experiences of advocates in conflict and crisis. This series of Podcasts has been produced in collaboration with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Sweden's International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Global Protection Cluster. This Podcast covers humanitarian aid activities implemented with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Union, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.