GPC Operations Cell: gpc[at]unhcr.org
Gender-Based Violence: chase[at]unfpa.org
Child Protection: rpouwels[at]unicef.org
Housing, Land and Property: jim.robinson[at]nrc.no
Mine Action: unmasgeneva[at]un.org
Sudan’s incomplete and fragmented political transition happened simultaneously with the departure of UN aid agencies. The general political vacuum has since been filled with lawlessness, armed conflict, criminal activity and gross human rights violations. West and North Darfar are the hotspots of the crisis in Sudan, the levels of violence unseen since the mid-2000s. New areas, such as South Kordofan and Blue Nile States, are also witnessed rising levels of violence. Access to justice and government social protection remain weak and shelter sites for internally displaced persons are dangerously close to areas of violence.
The Protection Cluster in Sudan was activated in XXX to ensure the coordination of protection interventions in emergencies and to respond to the protection needs of persons affected by conflict and disasters. It is composed of the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Area of Responsibility (AoR), the Child Protection (CP) Area of Responsibility (AoR), the Mine Action (MA) Area of Responsibility (AoR) and a Housing, Land, and Property Area of Responisbility (HLP AoR). The Protection Cluster is led and co-coordinated by the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).