GPC
The destruction, closure or disruption of critical infrastructure and essential services – including protection services, women and girls’ safe spaces, child-friendly spaces, schools, and health facilities – can have profound protection consequences for affected populations. Beyond the immediate loss of services, such disruptions can increase exposure to protection risks, exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, and undermine people’s access to basic rights and essential assistance. This session will explore the interlinkages between protection, health and education services and consider how their disruption affects a broader continuum of care. The discussion will also consider how humanitarian actors can better anticipate, prevent and respond to these consequences, including through more integrated approaches to protecting and maintaining essential services.
Moderator:
- Manisha Thomas, Geneva Representative, Women Refugee Commission (WRC)
Speakers:
- Michael Keeffe, Protection Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Sandrine Lusamba, National Coordinator, SOFEPADI (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Sophia Karimi Kavengi, GBV Coordinator, International Medical Corps (Syria)
- Hannah Wild, Founder of the Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT)
- Ndi Wangang Scoffy, Education Cluster Cameroon
- Harriet Tino, Humanitarian Response Manager, Plan International (Sudan)
- Anita Queirazza, GPC Strategic Advisory Group co-chair
Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.