Locally-Led Protection Analysis Survey Synthesis Report

The Protection Analysis Local Actor Network (PALAN), in collaboration with the Global Protection Cluster, IRC, Oxfam, Christian Blind Mission (CBM), Danish Refugee Council, Action Against Hunger, ProLAC, and other collaborating agencies are working together to learn about current practices and experiences of local civil society organizations conducting and leading protection analysis. This includes challenges and barriers they face, enablers and promising practices, and recommendations to advance more inclusive and locally led interagency initiatives. As part of this work, a global survey was conducted in December 2025 - January 2026, disseminated by research partners through internal and interagency channels connected to protection, analysis, and local humanitarian action.1