Protection Monitoring System Report 1, February 2021
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1. Introduction and Methodology
The National Protection Cluster (NPC) developed a Protection Monitoring System (PMS) with the aim of producing timely and evidence-based analysis of protection issues and trends in Iraq, as a way to inform the development of protection interventions. The PMS consists of protection monitoring done at the community level through structured interviews with Key Informants (KIs). The PMS follows an area-based approach, which means that findings primarily relate to the protection environment in areas where the KIs are located and are inclusive of all population groups at this location (IDPs, returnees and/or host communities as relevant). The analytical framework for the PMS includes a total of nine protection categories, as well as additional thematic categories. The framework was developed in coordination with the Durable Solutions Technical Working Group (DSTWG) to contribute to the analysis of durable solutions pillars across Iraq.