Ultimately, protection from sexual violence is a key element of the protectio...
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Ultimately, protection from sexual violence is a key element of the protection of civilians mandate of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Given the diverse environments in which peacekeeping missions
operate, different protection arrangements have emerged. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for instance, joint protection teams and community liaison assistants have become essential elements of
MONUSCO's efforts to address the protection of civilians. Community alert networks established through the use of cellular phones and high-frequency radio networks are currently being piloted.
Another example is Darfur, where UNAMID and the United Nations country team regularly conduct joint assessment field missions in selected camps for internally displaced persons, to identify security and
humanitarian concerns, such as access to basic services, the human rights situation, patterns of population movement and communities' coping mechanisms. The missions verify reported cases of
sexual violence, and therefore they also address the problem of conflicting information.
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