SUMMARY
CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT AND SECURITY SITUATION
12 prefectures covered by protection monitoring. 369 community relays and 392 members of protection committees. Security situation, persistent fuel shortages and budgetary constraints.
PROTECTION ALERTS
40 protection alerts. Armed men implicated in 85 percent of alerts.
RESPONSES AND ACTIONS
27 listening centers distributed in 12 prefectures covered by the Protection Monitoring project in response to the needs resulting from GBV incidents, including the referral system.
PROTECTION INCIDENTS (INDIVIDUAL)
4,039 individual incidents (up 34 percent) of which GBV accounts for 32 percent. Girls are the main victims of sexual violence (66 percent of cases). Decrease in incidents linked to transhumance coinciding with the rainy season.
PERCEPTION SURVEYS
1769 households and 170 community relays consulted. 12 percent of heads of households surveyed do not feel safe in their community. 72 percent of community relays confirm that protection incidents took place in their community during the month preceding the survey.
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees