Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Strategy of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) 2009–2012 February 2012
Protection of civilians in armed conflict:
“The concept of protection encompasses all
activities aimed at obtaining full respect for
the rights of the individual in accordance
with the letter and spirit of human rights,
refugee and international humanitarian law.
Human rights and humanitarian actors shall
conduct these activities impartially and not
on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin,
language or gender”. Protection is defined
as follows: “Any activity – consistent with the
above-mentioned purpose – aimed at creating
an environment conducive to respect for
human beings, preventing and/or alleviating
the immediate effects of a specific pattern
of abuse, and restoring dignified conditions
of life through reparation, restitution and rehabilitation”.
Definition adopted by the Inter-Agency Standing
Committee(IASC) in 2001; this definition also underpins FDFA Strategy.
Story Guide: Building bridges using narrative techniques Story-telling aid May 2007
Stories are an easy way of addressing the emotions and analytical understanding at the same time, thus promoting awareness. The Guide is designed to create story-telling skills and confidence. First, it contains instruments and model approaches for recalling and conjuring up mental images of experiences. Second, it suggests ways of structuring stories to make them interesting and intelligible. And third, it provides ideas about development cooperation contexts in which stories can be an effective communication tool.
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