Integrated lifesaving protection response to the most vulnerable people in need, including women, children, elderly, disabled, and survivors of sexual violence in conflict through time sensitive integrated protection assessments and protection mobile response DRC aims to conduct rapid protection assessments with other specialised protection partners i.e: child protection, SGBV, Mine action and with its protection focused multi-sector mobile team in prioritised locations to determine and report on protection profiles of affected populations and sites, assess general protection risks and sector specific needs for life saving specialised response. 
Firstly, DRC identifies emergency protection response to include mitigation efforts designed for identified risks facing newly displaced Individuals, populations on the move and new influxes of returnees. The key findings and recommendations from the assessment may inform other clusters of specific needs in their respective areas of responsibility. The project aims to also provide timely, coordinated and complementary response interventions based on the identified protection needs.
Furthermore, the response element of DRC’s proposed activities is essential to the emergency protection objectives of this project. The first step is a protection assessment which will be used to provide a greater understanding of threats and risks faced by affected populations feeding into more robust protection analysis. The assessment findings and recommendations will be used to determine what activities will be implemented in varying contexts for different age and gender groups. Whilst the nature of the mobile response team means that the specific response activities will be determined on a case by case basis, some examples based on DRC’s existing protection response include capacity building to community mechanisms, emergency case management (through an light touch, tailored case-management approach that DRC has implemented in similar contexts) for individuals at risk, identification of PSN’s in communities to receive targeted or fast-tracked assistance by other sectors, referral either through existing service providers at the local level or to other emergency response partners across clusters, and training or advocacy to other sectors, partners and stakeholders on key protection issues including PSEA, SGBV, armed violence etc. In addition, the emergency protection response will include protection monitoring where relevant. This monitoring require a prolonged stay in one location to ensure changes in the protection environment over time are monitored, and DRC can respond for up to 8 weeks in line with the IMPT strategy. Protection will be central to all response interventions which include safer referral, emergency case management services for at risk individuals, protection mainstreaming training to multi-sector teams alongside local partners and key community stakeholders. Accountability to affected populations will be ensured through information dissemination activities to communities alongside beneficiary feedback sought during post intervention monitoring. Complaints can also be fed through the DRC Hotline where all concerns will be logged and responded to in a timely manner.