Preparedness and first-line protection response to new displaced and critically at risk population in Ninewa Governorate - IRAQ Based on the analysis of the current situation and the experience gained in KRI, INTERSOS intends to extend its protection program to contribute towards immediate responses to urgent protection needs, enhancing protection for newly displaced and critically at-risk populations, and increasing safety and promoting dignity of conflict-affected women, men, girls and boys, across Ninewa Governorate focusing mainly on Quayyara and secondly on Hamdanya. These areas are already concerned by prolonged displacement and, with the intensification of the military operations around Mosul, it is expected that a high number of newly displaced people and/or newly accessible displaced people will be imminently in need of critical assistance. In particular, according to the latest planning figures more than the 80% of the expected caseload related to the Mosul Operation will be registered in the two mentioned Governorates with particular impact on Quyyara.
The overarching objective of the intervention is to guarantee an effective preparedness action and contribute towards enhancing the first-line protection response in camp settings, emergency camps and informal settlements, through the deployment of specialized multi-sectoral mobile teams for increased identification and service delivery. 
Specifically, the intervention aims at increasing the knowledge and understanding of critical protection needs, as well as mitigating the impact and effects of conflict among all conflict affected individuals. Target beneficiaries will include: women, men, girls, and boys among displaced, including newly displaced people and/or newly accessible people returnees receiving community members. The proposed strategy foresees a Preparedness phase (first 3 months) aimed at procuring and prepositioning of commodities (protection oriented NFIs) establishing and train mobile response teams, developing information and communication materials development of information management tools and establishing coordination mechanisms. The first-line protection response will be activated combining collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information and direct support of identified cases through comprehensive case management (including internal/external referral), first-line legal assistance, and distribution of protection-oriented NFIs. Depending on the access and in coordination with the PC the proposed services will be provided both in camps and out of camps including screening and reception sites. 
The identification of the beneficiaries will be guided by the criteria established within a Vulnerability Assessment Framework, while the assistance provided will be based on needs and established SOPs.
Disabilities, minorities, age and gender are mainstreamed in the organization’s programs and activities, and will be taken into consideration throughout this proposed intervention.
High level of coordination as well as a high level of flexibility will be promoted though all the implementation period in order to be able to address unexpected protection related needs in the area of intervention.