A Concept Note on Child Protection Systems Monitoring and Evaluation

A working document commissioned by UNICEF, prepared to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and to stimulate discussion.The overall goal of this concept note is to provide support for planning discussions for the Child Protection Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (CPMERG) by providing a brief explication of the prospects for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) efforts in the area of child protection systems. The objectives are to: identify major issues and challenges related to monitoring and evaluation of child protection systems; propose initiatives that the CPMERG could undertake to address these issues and challenges, including in the short term (over the next two years) and in the longer term.