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Child protection in emergencies
Child protection in emergencies is based upon the prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation of and violence against children in emergencies. An emergency is defined as ‘a situation where lives, physical and mental wellbeing, or development opportunities for children are threatened as a result of armed conflict, disaster or the breakdown of social or legal order, and where local capacity to cope is exceeded or inadequate’. This area includes sexual violence against children in emergencies, children associated with armed forces or armed groups, and family separation.
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Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme Case Study: Maricar
This document is a case study of a participant in the Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme. Mericar Edmilao, a Child Protection Officer at Save the Children Phillippines, shares how her involvement in the programme helped her
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Protecting Children on the Move: A guide to programming for children affected by migration and displacement
In these turbulent times, as dramatic stories of refugees, displaced people and migrants hit our news headlines on a daily basis, never has the need to protect children on the move felt so urgent. The surge in protracted crises and conflicts, climate chan
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Psychosocial Support: Facilitating psychosocial wellbeing and social and emotional learning (Guidance note)
The purpose of the INEE Guidance Note on Psychosocial Support is to clarify the importance of supporting the psychosocial wellbeing of children and youth, and to offer specific strategies for how to incorporate psychosocial support (PSS) into education re
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The Alliance-INEE Roundtable Report: A framework for collaboration between child protection and education in humanitarian contexts
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (Alliance) and the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) are committed to supporting practitioners in improving the quality of collaborative programming between the two sectors. T
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Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme Case Study: Veronique
This 1-pager is a case study of a participant in the Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme. Veronique shares her experiences and learning from the training programme. Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Pr
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Protected on Paper? An analysis of Nordic country responses to asylum-seeking children
For many years, the Nordic countries have been at the forefront of promoting and protecting the rights of children. However, many of these nations saw a gap in protection of children in 2015 when they experienced an influx of refugee children. Many childr
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Child Protection in Emegencies Professional Development Programme Cycle 1: 9 month follow up report
Cycle 1 of the Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme (CPiE PDP) began in August 2016 aiming to empower professionals, from international and national NGOs as well as governments, to strengthen their Child Protection (CP) respo
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Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme Case Study: Idha
This document is a case study of a participant in the Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme. Idha shares her experiences and learning from the training programme. Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Progra
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Training Manual on Republic Act 10821 and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
In 2007, the Philippines adopted the humanitarian cluster approach with the issuance of National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) Circular No. 05, s. 2007 (Institutionalization of the Cluster Approach in the Philippine Disaster Management System). Amo
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Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme: Cycle 1 Report
The Child Protection Professional Development Programme started its first cycle in August 2016, with the aim of empowering international and national NGO professionals, as well as government employees, in strengthening child protection capabilities in exi
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Shaping Knowledge and Attitude towards Child Protection Capacity Building in Peace Support Operations
For over two decades, Save the Children (SC) has been working with armed forces in sub-Saharan Africa to promote the rights of children in conflicts, post-conflict and protracted political emergency situations. In the last ten years, SC has worked with th
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Training for Health Workers: Child rights and health work in times of conflict [Under Development]
Please note that the health training, which will include a guide for facilitators and related materials such as case studies, is currently under development. Please use the red subscription button on the collection page to sign up to alerts so you will b