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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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CPMS Video Series: Mainstreaming Standards 19-26
Standards 19-26 of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) focus on mainstreaming of children’s protection in all humanitarian action. Mainstreaming child protection in humanitarian actions means for all humanitarian actor
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Developing and Using Case Studies for CPiE Training Purposes
Using the Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS) mainstreaming case studies (and facilitators guide), Samantha Newman shared her professional experience of developing and using case studies specifically for training child protection workers in humanita
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Humanitarian Capacity Building: Key Messages
There are many dynamics that need to be considered by humanitarian workers when assisting vulnerable groups, below are descriptions of videos that introduce viewers to a wide range of these issues. Humanitarian Burnout: Working in emergencies is both rewa
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Child Protection in Emergencies Capacity Gap Analysis South East & East Asia
The Capacity Gap Analysis process described and presented in this report was designed to inform the content and structure of the South East and East Asia Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Professional Development Programme currently being developed u
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Influencing in Emergencies: A joint after action review
Nearly two years since typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines, advocacy teams from ActionAid, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Save the Children and World Vision take a step back to evaluate their respective advocacy engagements. This report puts together w
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Information and Communication Technology for Child Protection Case Management in Emergencies: An overview of the existing evidence base
Organisations working to protect the health and wellbeing of children in emergencies are moving away from traditional paper-based systems towards more sophisticated and innovative digitally-based systems. Formative research was conducted to identify the s
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Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme Residential Report
From the 14th to the 19th of November 2016, 19 people from 7 countries in South-East and East Asia participated in the Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme’s residential training phase, which was held in Manila, Philippines.
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Rapid Needs Assessment: Drought situation in Bari, Nugal and Sanaag regions of Somalia
Most of the areas of Puntland, in particular, the Bari, Nugal, and Sanag regions, have witnessed below average rains since Gu 2015. In November 2015, cyclones Chapala and Megh caused significant damage and affected more than 70,000 people. Later in 2015,
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Child Protection in Emergencies: Coordination Handbook
Emergency contexts present many challenges regarding delivery of aid. The coordination of humanitarian assistance plays a central role in addressing these. The Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS), CPWG, 2012 outlines 26 st
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Save the Children's Child Protection Video
The Child Protection Initiative has produced an animated video that communicates Save the Children's child protection work and the impact on children's lives as seen by children. "Violence against children is no longer tolerated" is the new Global Breakth
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A Living Nightmare: Gaza- One year on
One year on from the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, this briefing looks at the continuing impact of the conflict on children. Drawing on findings from interviews with more than 700 children and mothers, it focuses on the psychological effects of the conflict
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A Matter of Life and Death: Child protection programming's essential role in ensuring child wellbeing and survival during and after emergencies
The majority of those affected by humanitarian emergencies are children. In times of crisis, children face increased risk of all forms of violence and exploitation. Emergencies both exacerbate pre-existing protection concerns and create new ones. Child pr