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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 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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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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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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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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Gli Spazi a Misura di Bambino: L'esperienza degli spazi a misura di bambino in Emilia Romagna
In emergency situations, children are among the most vulnerable victims. This is why Save the Children intervenes in these contexts, carrying out educational and protective interventions for minors and their families.
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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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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
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What is Child Protection in Emergencies?
Child protection in emergencies is about preventing and responding to violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of children during times of emergency caused by natural and man-made disasters, conflict or other crises. Emergency situations can carry on lon
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Small Hands, Heavy Burden: How the Syria conflict is driving more children into the workforce
According to this new report, released by Save the Children and UNICEF, the continued conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria are pushing an ever growing number of children into an often exploitative labour market. The risk of a “lost generation” of Syr
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Typhoon Haiyan Response Two Years On
Two years into our response, Save the Children continues to work on the rehabilitation of communities that were affected by super typhoon Haiyan. We are now transitioning to development programming and our remaining interventions are focused on disaster r
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After the Earthquake: Nepal's children speak out
Nepal was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on 25 April 2015 and another 6.8 magnitude earthquake on 12 May. These two events, combined with hundreds of aftershocks resulted in over 8,700 deaths and wrought massive destruction across the affected distr
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Child Protection in Emergencies Capacity Building: Mapping & Market Analysis
Child protection in emergencies (CPiE) has transformed from an idea in 2000 to a recognized sector and is now considered a professional sector of humanitarian action with its own collection of tools, manuals, methodologies, minimum standards, and core com