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1. Barriers to Accessing Primary Education in Conflict-Affected Fragile States. Final Report

   

   Current educational policy and practice are failing the 77 million out-of-school children globally, 41 million of whom live in conflict-affected fragile states (CAFS). This research seeks to identify the factors affecting access to primary education for c

   Publication year: 2009 Publisher(s): Save the Children International Author(s): Dryden-Peterson, Sarah

2. Helping Haiti's Children: The first three months of Save the Children's earthquake response

   

   The devastating January 2001 earthquake — a 7-magnitude shock that left more than 3 million people in Port-au-Prince, Léogâne, Petit Goave, Jacmel and surrounding areas in desperate need — has exacted a heavy toll on Haiti’s children. They have lost famil

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International | Save the Children US

3. Emergency response- Violence in southern Kyrgyzstan. After the violence, shattered lives (6 month update)

   

   On June 10, 2010, violent clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks erupted in southern Kyrgyzstan, lasting five days, and leading to major population displacements both in and outside the country. The fighting has driven an estimated 400,000 people from their ho

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children US

4. Guidelines for addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings

   

   These Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings aim to assist humanitarian and AIDS organizations to plan the delivery of a minimum set of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services to people affected by humanitarian crises. These g

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): IASC, Inter-Agency Standing Committee

5. Children on the Move. A Report on Children of Afghan Origin Moving to Western Countries

   

   This study is a small snapshot of individual stories of children of Afghan origin on the move to western countries. The study focuses on the stories of 20 unaccompanied children of Afghan origin who applied for asylum in Norway and the UK. Within Afghanis

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund Author(s): Boland, Kerry

6. Devastation in South East Asia: 6 months on. Saving lives, protecting vulnerable children and rebuilding livelihoods

   

   Just one week in late September/early October 2009 brought an unprecedented number of emergencies in South East Asia- Typhoon Ketsana slammed into the Philippines and Vietnam and a deadly earthquake rocked Western Sumatra. The devastation was widespread a

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK

7. UN Working Paper No 2: The Rights and Guarantees of Internally Displaced Children in Armed Conflict

   

   Published by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, this working paper highlights the unique vulnerabilities and risks faced by children who are internally displaced in armed conflict. The paper

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

8. At a crossroads: Humanitarianism for the next decade

   

   Earthquakes. Floods. War. Disasters and emergencies are rarely out of the headlines. But the world system for responding to disasters and emergencies is being challenged as never before. Huge environmental and political changes are threatening agencies’ a

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK Author(s): Dempsey, Benedict | Kyazze, Amelia B.

9. Protecting Palestinian children from political violence.The role of the international community. Forced Migration Policy Briefing 5

   

   Drawing on extensive field and desk research, this study considers the role of international and UN organisations in protecting Palestinian children. Four distinguishing features of a rights-based approach to child protection are identified: the prioritis

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford Author(s): Hart, Jason | Lo Forte, Claudia

10. HAITI: “Expediting” intercountry adoptions in the aftermath of a natural disaster … preventing future harm

    

    Haiti has been a 'popular' country of origin, meaning that thousands of children were at some stage of the adoption process – albeit simply "identified" as potentially adoptable – when the earthquake struck. There were diverse and contrasting responses by

    Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): ISS, International Social Services Author(s): Dambach, Mia | Baglietto, Christina

11. Feeling the Heat: Child survival in a changing climate

    

    Climate change is the biggest global health threat to children in the 21st century and represents an immediate global emergency. Tackling the issues children face as a result of climate change must be made a priority. Save the Children's report, Feeling t

    Publication year: 2009 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK Author(s): Baker, Lydia

12. Bearing the brunt again. Child Rights Violations during Operation Cast Lead

    

    This joint report by Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights and Defence for Children International, illustrates the scale and range of serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law perpetrated by the Israeli army during Operation Cast Le

    Publication year: 2009 Publisher(s): DCI, Defence for Children International | Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights

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