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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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Pathways for Peace: Inclusive approaches to preventing violent conflict
Today's conflicts are increasingly complex and long-lasting. By 2030, it is estimated that over half of the worlds poor people will be living countries affected by high levels of violence and conflict. The consequences of such widespread violence will be
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Safeguarding Children From Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the Context of UN Peacekeeping Operations
The Keeping Children Safe (KCS) coalition is a membership network or organisations working together to increase safeguards offered to children, of which Save the Children is a member.. Although the number of registered complaints of sexual exploitation an
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Sexual Violence by Peacekeepers Against Children and Other Civilians: A practical guide for advocacy
CRIN, the Child Rights International Network, globally monitors children’s rights violations and advocates for change. Multiple reports of sexual violence by UN peacekeepers, most recently in CAR, have garnered international attention and outrage. The UN
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavioral Change Among Security and Defense Forces: Experiences and Lessons from East, West and Central Africa, a Summary
Note: This is a summary of the full report, which can be found here. This report focuses on the impact of child protection training on the behaviour of security and defense force personnel, with specific focus on trainings previously conducted by Save the
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavioral Change Among Security and Defense Forces: Experiences and Lessons from East, West and Central Africa
This report focuses on the impact of child protection training on the behaviour of security and defense force personnel, with specific focus on trainings previously conducted by Save the Children in East, West and Central Africa. A central question is whe
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Training Manual on Child Rights and Child Protection for UNIFIL Peacekeepers
War is part of everyday life for millions of children. Some have never known any other life while others live in the midst of civil wars, armed insurgency, and/ or under long-term occupation by a foreign army. For others, the world is suddenly turned upsi
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No one to turn to: The under-reporting of child sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers and peacekeepers
Children living in countries affected by conflict and natural disaster are being sexually exploited and abused by the very people hired to help them – aid workers and peacekeepers. Almost as shocking is the general silence surrounding the abuse. Children