The Secretariat of the Child Protection Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (CP MERG), Save the Children and UNICEF have created this newsletter to exchange information and foster discussion on monitoring and evaluation of child protection. The CP MERG aims at strengthening the quality of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), research and data collection in child protection, through the development of standards, tools and recommendations which are relevant for the sector. This quarterly issue (June 2012) of the MERG Newsletter keeps you updated with the latest news on M&E in the area of child protection. The events section provides detailed information and announcements on coming conferences and workshops, and the publications section gives you access to new resources and tools on CP M&E and to other related web sites.