The Secretariat of the Child Protection Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (CP MERG), Save the Children and UNICEF created this newsletter, which appears quarterly, 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 issue highlights the latest updates on child protection monitoring and evaluation, research publications, initiatives, news and recent events.