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Every five minutes a child dies from violence. Around the world a staggering 1.7 billion children experience violence every single year. In every country and culture, children are facing abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. Violations include sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking, physical and humiliating punishment, harmful traditional practices such as early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting and recruitment into armed forces and groups.

Every child has the right to be safe. Save the Children works to ensure that violence against children is no longer tolerated. We work with children, families, communities and societies to put in place laws, policies and services to support children, and promote social norm and attitude changes. We work to prevent and respond to all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence affecting children.

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    Fact Sheet- Child Protection

    A fact sheet looking at several aspects of child protection and the needs and priorities of vulnerable children. Children in every country, every culture and at every social level face various forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. The abuse

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

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    Fact Sheet- Child Protection in Emergencies

    Save the Children’s Child Protection Initiative (CPI) fact sheet about "Child Protection in Emergencies" looks at the the main protection dangers that children face in an emergency and how to address them. During emergencies, children run many risks. They

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

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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

    Publication year: 2015 Publisher(s): Save the Children

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    Fact sheet- Children without appropriate care

    A Save the Children fact sheet looking at key aspects of child protection with special focus on the sub-theme "children without appropriate care", which encompasses children who are not receiving suitable, continuous and quality care, nurture and guidance

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

  5. Save the Children Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners

    The Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA) was developed by Save the Children Denmark for the Child Protection Initiative, to facilitate training in psychological first aid with a focus on children. It is aimed at developing

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children Denmark Author(s): Dybdal, Anne-Sophie | Melin, Mie | Terlonge, Pernille

  6. Save the Children's Global COVID-19 Response: Situation Report no. 2, 18 May 2020

    The COVID-19 Pandemic poses immediate and long-lasting risks to the rights of children including the disruption of access to education, the potential for reduced access to primary and secondary health services, and increased protection risks. Save the Chi

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

  7. Parenting without Violence Key Messages for Those Already Familiar with the Common Approach

    A factsheet designed to communicate the five key messages of parenting without violence, produced as part of the child protection COVID-19 response to protect children in their homes. This factsheet is tailored for use by people already familiar with the

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children

  8. Tip Sheets for Disability Inclusion During COVID-19

    These tip sheets provide recommendations for disability inclusion during COVID-19 across a range of thematic areas and topics.

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children

  9. Struggling to Survive: Unaccompanied and separated children travelling the Western Balkans Route

    The study ”Struggling to Survive” identifies and deepens the understanding of informal practices used and experiences of unaccompanied and separated migrant children during the course of their migration journey. Refugees and migrants, including unaccompan

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children International | Save the Children North West Balkans Author(s): Jovanovic, Katarina | Besedic, Jelena

  10. Turning the Tables: Insights from locally-led humanitarian partnerships in conflict-affected situations

    At a time when the humanitarian system is struggling to respond to the scale of human suffering amid increasing violent conflict, climate change and natural disasters, localisation promises to add capacity to the system. With better local access, contextu

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden | SAFERWORLD Author(s): Stephen, Monica | Martini, Ariana

  11. Stop the War on Children 2020: Gender matters

    The third report of Save the Children's Stop the War on Children campaign reveals shocking trends in the threats to the safety and wellbeing of children living in areas impacted by conflict. While fewer children are living in conflict-affected areas, thos

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children International Author(s): Strømme, Alvhild | Sapiezynska, Ewa | Fylkesnes, Gunvor Knag | Salarkia, Keyan | ...

  12. Save the Children's Global COVID-19 Response: Situation Report no. 1, May 2020

    The COVID-19 Pandemic poses immediate and long-lasting risks to the rights of children including the disruption of access to education, the potential for reduced access to primary and secondary health services, and increased protection risks. Save the Chi

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

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Child Protection Global Theme

Child Protection is one of five global themes prioritized by Save the Children to deliver its new strategy.

Children have an absolute right to be safe. Yet girls and boys in every country, in every culture and at every social level face forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. These violations include sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking, physical and humiliating punishment, harmful traditional practices (including early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting) and recruitment into armed forces and groups.

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