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CPWG, The Child Protection Working Group
The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) is the global level forum for coordination on child protection in humanitarian settings. The group brings together NGOs, UN agencies, academics and others under the shared objective of ensuring more predictable, accountable and effective child protection responses in emergencies. In the humanitarian system, the CPWG constitutes an “area of responsibility” within the Global Protection Cluster.
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RecommendedWhat the CPWG does
The Child Protection Working Group is proud to present "What the CPWG does", a short whiteboard animated video, directed and produced by © Rooftop Productions, 2014. All rights reserved.
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RecommendedMinimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
Children often make up more than 50% of the population affected by conflicts or disasters around the world. In humanitarian settings, children are also vulnerable to being killed or injured, orphaned, separated from their families, recruited into armed gr
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Developing and Using Case Studies for CPiE Training Purposes
Using the Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS) mainstreaming case studies (and facilitators guide), Samantha Newman shared her professional experience of developing and using case studies specifically for training child protection workers in humanita
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Designing and Implementing CPiE Learning & Development Strategies
In this webinar, Natalie McCauley presents the Alliance's approach to developing and using CP L&D strategies given the limited resources of humanitarian settings. Based on her experience supporting dozens of field operations, she walked us through the ste
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Sexual Violence and Exploitation of Boys in Humanitarian Settings
A panel explores the latest learning on sexual violence and exploitation of boys in humanitarian settings. The webinar includes discussion on how to get more comfortable addressing the topic during trainings and community outreach sessions.
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Engaging Humanitarian Learners: Strengthening child protection within environments of compounded stress
This lively discussion led by colleagues from the Global Trauma Project looked at helping workshop participants transition from front-line, overstretched humanitarian workers to learners for a day (or week). It included lots of tips, examples, and resourc
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Child Protection in Emergencies Monitoring Toolkit
The purpose of the toolkit is to provide guidance on how to develop and implement systems for monitoring child protection issues that affect children in humanitarian settings, as well as for monitoring the child protection response. Acknowledging the mult
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Child Protection in Emergencies: Coordination Handbook
Emergency contexts present many challenges regarding delivery of aid. The coordination of humanitarian assistance plays a central role in addressing these. The Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS), CPWG, 2012 outlines 26 st
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Physical Violence and Other Harmful Practices in Humanitarian Situations
With an increasing number of children being affected by emergencies throughout the world iv and considering the pervasiveness of violence, a better understanding of children’s exposure to physical violence and other harmful practices in humanitarian conte
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Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Review: Dangers and injuries
Commissioned by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (formerly known as the Child Protection Working Group), this review builds on the knowledge base of Standard #7 of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
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Child Protection and Education in Emergencies
The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) is the global level forum for coordination and collaboration on child protection in humanitarian settings. In emergencies, quality education is crucial to provide children with physical, psychosocial and cognitive
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How to Use the Child Protection Minimum Standards
Video on how to use the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in humanitarian action). For more languages, see the View and Download field. CPMS videos