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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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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 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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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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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 Emergencies Facts and Figures
Compiled by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), this report presents facts and figures on child protection in emergencies. Data was collected for the 42 countries that have a Humanitarian Coordinator or that were on the Inter-Agency's Standing Comm
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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
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Introducing Child Protection Minimum Standards
Video on Introducing the CPMS (Child Protection Minimum Standards in humanitarian action). For alternative languages see View and Download options. CPMS videos