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Advocating for the Protection of Children – Getting the Message Right

A bank of key advocacy messages for child protection and a guide to support contextualisation of the messages will be developed in 2023 and launched in 2024! Which topics or issues would you like to prioritised? Other ideas we should take into consideration? Examples of successful advocacy messages...

New UNICEF Report! The State of the World’s Children 2023

The world is facing a red alert for children’s health: Routine vaccination coverage dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF’s latest report, The State of the World’s Children 2023: For every child, vaccination, explores the reasons behind this red alert and the steps we as a global...

New Guidance Note! Qualitative Assessment Approaches for the Protection of Children with Disabilities Within Humanitarian Contexts

Children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in humanitarian settings, yet they are often not able to access the services and protection they need. While multiple factors create these barriers, a major cause is how data about children with disabilities is collected and mapped. Data...

Online Survey - Addressing Recruitment of Children by Armed Groups Designated as Terrorist Organisations

Building on existing resources such as the Paris Principles Operational Handbook and the CAAFAG Toolkit, the CAAFAG Taskforce is developing a new Technical Note on recruitment and use of AGDTO, on the request of members of the Taskforce and Global Alliance. Noting the information already available...

New Resources in Turkish Available! Key CPHA Resources for the Türkiye & Syria Earthquake Response

The following resources support the provision of Child Protection, and the psychosocial support and wellbeing of children, caregivers and parents, and communities who have been affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. This list will be continually updated. Watch this short presentation by...

Hot Off the Press! Background Paper on Child Labour and Education in Humanitarian Settings

The Alliance Child Labour Task Force and the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies is pleased to share the latest background paper on Child Labour and Education in Humanitarian Settings! This paper proposes various actions, which have been adapted from the “Inter-Agency Toolkit...

Registration Open! 2023 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Alliance) is organising the 2023 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action over a virtual platform on the 12th - 15th of June 2023. This includes four days dedicated to the theme of the meeting, Children and their...

Infographic Deadline 25 April - Call for Abstracts for the 2023 Annual Meeting!

Abstract Update! Thank you those who submitted an abstract for either a knowledge/practice or strategic advocacy session. We are currently in the review process and will email if your submission has been accepted by 16 April 2023. But... the opportunity to submit an Infographic for the virtual...

Call for Applications! Online Training for Primary Prevention Focal Points

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, with support from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, is offering a learning opportunity on the Primary Prevention Framework. The course aims to prepare child protection focal points who intend to introduce and disseminate the Primary...

Calling on Education and Child Protection Practitioners - Help Us Assess the Impact of Collaboration Efforts

Much energy went into promoting closer collaboration between Child Protection and Education actors over the last two years - but is it working? If you worked in a humanitarian setting in the last two years, we would like to hear from you through this 10-minute survey. Over the last few years, the...

Call for Applications! CPHA CPMS Learning Programme

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, in collaboration with Daystar University and Save the Children, invites applications for a Horn of Africa regional pilot of the CPHA CPMS Learning Programme. What will you learn? By the end of the learning journey participants will be able to...

Red Hand Day 2023

Today, 12th February is ‘Red Hand Day’, the international awareness day that aims to remind the international community to strengthen efforts to end the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts. Although efforts to stop children from being recruited and used by armed actors remain high in...

Learn Online with Us in Spanish!

Primary Prevention for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in Humanitarian Action! What will you learn? The Primary Prevention Framework for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action was published by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action in 2021. The Alliance's Learning and...

Call for Good Practices on Child Rights Legislative Reform

The UNICEF Human Rights Unit is partnering with the University of Leiden to develop an up-to-date, user-friendly website to guide Governments in incorporating the Convention on the Rights of the Child in their national legislation, including advice on both the process and the content. The website...

New Video Series! Primary Prevention for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

Watch this short video series to learn about Primary Prevention and the importance of prevention for the protection of children in humanitarian action. Videos series includes: What is Prevention? - Learn about the three levels of prevention in child protection in humanitarian action. Why Invest in...

The 2023 Annual Meeting Theme Survey - Share your ideas!

Please complete this quick survey to share your ideas for the theme of the 2023 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action! The survey is available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. These are some examples of themes that have been the focus of past annual meetings: The...

New MOOC! Programme Design for Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG)

Our Massive Open Online Course on programme development for CAAFAG is now available is English, and soon in French and Spanish. This six-week (3h per week) course from the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action will introduce the key concepts of programme design for CAAFAG and...

Capacity Sharing among Local and International Actors to Deliver Humanitarian Action

Background: The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the United Nations system which It brings together the executive heads of 18 organizations and consortia to formulate policy, set strategic priorities and mobilize resources in response to...

Preventing and Responding to Child Labour in Humanitarian Action Learn online with the Global Child Labour Task Force!

The Child Labour Task Force, in collaboration with the Global CP AoR, would like to offer a free, online learning opportunity to further explore the guidance and tools to strengthen overall understanding of preventing and responding to child labour in humanitarian action. The course will provide an...

Celebrating World Children's Day 2022

On this World Children’s Day, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and partners created a short video advocating for the INCLUSION of children of all ages, genders, abilities, and other diversity factors throughout the programme cycle by promoting the centrality of children and...

Hot off the Press! Guidance Note on Primary Prevention of Family Separation

In 2021, the Alliance published the Primary Prevention Framework for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (the Framework). This was developed due to the recognition that whilst there has been significant progress regarding response to harm against children, less emphasis has been placed on...

CPMS Mini Course

Do you want to learn about Child Protection Minimum Standards? Are you curious about how to put them into practice? How about becoming a CPMS champion? Sign up for the pilot of our free-of-charge mini course! This is your opportunity to join a pool of champions who know how to use the Minimum...

Global Protection Forum 2022 | Child and Adolescent Participation to Facilitate Access

As part of the ‘ Global Protection Forum 2022 – Access that Protects’, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, alongside Save the Children, the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility, and the Global Gender Based Violence Area of Responsibility are delighted to invite to you...

Newsletter - Happening This Month At the Alliance!

Find out what the Alliance has been working on by reading our newsletter! This September 2022 edition summarizes Alliance efforts to advocate for the centrality of children and their protection and equip child protection and other sector actors in humanitarian settings.

Introducing... Impact of School Closures on Child Protection and Education Inequalities in Three Humanitarian Contexts

After much anticipation, we are excited to share the Impact of School Closures on Child Protection and Education Inequalities in Three Humanitarian Contexts Research Report and Advocacy Briefs. Along with the main research report, the Alliance and INEE also produced a complementary report on...