Background Paper | Taking Action to Protect Children in Escalating Conflict and Crises: Armed Violence, Climate Shocks, and Displacement

This Background Papers aims to support the upcoming discussions during the 2024 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Based upon over 300 responses to the Annual Meeting Theme Survey, this year’s theme focuses on protecting children in escalating conflict and crises.

Against this background, the 2024 Annual Meeting will be an opportunity for participants to share experiences, exchange lessons learned, and discuss approaches and strategies, to protect children amidst the troubling rise in the number and complexity of crises, from diverse global and regional perspectives. This paper also provides a set of questions for participants to consider as they prepare for, participate in, and take action following the meeting!