Explosive ordnance that has not been used during an armed conflict, that has been left behind or dumped by a party to an armed conflict, and which is no longer under control of the party that left it behind or dumped it. Abandoned explosive ordnance may or may not have been primed, fused, armed or otherwise prepared for use. See also Explosive ordnance and Unexploded ordnance.

A deliberate act with actual or potential negative effects upon a child’s safety, well-being, dignity, and development. It is an act that takes place in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust, or power.

The proportion of the population that can use a service or facility.

Entails the removal or mitigation of barriers to people’s meaningful participation. These barriers and the measures needed will vary according to disability, age, illness, literacy level, status of language, legal and/or social status, etc.

The process of using power responsibly, taking account of, and being held accountable by, different stakeholders, and primarily those who are affected by the exercise of such power.

Where a child's basic physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs are met by his or her caregivers and the child is developing according to his or her potential.

Defined generally as a person 9–19 years. In the CPMS, the term refers specifically to persons aged 9– 17 years old, given the focus on children as defined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Adolescence can be broken down into the following sub-group: pre-adolescence (9–10), early adolescence (10–14), middle adolescence (15–17) and late adolescence (18–19).

The care provided for children by caregivers who are not their usual primary caregiver.

Measures (legislation, policy, or practice) aimed at preventing the unnecessary detention of persons, including children being formally processed through the criminal justice system and children who are migrants. Alternatives to detention do not involve deprivation of liberty.

The process of establishing the impact of a crisis on a society, including needs, risks, capacities and solutions. See Standard 4 on Programme Cycle Management for information on types of assessments for Child Protection.

Children who are at risk of their protection rights being violated. See Risks and Vulnerability.

Événements physiques, phénomènes naturels ou activités humaines potentiellement dommageables qui peuvent causer la perte de vies, des blessures ou d’autres impacts sur la santé, des dommages matériels, la perte de moyens de subsistance et de services, des perturbations économiques et sociales ou des dommages causés à l’environnement. Certaines définitions suggèrent que les aléas sont prévisibles mais inévitables.

L’approche Cluster était un volet de l’Agenda 2005 de réforme humanitaire visant à accroître la prévisibilité, la redevabilité et le partenariat. Les clusters sont des groupes d’organisations humanitaires, tant onusiennes que non onusiennes, dans chacun des principaux secteurs de l’action humanitaire (par ex. la protection, la santé et la logistique). Ils sont désignés par le Comité permanent inter-agences (IASC) et ont des responsabilités clairement définies en matière de coordination.

Interventions conçues pour s’attaquer aux causes profondes de la discrimination basée sur le genre et donc pour remettre en question les relations de pouvoir fondées sur le genre.