An immediate threat to a child’s safety, indicating circumstances where hazards are present that have the potential to cause harm or injury. It is also a general word for liability to all kinds of injury, both close by and certain, or remote and doubtful.

Any form of detention or imprisonment or the placement of a person in a public or private custodial setting, from which this person is not permitted to leave at will, by order of any judicial, administrative or other public authority. This includes any form of residential placement including prisons, police lock-ups, remand homes, borstal institutions, reform schools, education and re- education centres, training centres and schools, treatment centres and secure institutions, whether they are facilities specifically for children or for adults. The term applies regardless of the reason why children are deprived of liberty, whether the declared aim is protection, rehabilitation, punishment or something else.

The capacity to make one's own deliberate choices and consequently to be acknowledged as a free subject. It reflects the integrity of the person and is the source from which all human rights derive. The foundation of life with dignity is the assurance of access to basic services, security and respect for human rights. Equally, the way in which humanitarian response is implemented strongly affects the dignity and well-being of disaster-affected children, families and communities.

Results from the interaction between persons with physical, psychosocial, intellectual or sensory impairments and barriers of attitude and the environment that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. Children with disabilities are diverse; in any humanitarian response, their unique capacities, socio-economic, educational, family and other background and resources and barriers they face need to be considered.

Statistics separated according to particular criteria. As a minimum level of data disaggregation, CPMS proposes sex, age and disability data disaggregation.

Sex disaggregated data means separate population statistics for males and females. “Gender” implies a more nuanced disaggregation and should be used for qualitative data.

Age-disaggregated data separates population statistics by age groups. The CPMS proposes the following ages groups for data disaggregation for children: infants (0-2 years), toddlers (3-5 years), early school age (6-8 years), pre-adolescence (9-10 years), early adolescence (10-14 years), middle adolescence (15-17 years). It is recognised that a wide variety of age groupings are used among different agencies and governments.

The CPMS proposes disability disaggregated data follows the recommendations and tools provided by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics. The collection of qualitative data on barriers and risks faced by children with disabilities is as well required.

The concept and practice of reducing the risk of disaster through systematic efforts to analyse and manage causal factors. It includes reducing exposure to hazards, lessening the vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improving preparedness for adverse events. Risks can be caused by both climate (e.g. drought, floods and landslides) and non- climate related disasters (e.g. earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis). DRR contributes to strengthening resilience and therefore to the achievement of sustainable development.

Diversion means the conditional channelling of children in conflict with the law away from judicial proceedings through the development and implementation of procedures, structures and programmes that enable many to be dealt with by non-judicial bodies, thereby avoiding the negative effects of formal judicial proceedings and a criminal record.

The concept of humanitarian agencies avoiding unintended negative consequences for affected persons and not undermining communities’ capacities for peace building and reconstruction. It underscores unintended impacts of humanitarian interventions and is an essential basis for the work of organisations in conflict situations.

Those responsible for fulfilling the rights of rights-holders.