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The Alliance MOOCs are Now Available for Free Again!
We’re pleased to share that our Massive Open Online Courses hosted on FutureLearn are now available for free again! If you haven’t enrolled yet—or would like to revisit the courses—this is a great opportunity to strengthen your skills in child protection programming. Find more information about each...
Updated Primary Prevention Learning Package Now Available - 2026 Edition
The Alliance is pleased to share the updated edition of the Primary Prevention Learning Package—a key resource to support practitioners in strengthening prevention programming across humanitarian contexts. This updated package aligns with the revised Primary Prevention Framework and reflects lessons...
Registration OPEN for the 2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is organising the 2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action on Zoom from the 9th to 11th of June 2026. This includes 3 days dedicated to the theme of the meeting, “Child Protection in a Resource-Constrained World: From...
New Webpage! Localisation in Action: Bank of Case Studies from Alliance Members
As part of the Alliance’s Localisation Initiative, we are committed to expanding opportunities to share and showcase learning, successes, and expertise related to localisation in child protection in humanitarian action. This newly launched webpage brings together a growing bank of case studies that...
New Brief! The Impact of Funding Cuts on Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Contexts: An Analysis One Year On
Our new global brief reveals how sustained humanitarian funding cuts since early 2025 are increasingly undermining children’s safety and access to protection services. Drawing on insights from 401 practitioners across 68 countries, the analysis shows a shift from short-term financial disruption to a...
Join the Alliance at HNPW 2026
Join the Alliance at the 2026 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) as we convene two interactive, evidence-driven sessions addressing some of the most urgent challenges facing humanitarian action today. From rethinking how technical knowledge is shared in a resource-constrained world...
New E-Course: Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Child Protection
A new self-paced e-course on Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Child Protection is now available on Kaya. Developed by the Cash and Child Protection Task Force, this course explores how CVA can be used not only to meet basic needs, but also to strengthen child protection outcomes for children...
CLOSED - Call for Abstracts for the 2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is organising the 2026 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action over a virtual platform between 8 - 11 June 2026 (TBC). This year's meeting will focus on the crucial theme: "Child Protection in a Resource-Constrained World...
Red Hand Day 2026
February 12th marks adoption of the Optional Protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for the protection of children in armed conflict. Known as Red Hand Day, this international day of awareness reminds the global community of its responsibility to end the recruitment and use of...
Join Us at the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
If you’re attending the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Marrakesh, Morocco, the Alliance invites you to connect with us in person during the Conference — by joining our interactive session, visiting us at the Innovation Fair, and engaging with us during a thematic panel...
Explore the New CPHA–EiE Webpage: Strengthening Child Protection and Education Integration
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) are pleased to share the newly designed Child Protection and Education in Emergencies (CPHA–EiE) webpage . This page helps practitioners and partners easily navigate key...
New Case Management Forms Video Series!
Appropriate documentation by caseworkers is essential for effective and accountable child protection case management. The Case Management Forms — updated in 2024 — support consistent, ethical, and informed practice across humanitarian contexts. Each short video in this playlist explains the purpose...
Key Updates to the Advocacy Resource Pack: Humanitarian Reset, UN80 & the CAAC Agenda
Our Advocacy Resource Pack has been refreshed with several important updates and new materials: 🌍 Humanitarian Reset & UN80 View the latest updates, including reports and messaging on the UN's 80th anniversary reform process and the Humanitarian Reset, including on humanitarian and child protection...
Now Available: Recordings from the 2025 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
The Alliance is pleased to announce that the recordings from the 2025 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action are now available to watch HERE on our YouTube Channel. This year’s meeting, held remotely from 3–5 June 2025, brought together over 800 practitioners, policymakers, and...
New Strategic Brief! Sustaining Child Protection in a Changing Humanitarian Landscape
The new Strategic Brief from the Alliance outlines how the sector can adapt and continue delivering essential child protection services amid funding shortfalls and structural changes to the humanitarian system. With the goal of ensuring the continuity of critical prevention and response...
New Briefing Note! Global Impact of Humanitarian Funding Cuts on Children’s Protection
Drawing on input from over 250 child protection practitioners in 55 countries, and insights from five leading child protection agencies, this new brief on the "Global Impact of Humanitarian Funding Cuts on Children and Their Protection in Humanitarian Contexts" presents stark evidence of the...
Responding to the Impact of Reduced Funding for CPHA Programming
In times of crises, ensuring the continuity and impact of child protection programming is essential. The Alliance has developed key resources to support advocacy efforts and case management in the face of funding constraints and sudden program changes. Global Impact of Funding Cuts on Children and...
Red Hand Day 2025
February 12th marks adoption of the Optional Protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for the protection of children in armed conflict. Also known as ‘Red Hand Day’, this day of international awareness aims to remind the international community to strengthen efforts to end the...
The CPMS is Now Available in Polish and more!
The Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) are now available in Polish and more, expanding access to critical guidance for child protection practitioners worldwide. The CPMS sets out essential principles and best practices to protect children in emergencies, providing a...
Open Letter on Prioritising Child Protection in Humanitarian Action – Welcoming Mr. Fletcher's Leadership
Welcoming Mr. Fletcher to His New Role as UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs! On behalf of the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility, we warmly congratulate Mr. Fletcher on assuming leadership at a pivotal time...
World Children’s Day 2024: Listen to the Future
This World Children’s Day, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is proud to celebrate the theme Listen to the Future, highlighting the voices, experiences, and skills of children and youth in shaping humanitarian action. At the 2023 and 2024 Annual Meetings, child and youth...
Now Available in Turkish - Primary Prevention Framework Introductory Learning Package!
The Alliance is excited to announce that the Primary Prevention Framework Introductory Learning Package is now available in Turkish! The package is designed to strengthen participants’ overall understanding of primary prevention in CPHA. The prevention learning package is designed to be implemented...
Global Protection Forum 2024 - Reminder to Register!
The Global Protection Cluster is delighted to invite you to join the Global Protection Forum 2024! This series of virtual events on current topics and emerging issues, in collaboration with a range of protection allies and partners, presents an opportunity to showcase frontline work, review new...
Join Us in Bogotá at the Global EVA Min Con – Events to spotlight humanitarian crises
The Alliance would like to highlight four critical events during the 1st Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Bogotá, Colombia. These events contribute to ensuring a critical spotlight is shone on children affected by humanitarian crises as part of the Global EVAC...