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Take our Survey! What impact are funding cuts having on children?
Take 5 minutes to share what you’re seeing! We are gathering data on how recent funding cuts are affecting children worldwide. We need your insights to help us: Identify key areas of impact Advocate for urgent funding and policy solutions Support practitioners working in crisis settings The survey...
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. Survey on Funding Cuts – Your Input Matters We...
Join the Alliance at HNPW 2025 – Register for Two Key Events!
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action invites you to join us at Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2025. HNPW is one of the world’s largest humanitarian events, bringing together UN agencies, Member States, civil society, private sector actors, and academia from...
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...
Now Open! CPMS Self-Assessment Exercise 2025
The CPMS are the backbone of the humanitarian child protection sector, and we at the Alliance are its custodians. The standards are designed to help us improve the quality of our programming and accountability for our actions. *Deadline updated! Between January 20 and March 9 2025, all Alliance...
Closed - Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
*Special Notice: We have extended the deadline for all abstract submissions to Tuesday, 11th February. We still encourage colleagues to submit abstracts for the 2025 Annual Meeting, even if you are uncertain about potential changes in project scope or funding. The Alliance for Child Protection in...
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...
Have Your Say! Take the 2025 Annual Meeting Theme Survey
The Alliance is gearing up for the 2025 Annual Meeting, and we want to hear from YOU! This is your chance to shape the focus of our discussions and ensure we address the most pressing issues in child protection in humanitarian crises. Your insights will guide us in creating a meaningful agenda that...
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...
New Webpage Alert! Protecting Child Protection in Infectious Disease Outbreaks
The Alliance is pleased to announce that a new webpage dedicated to Child Protection in Infectious Disease Outbreaks (IDOs)! This new thematic hub is designed to support practitioners working in humanitarian settings by providing vital guidance and tools to protect children during health crises such...
The Alliance MOOC’s available for FREE - Ending March 2025!
We wanted to share an important update about two of our Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) hosted on FutureLearn— both are available for free, but only until March 2025! If you haven’t enrolled yet, now is the perfect time to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your skills in child...
Alternative Care in Emergency Survey on Needs, Approaches, and Gaps
The Alliance Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Task Force is undertaking this survey to understand: What alternative care needs exist in a range of humanitarian and crisis-prone contexts What approaches have been developed to address these needs What gaps exist in how to work effectively...
World Humanitarian Day 2024
2023 was the deadliest year on record for humanitarian workers. 2024 could be even worse. These facts lay bare a glaring truth: the world is failing humanitarian workers and, by extension, the people they serve. Despite universally accepted international laws to regulate the conduct of armed...
Now Available in Spanish and Arabic! e-Modules on Child Protection Mainstreaming in Food Security and Nutrition Programming
Now available in English , French , Spanish , and Arabic ! Check out the latest e-modules on ‘ Child Protection Mainstreaming in Food Security and Nutrition Programming’ on the Alliance E-Learning Hub, hosted on Kaya! This course is free-of-charge, online and self-guided. It provides an overview of...
Deadline Extended! Complete the Survey on Capacities & Learning Needs in Child Protection in Humanitarian Action!
Reminder to participate in the joint survey on Capacities & Learning Needs in Child Protection in Humanitarian Action! Deadline extended to 9th August 2024. Your feedback is extremely important to help us identify capacity; learning and development needs; gaps in the availability and accessibility...
Sign up for the FREE online, facilitated course on the CPMS!
Do you want to learn about our sector’s minimum standards? Are you curious about how to put them into practice? How about becoming a champion of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action? Sign up for the FREE online, facilitated course on the CPMS! Our goal is to develop a...
Available now! Recordings & Live Drawings from the 2024 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2024 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action! This year’s annual meeting hosted 148 participants in Panama City and engaged 594 viewers during the live streamed sessions on YouTube and Facebook. Let’s continue the learning, discussion and...
CPHA and Climate Intersectionality Learning Needs Analysis – Your help needed!
Now and for decades to come, climate change will exacerbate child protection risks and threats to the safety and mental health of children, and further inequity through its intergenerational impacts. It will contribute to increased conflict, displacement, food insecurity, financial hardship...
New Resources for Working Across Sectors
The whole humanitarian system has a role to play in realising children’s rights, including their right to protection. Greater collaboration, action, and investment are needed to ensure all humanitarian interventions are safe, accessible, and child protection sensitive. When protecting children is a...
Call for Pilot Sites! Using the CPMS as a Tool of Accountability to Children
The CPMS provide a benchmark for us, as child protection actors in humanitarian settings, to improve the quality and accountability of our programming and increase our impact by establishing agreed principles and goals. How can we become more accountable to those we serve - children? The CPMS...